The Columbus State University Dance Conservatory at the Rankin Arts Center (1004 Broadway) is the official school of The Columbus Ballet. We offer classes for ages 3 up to 18 that include Technique, Jazz, Contemporary, and Stretch. Choreography and Pointe classes are available for our older, more experienced ballerinas as well. Call 706-507-8368 for further details.

1. Dance in Columbus
Lisa Carter
Executive/Artistic Director
CSU Dance Conservatory &
The Columbus Ballet

2. Columbus State University
Dance Conservatory
• Foremost center for classical ballet in the region
• 170 students currently enrolled
• Ages 3-adult
• Ballet, pointe, jazz, contemporary, acrobatics,
Pilates, Pas de Deux, YAGP training

3. Faculty
Our 9 faculty members are highly qualified, with bachelor’s
and master’s degrees in dance, exercise science, and/or
professional dance experience.

4. Pas de Deux
The Art of Partnering
YAGP training to
prepare advanced
students for
worldwide ballet
competition
Open to advanced students

5. Acrobatics
• Beginner through advanced
levels
• Instructor David Coleman of
Intermezzo Acrobatica

6. Board of Directors
Henry McCoy (President)
Lisa Carter (Artistic Director)
Billy Kendall (Secretary)
Tom Lynch (Treasurer)
Cameron Bean (ex officio)
Isiah Harper
Kannon Haskins
Alexas Joseph
Tracy Martin Immelman
Marjorie Newman
Betty Roberts
Dr. Paul Vaillancourt
Jennifer Wellborn
Susan Wirt (ex officio)
Mission Statement:
The Columbus Ballet aims to be an advocate for the artistic achievement of
classical dance through the joy, spirit, and celebration of dance instruction
and performance. The Columbus Ballet strives to provide the most distinctive
dance experience to the community through the development of a diverse
curriculum for dancers of all ages and a season program that promotes art,
education, and culture.
Vision Statement:
Columbus Ballet serves as a powerful partner within a community in which
the performing arts are valued and promoted as an indispensable resource.
• Columbus Ballet offers CSU Dance Conservatory students
performance opportunities
• Grants have helped the ballet company expand its season

7. • Collaboration between
the Dance Conservatory
and the Schwob
Percussion Orchestra
• Fully conceived and
devised by Lisa Carter
and Dr. Paul Vaillancourt
• Presented during the
Schwob Percussion
Orchestra’s semester
concert, Nov. 7, 7:30 pm
Serengeti

8. The Nutcracker
• Annual Columbus tradition
• 10th consecutive year at the
RiverCenter for the Performing Arts
• Live orchestra
• Public performances: Dec. 12, 7:30 pm
& Dec. 13, 2:30 pm
• Student performances: Dec. 11

9. • Collaboration with the Columbus
Symphony Orchestra
• Narrated by Ron Anderson
• Part of the Family Concert Series
• Jan. 31, 2016 at 6:30 pm
• School performances: Feb. 1

10. Coppélia • Mildred Miller Fort
Foundation grant
allows us to extend our
season with this full-
length ballet
• April 23 & 24, 2016 at
the RiverCenter for the
Performing Arts

11. Dance in Columbus
Lisa Carter
Executive/Artistic Director
CSU Dance Conservatory &
The Columbus Ballet