The Studio for Dance & the Arts

The Rockbridge Ballet is a leading dance company in the state of Virginia, with over 25 years artistic expertise in the community. The Rockbridge Ballet teaches professional levels of movement and choreography in ballet, tap, jazz, modern and a variety of other classical dance forms. Artistic Director and award winning choreographer Jessica Pyatt Martin seeks to train novice to advanced level students in the art forms of classical ballet (including traditional productions of Swan Lake and Sleeping Beauty), and contemporary dance (fusing live music, sign language interpretation and guest artists into original works). Martin strives to continually nurture the relationships between both dancer and choreographer, and foster support amongst the company. Since it’s founding in 1984, The Rockbridge Ballet has brought guest instruction, dance culture and world premiere productions to the area, including the founding of TheStudio in 2010. TheStudio provides training in dance and the arts to students of all ages, with acceptance in to the company as the primary focus of hard working, driven dancers. The Rockbridge Ballet prides itself in providing a nurturing, supportive and creative environment for company members, most of which continue their education, development and eventual career in the fields of dance.