HUDSON YOUTH BALLET
YOUTH DIVISION
Hudson Ballet Theatre's youth division, Hudson Youth Ballet (HYB) partners with City Center Dance to provide quality dance training to students in our community. HYB dancers are a part of HBT's fall and spring performances, dancing alongside the company and gaining valuable experience being a part of professional productions.
Faculty
HYB Leveling
HYB mini
HYB mini students are generally 3-5 years of age and are not required to have any years of ballet training. These students typically have one smaller roll in each HBT show.
HYB Levels I-V
Leveling for HYB students ages 6-18 is determined by HBT directors based on age, skill and physical and emotional development. (Dancers 6+ without any formal dancer training are still able to enroll and perform in HYB productions). Students enrolled in City Center Dance's Pre-Professional Program will have the same HYB level as Pre-Pro level. The differences in leveling is reflected in HYB casting. Dancers placed in higher levels will be cast in larger, more difficult roles, with levels IV and V performing en pointe.
*Hudson Youth Ballet leveling is at the discretion of the HYB faculty. If you have a question regarding your student's level or tuition rates (below), please reach out.
HYB Tuition
Level
Single Semester
Full Year
(discounted)
City Center Dance
Pre-Professional Program Rate*
(full year, discounted)
HYB mini
$100
N/A
N/A
HYB Level I
$192.50
$350
($35 discount)
$315
($70 discount)
HYB Level II
$275
$500
($50 discount)
$450
($100 discount)
HYB Level III
$550
$1,000
($100 discount)
$900
($200 discount)
HYB Level IV
Some roles will be danced en pointe
$825
$1,500
($150 discount)
$1,350
($300 discount)
HYB Level V
Most roles will be danced en pointe
$1,100
$2,000
($200 discount)
$1,800
($400 discount)
*Dancers who are a part of City Center Dance's Pre Professional Division will automatically be a part of Hudson Youth Ballet and will be cast in Hudson Ballet Theatre's spring and fall productions. CCD Pre-Professional Division students are given a larger tuition discount.