Ballet Initiative is a 501 (c) 3 nonprofit organization whose mission is to raise the profile of dance in the Saint Louis community through preservation, promotion and the presentation of affordable exposure and access to quality ballet.

Ballet Initiative presents affordable exposure to professional quality ballet through performances, presenting lecture demonstrations for area school districts and community centers, and by teaching students to dance. 

This will spark the interest in children and young adults of the art form of dance, thus cultivating future audiences for the performing arts.