About
Tutu School Berkeley offers ballet classes and events that include Baby Ballet, Tutu Toddlers, Exploring Ballet, and Primary Ballet Prep, as well as Ballet Storytime sessions. The program also offers Bravo Bash, Tutu Camp, and ballet birthday parties. Its curriculum includes storybook adventures in ballet that use the stories of famous classical ballets and other storybook-themed classes, magical camps, and charming birthday parties.
• Ages: 6 months–8 years old
Founded in 2008, Tutu School is a collection of boutique ballet studios dedicated to children aged 6 months to 8 years. Tutu School Berkeley describes its mission as nurturing creativity, confidence, and joy through ballet. It offers boutique ballet education focused on providing very young students with a magical introduction to ballet, with a curriculum designed by dance professionals and developmental specialists that balances skill-based instruction with enrichment, creativity, and fun. The Ballet Storytime curriculum highlights ballets and musical scores from the classical repertoire and includes messages in which kindness wins, love is celebrated, and courage often shows up in a tutu, and Bravo Bash is Tutu School’s twist on a traditional recital and a first introduction to the stage for young dancers. The leadership at this location includes Sonya, Tutu School Berkeley Owner, and the program states that every child should know what it feels like to dance and that confident creativity and the joy of exploring music and movement are its foundational principles.
Parent feedback includes comments that a class at Tutu School Berkeley is the highlight of one child’s week and that the environment is welcoming and safe, with specific praise for Teacher Bella. Another parent notes that their daughter has attended for half a year, looks forward to each class day, and credits the teachers and atmosphere with sparking a passion for dance and listening. A third parent describes Tutu School as the best option for budding ballerinas and highlights Teacher Maggie’s patience and the use of games, songs, rhymes, and props to make classes fun and without pressure.
Last updated May 11, 2026.
• Ages: 6 months–8 years old
Founded in 2008, Tutu School is a collection of boutique ballet studios dedicated to children aged 6 months to 8 years. Tutu School Berkeley describes its mission as nurturing creativity, confidence, and joy through ballet. It offers boutique ballet education focused on providing very young students with a magical introduction to ballet, with a curriculum designed by dance professionals and developmental specialists that balances skill-based instruction with enrichment, creativity, and fun. The Ballet Storytime curriculum highlights ballets and musical scores from the classical repertoire and includes messages in which kindness wins, love is celebrated, and courage often shows up in a tutu, and Bravo Bash is Tutu School’s twist on a traditional recital and a first introduction to the stage for young dancers. The leadership at this location includes Sonya, Tutu School Berkeley Owner, and the program states that every child should know what it feels like to dance and that confident creativity and the joy of exploring music and movement are its foundational principles.
Parent feedback includes comments that a class at Tutu School Berkeley is the highlight of one child’s week and that the environment is welcoming and safe, with specific praise for Teacher Bella. Another parent notes that their daughter has attended for half a year, looks forward to each class day, and credits the teachers and atmosphere with sparking a passion for dance and listening. A third parent describes Tutu School as the best option for budding ballerinas and highlights Teacher Maggie’s patience and the use of games, songs, rhymes, and props to make classes fun and without pressure.
Last updated May 11, 2026.
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