Charlottesville Ballet Academy (CBA) is a center for dance education for ages 2 through adult. CBA is the official training school of Charlottesville Ballet, Central Virginia?s nonprofit professional ballet company whose mission is to elevate the art of dance through wellness, performance, education, and community outreach.

Charlottesville Ballet Academy was created in 2011 by Co-Directors Sara Clayborne and Emily Hartka. After three years of leading the professional company, the Co-Directors realized that many of the professional artists were not able to fully grasp the mission of wellness because they had trained for many years in unhealthy environments where eating disorders and injuries were standard. In order to truly fulfill the mission of health and wellness, Charlottesville Ballet would need to create a training school where excellent training and an emphasis on wellness started young.

All proceeds go towards programs to enhance the mission of Charlottesville Ballet.