Youth and adults take classes at all levels, including creative movement and pre-ballet for young children, beginning to advanced ballet technique and pointe, partnering, boy's and men's classes, and, for upper level students, supplementary classes in jazz and modern dance. Students from the school, and members of the BTCP company, join together 2 to 4 times per year to perform traditional works of the ballet repertoire as well as new works by faculty and guest choreographers. The School of the Ballet Theatre of Central Pennsylvania is open to all students from age 3 to adult. Some tuition assistance is available for those with financial needs. The BTCP school is open to all types of students, from the recreational to the pre-professional.
Students are free to take from one to over a dozen classes per week.
For students with career aspirations, the BTCP offers a Professional Training Program, an intensive curriculum for 9th - 12th grade students. Through this program, qualified students may apply for early dismissal from their high schools, and may be eligible to earn Physical Education credit toward their high school diplomas. The Ballet Theatre of Central Pennsylvania is the region's own ballet school and company. Professional faculty with advanced training in ballet technique offer classes in a disciplined and supportive environment. The Ballet Theatre of Central Pennsylvania has a reputation for excellence.