Ballet Theatre of Maryland
Ballet Theatre of Maryland is Maryland's only fully professional [Ballet company] and is based in Annapolis, Maryland. The company was founded in 1988 by Edward Stewart, who was the Artistic Director until his death in 2002. In 2003, Dianna Cuatto took over as Artistic Director and held the position until 2020. Since then, the company has been directed by Nicole Kelsch 2021-2022 season includes, Dancers. The Company. As of March 2018: Soloists. As of March 2021: Demi-Soloists. As of March 2021: Apprentices. As of March 2021: Trainees. As of March 2021: Ballet Theatre  of Maryland's School. BTM's School of Classical and Contemporary Dance, founded in 1978, is the only school in Maryland with a fully comprehensive classic and contemporary ballet training program for beginning through pre-professional and apprentice students of dance. Classes are currently offered at Annapolis and Gambrills, MD. The school's professional faculty trains students from an anatomically based syllabus with expertise in styles from such schools as the American Ballet Theatre, Ballet West, Connecticut Ballet Theatre, Richmond Ballet, Royal Danish Ballet, and San Francisco Ballet.