Charlotte Ballet

Charlotte Ballet
General information
NameCharlotte Ballet
Previous namesNorth Carolina Dance Theatre
Year founded1970
Websitecharlotteballet.org
Artistic staff
Artistic DirectorAlejandro Cerrudo
Other
Associated schoolsCharlotte Ballet Academy
Formation
  • Company
  • Apprentice
  • Trainee

Charlotte Ballet is the oldest professional ballet company in North Carolina. It was founded as North Carolina Dance Theatre in Winston-Salem by Robert Lindgren, who was then Dean of Dance at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, in 1970. It moved to Charlotte in 1990 and rebranded as Charlotte Ballet in 2014. It currently has 26 dancers and is the parent company of the Charlotte Ballet Academy.