Ballet companies & schools in Chicago
Ballet · since 1995
The Joffrey Ballet
Annual revenue $39.7M
Ballet · since 1988Ballet Chicago Company
Annual revenue $1.7M
Ballet · since 2012Ballet Five Eight Nfp
Annual revenue $1.5M
Ballet · since 2014Chicago Multi-Cultural Dance Center Inc Home of the Bryant Ballet
Annual revenue $790.5K
Ballet · since 1997Le Ballet Petit Guild Inc
Annual revenue $631.7K
Ballet · since 2019Ballet Folklorico de Chicago
Annual revenue $348.5K
Ballet · since 2015Symphony Opera and Ballet Employers Electronic Media Associa
Annual revenue $240.3K
Ballet · since 2019The Chicago Ballet
Annual revenue $198.8K
Ballet · since 2012Chicago Repertory Ballet
Annual revenue $146.8K
Ballet · since 1994Elmwood Park Civic Ballet Company D/B/a Ballet Legere
Annual revenue $145.6K
Ballet · since 2023Para Mar Dance
Annual revenue $112.5K
Ballet · since 2025Ballet Folklorico Ruby
Community ballet organization
Ballet · since 2019Meadows Dance Collective
Community ballet organization
Ballet · since 2020Rachel Simonne Institute of Performing Arts
Community ballet organization
Tips for seeing The Nutcracker
- Buy early: weekend matinees in December sell out first.
- Student and community productions are usually shorter and less expensive — great for young children.
- Many companies offer a sensory-friendly performance; ask the box office.
- The ballet runs about two hours with an intermission.
New to the ballet? Read the story and music of The Nutcracker.
Ballet organizations from IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File. Not every organization performs The Nutcracker every season.