A & G Dance Academy
“They cultivate the talent and teach the discipline dance requires to succeed while maintaining the most fun and loving and safe atmosphere.”
Best Ballet Classes in St. Petersburg, FL
18 schools listed · 4 in St. Petersburg · 9 open weekends · all 18 rated 4.5+
Data verified October 18, 2026
Jeanne Lynn Dance Studio
“This place is the best I love it so much great teachers great choreography.”
Ballet Academy of Saint Petersburg Inc
“My favorite part of the Ballet Academy is that they perform a complete ballet annually with original choreography, beautiful costumes, props, etc.”
L'Académie of Dance
“Absolutely amazing, great prices, my daughter loved it so much, she didn't want to go home, and that's strange for her.”
Expressions Academy of Dance
“Love love love their adult dance classes!”
West Tampa Dance Company
“WTDC has a wide variety of great classes to choose from and awesome instructors.”
The 18 schools listed for St. Petersburg, FL teach ballet. Whether a school follows a graded syllabus, and which ages it takes, comes from what it publishes itself; ratings and quotes come from public reviews.
Area overview: St. Petersburg, FL
4 of the 18 schools we list are based in St. Petersburg; the other 14 serve St. Petersburg from towns including Sarasota (32 mi), Tampa (19 mi) and Pinellas Park (5 mi). The schools on this page are rated from 4.5 to 5.0 across 371 reviews. 9 are open on Saturdays. 2 have a BBB rating of A or A+. 11 have ten or more years of experience, the longest 37 years. We have a website on file for 17 of the schools on this page; 14 publish a contact page; 15 list a public email and 4 take bookings online. We count these figures across the schools on this page; distances are straight-line, and hours and prices change, so confirm the details with the school before you enroll.
Do all of the ballet schools here teach inside St. Petersburg?
4 of the 18 do. The others come from other towns within 80 mi. Ballet schools often rent a hall on fixed evenings rather than owning premises, so check the address of the class as well as the address of the school.
Affirmation Ballet & Performing Arts Company
America's Ballet
“My exclusively dual enrolled daughter was able to spend her senior year training with the contemporary company during the day and classical ballet in the school.”
Dancemakers School of the Dance
“My family has been with Dancemakers for five years and I've watched my daughters grow in both skills and confidence.”
Sarasota Ballet
“The staff there was awesome and great.”
The Sarasota Cuban Ballet School
“WONDERFUL instructors, a great group of kids + a family atmosphere.”
Onyx Studio 2
“Wendy Johnson the owner is one of the highest quality teachers in this area that I have ever met.”
International Ballet of Florida
“I take pride in knowing that I am a part of this very special studio and look forward to seeing them grow in the years to come.”
Florida Ballet Arts
“Great Academy that's been in the community a while.”
Sarasota Dance Academy
“Sarasota Dance Academy ( SDA) is magnificent”
Mystical's Dance Company
“We absolutely love how kind, professional, and caring Nicole and all the staff at MDC are!”
Starbound Performers
“My daughters love going to dance every week at Starbound Performance for dance classes.”
Full Force Dance Academy
“Everyone there is extremely caring, kind, and respectful, I would never regret stepping foot in the studio and dancing with the team.”
Why these companies made our list
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