Summer Open Ballet Classes

Keep dancing over your summer break! Join the Statesboro Youth Ballet for open, drop-in classes during the month of June. Read more...

Ballet FUNdamentals Camp

July 8-12, 2013

Students will participate in a ballet class and a ballet-related craft each day, giving them the opportunity to learn the fundamentals of dance technique and poise, work on performance skills, and create their own costumes!

Dance Intensive Ballet Camp

July 22-26, 2013

Under the direction of Vaganova-trained Statesboro Youth Ballet Artistic Director, Jurijs Safonovs, students will take a daily ballet class to strengthen and further their ballet technique.

Pretty Little Princess Ballet Camp

July 29-31, 2013

In this three-day, princess-themed camp, students will partake in activities that improve their sense of rhythm and coordination, as well as instill in them an appreciation of movement, music, and creativity.

Fall 2013 Registration

Registration for Fall 2013 will be held July 15-19 at the Averitt Center. Registration will continue after these dates until classes are full. For more information, contact Tony Phillips at 912-212-2787 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Private Ballet Lessons with Jurijs Safonovs, Emily Winn or Mathyn Miller

Private lessons are available for students of any age and level. These lessons are designed to focus in specific aspects of their technique. Available by appointment only.

The Nutcracker Ballet Auditions

August 3, 2013

The Statesboro Youth Ballet is excited to announce its artistic director, Jurijs Safonovs, will direct the 10 Year Anniversary performance of The Nutcracker Ballet. Safonovs will introduce a new vision of this community tradition. As always, we are looking for dancers of all ages and experience who love performing.

ACA Dance Studio Grand Opening

The Averitt Center for the Arts is proud to announce the grand opening of its new dance studio in downtown Statesboro. A ribbon cutting for the state-of-the-art facility was held September 4, 2012.

"Yesterday's ribbon cutting and demonstration was a great success. We are excited to be a part of this wonderful program through the Arts Center. You are doing an exceptional job and Julia Ann and Victoria are very happy there.  Both girls are very hard workers and always give dance their very best. I have already seen improvement in them. Keep up the good work! Thanks." -  Susanne Maxwell

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Ballet and Tap for Adults

The Averitt Center Dance Studio is now offering ballet and tap classes for adults with instructor Emily Winn. Read more...

The Averitt Welcomes Jurijs Safonovs

Artistic Director of the Statesboro Youth Ballet

After an extensive search for an exemplary Artistic Director for the youth ballet program, the Averitt Center has hired Jurijs (pronoun ced Yuri) Safonovs to lead the program. Safonovs is a native of Riga, La tvia, and holds a Classical Ballet Artist diploma from the Latvian National Ballet School, where he studied from the age of 10 to 18.