Since the inception of the Indianapolis School of Ballet in 2006, the vision for Indianapolis Ballet, Inc. has been to launch a professional ballet company on the solid foundation of a successful school.

With that foundation firmly in place after a decade of providing Indiana’s premier dance instruction, that vision became a reality with the announcement of Indianapolis Ballet in May 2017 and the company’s first year of extraordinary performances in 2018.

On the heels of IB’s Moving Forward Capital Campaign that supported the launch phase across 2017-18, the organization has introduced the Indianapolis Ballet General Fund with the aim of keeping the new company thriving in the crucial first years of artistic achievements. Your donation to the IB General Fund will help cover salaries for the twenty professional artists that train in our downtown studios 35+ hours each week, production costs that allow IB to stage world-class performances at venues such as The Toby at Newfields, Old National Centre, and The District Theatre, and general operating costs.

Making a contribution to sustain ballet exceptional ballet in the Circle City is easy! Click the donate icon to give online. If you have any questions, you can contact Julia Ashton, Director of Development, at jashton@indyballet.org or 317-955-7525.

Our dancers represent more than just Indianapolis Ballet on the stage - they represent Indianapolis and its thriving artistic community on regional, national, and international levels with character and pride. 

Now you can represent and support these incredible ambassadors for our community and the arts via a dancer sponsorship during our 2024/25 Season beginning in August 2024. Sponsorships for Company Artists are $2,500, and Company Apprentices are $1,500.

Dancer Sponsors will enjoy unique perks and access to Indy’s only professional resident ballet company inside the studio, at our performance venues and across the community , with other opportunities including:

•  Invitations to rehearsals in the IB studios

• Invitations to all pre-performance VIP events

• Recognition on dancer’s indyballet.org and roster pages in all residency programs 

In addition to these listed perks, you are encouraged to meet regularly with your dancer and make them part of your organizational and personal networks, championing and introducing them to opportunities that will further engrain them into the Indianapolis community. 

If you are ready to sponsor an Indianapolis Ballet company dancer, please contact our Executive Director, Don Steffy, at dsteffy@indyballet.org for more information.