Billings Ballet Company
for Dancers with Passion!
What is Billings Ballet Company?
Billings Ballet Company (formerly SCB Company) is a group of the studio's elite and most committed dancers. Due to their love for ballet, these dancers have big dance goals. Company dancers are trained on a pre-professional track, being given additional experiences and mentorship to ensure dancers thrive in the dance world.
Click here to meet our dancers and directors
Billings Ballet Company
is a non-profit
And we have a lot of big community goals!
Since our founding, Company has had big goals for bringing accessible ballet to our community, and we have accomplished a lot so far! From Nutcracker to Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, to Cinderella, to community festivals, we are consistently creating worthwhile work and bringing it to our region of this great big state at accessible locations and prices.
We also try to give as much as we can to our dancers. In addition to their training and mentoring, we have been able to *quintuple* (that's 5 times!) the amount of annual summer study scholarships!
This is thanks to community support.
If you would like to support Company bringing ballet to public school children, library programs, community festivals, and more, please consider donating what you can - and we'll see you at our shows!
Billings Ballet Company is a fiscally sponsored project of Billings Community Foundation, a non-profit tax-exempt organization based right here in Billings and serving the greater Yellowstone Valley. All contributions are fully deductible to the extent allowed by law.
Audition for Company 2025-26!
Are you interested in joining the Company for its 2025-26 season? Please join us at our upcoming audition!
Wednesday, May 28
4:30 - 6:45 pm
at Montana Dance Center
$10 cash or check audition fee
Please bring your pointe shoes!
4:30 - 6:00 pm will include a full class | 6:15-6:45 pm Q&A for accepted dancers & parents
Studio open at 4:00 for warm up and registration | No need to pre-register, simply show up
We want to see any hard working dancers who LOVE ballet and training in and performing in the art of ballet. You do not need to already be a student at SCB. PLEASE REVIEW ALL ELIGIBILITY AND REQUIREMENTS FOR COMPANY BELOW. Dancers who would like to audition just for fun and more experience with auditions are welcome to come!
Please reach out with any questions: co.scbbillings@gmail.com.
Please check back this summer when we post our fun events for next year; some exciting things are brewing!
Until then, of course we want to see aspiring bunheads at our Company audition, May 28.
We are happy to announce that we will produce a second year of our original story ballet, Cinderella, March 2026.
Events 2025-26
From tea party fundraisers to community festivals, two original story ballets to two August ballet summer intensives, a public library demonstration to a guest Nutcracker performance... we have done so much in our first three seasons! Our third year brought us even closer to a huge goal of ours: to help support our dancers' education through scholarship, and significantly increase that scholarship, offering each of our Company members sizeable summer education scholarships for 2025. Part of our mission as an organization is to do as much as we can to bring ballet to the community, to do so in the most accessible ways we can, and support our dancers and their goals. We are well on our way.
What have we been up to?
Benefits of Being a Company Member
*Photo Shoot for Auditions and Marketing
*Partnering Workshop
*Studio Showing for Parents and Donors
*Performing at Food and Gift Festival
*Performing at Festival of Trees
*Nutcracker Ballet Tea Party Lead Roles
*Season Story Ballet Lead Roles
*Performing Variations in Spring Recital
*Company Master Class with Summer Intensive Guest Instructor
*Individualized Mentorship from Co-Directors
*Attend Shows and Workshops Together
*Pointe Shoe Fittings Assistance
*Assistance and coaching for participation in Youth American Grand Prix (YAGP) or similar events
Company Eligibility
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Company members must be available to perform and participate on event dates.
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Company members must be at least 13 years of age by January of their first year of participation.
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Company members must be enrolled in three weekly ballet classes at SCB.
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The weekly ballet classes Company members must be enrolled in are the two for their level and Saturday ballet.
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Company members must be enrolled in three rehearsal classes per week.
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The weekly rehearsal classes company members must be enrolled in are the Variations class, the Company class, and Saturday Rehearsal class.
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Company members must be enrolled in one conditioning class per week.
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Company members must maintain good attendance in all classes and rehearsals, missing as few as possible and only with good reason (eg. physical and mental health, planned family trip, mandatory school event)
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Company members and parents must provide contact information and maintain good communication with the Company, particularly about attendance.
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Company members and parents must pay monthly tuition covering these classes to the studio (SCB) and remain in good standing with tuition payments.
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Company members will work with their instructors, parents, and other trusted adults to do their best to maintain their physical and mental health throughout the season.
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Company members must maintain a good attitude any time they are in the studio spaces, and when engaging with their fellow dancers, instructors, choreographers, studio admin, and community.
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Company members and parents must abide by the studio policies as outlined in the studio welcome packet.
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Company members and parents must be able to accomplish the Company requirements as outlined below.
Company requirements
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Company members and parents must maintain all eligibility requirements as stated above.
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Students interested in joining the company must audition in the spring. Students unable to audition in person may contact us to schedule an alternative audition date or digital audition in advance of the scheduled audition date.
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There is a non-refundable* annual fee of $250 (two-hundred and fifty dollars) to be paid to the studio (SCB) upon acceptance of participation in the company. This includes the annual costume fee and covers all participation in performances for the year.
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The Company will organize various events throughout the year that would require additional payment for participating dancers. These events are not covered by the annual participation fee, and might include things like professional photo packages, or tickets to a ballet performance.
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Company members may miss one technique class during the week if they need the extra time (e.g. lots of school work) but are expected to still attend all rehearsals, including any rehearsal on the same day of the missed class.
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The company schedule is designed to allow Company members to participate in MADCo if they desire to be in both student companies, keeping compatible class requirements and avoiding schedule conflicts. Please keep in mind that the Company asks for a lot of time, about 2-4 hours of time additional to a regular advanced ballet class schedule each week, as outlined in the Eligibility and Requirements, so you may need to decide if you want to do one or the other. Company will also not conflict with the Nutcracker at the Alberta Bair Theater.
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Company members and parents must notify the Company a minimum of one week in advance of known absences so we can accommodate.
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In order to help prevent burn out, we will have some off days with no regularly scheduled rehearsal and/or shorter rehearsal days, and we will notify Company members and parents in advance.
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Company members must attend at least one SCB Summer Intensive.
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Apprentices are not required to participate in all performances; the decision about these aspects will be made individually with each dancer.
*Should the dancer be unable to perform for a substantial amount of time and/or must withdraw from the company prior to performing, a $50 costume fee will be refunded to the dancer.
Photos by Becky Biggins
Founders
Directors
Betty Loos
Julia Marble Blass
Leigh Schanfein
Tiffany Wardell
Leigh Schanfein
Tiffany Wardell
Click here to donate in support of Billings Ballet Company! Company is a fiscally sponsored project of Billings Community Foundation, a non-profit tax-exempt organization. All contributions are fully deductible to the extent allowed by law.
