Yesterday we had the pleasure of being asked demonstrate some Balanchine variations at the Leepa Rattner museum for their book club who just finished reading a book about the brilliant choreographer, George Balanchine.
Not only was this experience great for our dancers to learn a fun variation and perform in our community, but we got to share with this lovely group of people about our mission, our vision for this company, and answer some questions about our company specifically and about the ballet world as a whole.
Our Artistic Director, Anne Carollo had an hour long conversation with the members of this book club who all care deeply about the arts in our community. They were eager to learn with lots of questions, and they were so appreciative of our dancers for volunteering their time so they could conclude this book in a really special way.
These experiences are why we do what we do. Everytime we get in front of an audience, we learn more about the needs and wants of the people in our community who are invested in the arts, and we get a better idea of what we need to do to keep moving our company forward! 🩰💙
Gulf Coast Ballet Theater
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Gulf Coast Dance Theater is a Pinellas County Florida ballet company that provides training and performance opportunities for young dancers and adults.
Gulf Coast Dance Theater was founded by the current director Anne Chicra in 2011. The company is made up of young dancers who aspire to train in the art of movement and ballet. In 2014, Gulf Coast Dance Theater gained it's non-profit status as a 501(c)3. The company is growing under the direction of Miss Anne Chicra along with choreographers Nicole Stuart and Amy DiBongrazio. Currently Gulf Coast Dance Theater is appearing in Cinderella at the Palladium Theater in St. Petersburg, Florida.
05/04/2026
Company Banquet 2026 🩰💙
This past Saturday we had our annual banquet to celebrate this season! This year's celebration was both special and bittersweet. Four of our soloists in the studio company who have grown up dancing with us, will be moving on to exciting new chapters next year.
We have three graduating seniors this year and one dancer who will be starting her professional ballet career with Ballet 5:8 next season. While next year might look a little different at Gulf Coast Ballet Theater, we are so proud of these dancers and can't wait to see where their journey takes them.
There was so much to celebrate this season! Our company really took off with more ticket sales for our production of Clara's New York City Christmas than we've ever had before, and more recently, we doubled our ticket sales for Cinderella from last year!
We also had some amazing opportunities this season. We were able to bring art into the community through outreach performances at public libraries, assisted living facilities, and at Ronald McDonald house. And, just last month before our production of Cinderella, Fox 13 News came to record rehearsals and do interviews for a segment on their channel!
We want to extend a special thank you to all the parents, volunteers, and donors who make it possible for us to do this. We truly couldn't do it without the support of our families and community, so thank you!!
This season was one that we are extremely proud of, and we can't wait to see what the 2026-2027 season has in store for us! ✨
04/14/2026
Community outreach!
Here are some of our favorite moments from our most recent community outreach performance at the Palm Harbor Library. We brought a couple characters from Cinderella, including Fairy Godmother and the Fall Fairy.
We had so much fun performing, doing crafts, and spending time with these cuties. We are so grateful that we get these opportunities to share our love for ballet in the community and expose the arts to the next generations! 🩰
04/13/2026
That's a wrap!! ✨
This past Saturday, we closed out our production of Cinderella and officially wrapped up our 2025–2026 season. After three incredible shows, we couldn't be more proud of our dancers and all their hard work this season preparing for the stage. 🩰
Thank you to everyone who came out to support our dancers. Your encouragement and enthusiasm means so much to our them, and our entire company.
We are especially excited to share that we doubled our ticket sales from last year. Watching our audience grow and seeing the continued excitement around our performances has been so rewarding. We are incredibly grateful for the support from our community and can't wait to keep building.
Follow along for stage photos, behind the scene videos, upcoming community performances, and a sneak peek at what we have in store for next season. ✨
04/10/2026
Have you bought your tickets yet?? 👀
The show is tomorrow but it's not too late to get your tickets. You can buy your tickets through the Palladium box office online or in person until right before the show.
Along with our 2 full length productions at 2pm and 7pm, we also have a 45 minute show at 11am geared towards a young child and sensory friendly audience. This is the perfect way to introduce your kids to the theater in a way this is comfortable and stress free for you and your child.
We hope you will join us for this magical production tomorrow at either 11am, 2pm or 7pm! See the link in our bio to get your tickets 🩰🎟
It's almost time! 🩰✨
We are just 2 days away from our full length production of Cinderella at the Palladium Theater. Join us at 11am, 2pm, or 7pm as we bring this classical story to life on stage!
If you have a young child we highly encourage you to bring them to the 11am production which is a shortened 45 minute version, tailored towards a young child and sensory friendly audience. This allows you to expose your kids to the beautiful art of ballet in an environment that is comfortable for you and them. They will be given a fidget toy went they walk in, the 45 minute run time is perfect for their attention span, and the house lights will be kept at half so they can get up and move around safely.
Whichever show you chose it is sure to be magical and memorable. We hope to see you there! Check out the link in our bio to get your tickets 🎟
It's show week ✨
We are getting ready for our production of Cinderella this weekend but we wanted to share something exciting from this past weekend.
We had our second and final full run through at the studio on Saturday and we were joined by Fox News!! They recorded some of rehearsal and did a few interviews which was so much fun.
If you haven't gotten you tickets already, check out the link in our bio!
Join us this Saturday, April 11th at 2pm or 7pm for the full length production or at 11am for a young child and sensory friendly version 🩰🩵
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04/06/2026
Donor Appreciation ✨💙
We want to extend a special thank you to Swift Law for sponsoring a dance in our upcoming production of Cinderella! Their generous donation covers the costuming, choreography, ans props for the court dancers during the Royal Ball. Aside from each ball gown, the dancers also have gloves, jewelry, headpieces, and fans.
These costumes bring so much life to the stage during the ball will their elegant style and beautiful colors. We have more Court Dancers this year than we've ever had, and we wouldn't be able to elevate our shows each year while continuing to fulfill our mission at Gulf Coast Ballet Theater without our amazing donors like Swift Law.
Thank you so much, we appreciate your support!
Cinderella's Entrance ✨
Watch til the end to see Cinderella's grand entrance to the Royal Ball in Act II.
We had our first full studio run through this past weekend for Cinderella. After having separate rehearsals for each dance over the last 10 weeks, on Saturday we got to put each act together with the entire cast. We will have one more run through next weekend before we bring this production to the stage!
Join us at the Palladium Theater on April 11th at 11am, 2pm, or 7pm to experience something magical ✨
See the link in our bio to get your tickets now! 🎟🩰
Have you bought your tickets yet?
On April 11th at the Palladium Theater, there is a show for everyone, whether you have a child that would enjoy a shortened 45 minute version of the show, or if you would like to see the full length production, we hope you will join us for this magical experience ✨
See the link in our bio to get your tickets today 🩰🎟️
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2480 East Bay Drive B8
Largo, FL
33771
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| Monday | 4:30pm - 7:30pm |
| Tuesday | 4:30pm - 7:30pm |
| Wednesday | 4:30pm - 7:30pm |
| Thursday | 4:30pm - 7:30pm |
| Saturday | 9am - 2pm |