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Tutu School Raleigh Tutu School in Raleigh offers ballet for kids 6 months to 8 years.

Tutu School is a boutique-style ballet school that caters specifically to children 6 months to 8 years-old. Our mission is simple: We believe that exposing children at the earliest possible age to creativity, movement, and classical music will only serve them well in whatever they choose to do with their lives, that dancing like swans and Sugar Plum Fairies not only exercises little bodies but also nurtures big imaginations, and that twirling should be a fundamental part of any childhood.

Nutcracker Season is nearly upon us, and gosh it's just our favorite time of year!You are invited to join us for the Lan...
10/15/2026

Nutcracker Season is nearly upon us, and gosh it's just our favorite time of year!

You are invited to join us for the Land of Sweets Tea hosted by the Sugar Plum Fairy herself!

🧃 Enjoy a Land of Sweets table-scape with treats and lemonade
🩰 Nutcracker Storytime
🧚 Dance the Sugar Plum Fairy
🍪 Decorate Mini-Gingerbread Houses to take home

Member Excusive Event
Space is limited - RSVP is required!
Dancers under 3 must participate with a caregiver
$45 per participating child

10/14/2026

When “Is it ballet day yet?” becomes the question you hear all week 🤩🌟

School schedules are settling into rhythm. but we have some more wonderful staff to share with you! Meet Tutu Teacher Sa...
10/12/2026

School schedules are settling into rhythm. but we have some more wonderful staff to share with you! Meet Tutu Teacher Sabrina!

Sabrina teaches at all three of our triangle locations (wow!) and has loved being a part of Team Tutu this fall joining as a founding teacher at our North Raleigh location💖 Here are some of Sabrina's favorite things!

🌹The Sleeping Beauty ballet story
🩰 Leaping in grande jete
🐢 Moving slow and steady like a turtle

Is Sabrina your Tutu Teacher?

To us, ballet is about so much more than the steps.It’s a place for big imaginations, growing confidence, joyful movemen...
10/09/2026

To us, ballet is about so much more than the steps.

It’s a place for big imaginations, growing confidence, joyful movement, and the freedom for children to be wonderfully, completely themselves 💕

✨ There’s more happening underneath the sparkly costume than we might realize.A scarf becomes a cape. A living room beco...
10/07/2026

✨ There’s more happening underneath the sparkly costume than we might realize.

A scarf becomes a cape. A living room becomes a stage. A little dancer becomes Cinderella, a fairy, a rocket ship blasting into space… 🚀🩰 Make-believe is one of the magical parts of childhood—but it’s also so much more than play.

When children step into imaginary worlds, they’re exploring stories and emotions, experimenting with language, imagining another person’s perspective, making creative choices, and discovering how ideas and feelings can be expressed through their bodies.

It’s also one of the reasons imagination is woven so intentionally into the way we teach ballet at Tutu School. ✨

With costume season officially upon us (and costume week coming up later this month 🎃), we’re taking a closer look at the research behind imaginative play, storytelling, dress-up, and why a playful introduction to movement can still be a deeply thoughtful one.

Read more on the blog at the link in our bio!

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10/05/2026

Next up in our Ballet Storytime Curriculum is a story where kindness and believing in yourself can bring true happiness - Cinderella!🕚✨

Did you know that in the ballet, Cinderella dons a pink tutu instead of blue?!

This classic ballet story is featured on our signature wall of tutus, and of course comes in your child's size to match with Odette! 😉Your Tutu Teacher will be happy to help you find the size you need, like your very own Fairy Godmother!

There are some other elements of the ballet that differ from the Disney movie we all know and love besides the color of Cinderella's tutu...Do you know any? Drop your trivia in the comments! 🧚

Tah-dah!! The costumes for our Bravo Bash recital are just too SWEET! 🍬✨This design is especially special, since it refe...
10/01/2026

Tah-dah!! The costumes for our Bravo Bash recital are just too SWEET! 🍬✨

This design is especially special, since it references the Sugar Plum Fairy's costume from the NYC Ballet which is worn at the very end of the show.

Members can signup for the recital with your Tutu Teacher or follow the link in our bio. Costumes will be passed out to registered participants in November in your dancer's class.

Have you been practicing your steps?

What a treat! We are offering 30% OFF select classes for October to any newly joining Members!Twirl over to the link in ...
09/30/2026

What a treat! We are offering 30% OFF select classes for October to any newly joining Members!

Twirl over to the link in our bio to register! 🔗✨

What can grow from a little pink tutu, a ballet wand, and a whole lot of joy? 🩰✨For Lilly, it became a love of dance tha...
09/29/2026

What can grow from a little pink tutu, a ballet wand, and a whole lot of joy? 🩰✨

For Lilly, it became a love of dance that has lasted more than a decade. We first met her as a tiny dancer at our Tutu School Raleigh Grand Opening in 2015. She spent four years growing with us through ballet classes, Ballet Storytime, Bravo Bash performances, and plenty of bumblebee stretches—and today, she’s a high school freshman who is still dancing, performing, training, and dreaming about how dance might be part of her future.

Lilly’s story is such a beautiful reminder of why those very first ballet experiences matter. We’re not trying to rush little dancers toward what comes next. We’re giving them a joyful place to begin—and sometimes, we’re lucky enough to watch that first spark grow into something pretty incredible. 💕

We’re sharing more of Lilly’s journey, from those first pink tutus to her big dreams today, on the blog. Read her story at the link in bio.

Back to School means Meet the Teacher - Meet Tutu Teacher Emily! ✨Emily is a mom to a toddler herself and credits teachi...
09/29/2026

Back to School means Meet the Teacher - Meet Tutu Teacher Emily! ✨

Emily is a mom to a toddler herself and credits teaching at Tutu School for making her a more creative, present, and curious parent. She is contantly inspired by the imagination of her students.

Here are some of Teacher Emily's favorite things:
🐶 Dancing like a puppy (it reminds her of her dog Miso)
🐈 Her favorite dance step is pas de chat (step of the cat)
🪶 The Firebird ballet story

Is Emily your Tutu Teacher?

Address

709 Tucker Street
Raleigh, NC
27603

Opening Hours

Monday 4pm - 6pm
Tuesday 9:30am - 6:15pm
Wednesday 9:30am - 2:30pm
Thursday 4am - 6pm
Friday 10am - 12:30pm
Saturday 9am - 2pm

Telephone

(919) 792-8032

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