Olympic Ballet was founded by Helen Wilkins and her late husband John Wilkins 30 years ago. Olympic is composed of Olympic Ballet School, which provides classical ballet training for dancers of all ages; and Olympic Ballet Theatre, a nonprofit ballet company dedicated to producing a full season of high-caliber performances.
Among Olympic's goals are producing quality classical and original ballets to develop new dance audiences, attracting young audiences through special programming, fostering community collaboration and offering professional opportunities to dancers, choreographers and designers in the Puget Sound area. Olympic offers six levels of training in both barre technique and center practice.
The Emerald Ballet Theatre welcomes dance students of all ages and ability levels. Ballet options include Introduction (ages 2 - 6), Beginning (grades 2 - 3), Advanced Beginning (four seperate levels), Intermediate/Advanced (six levels), Enrichment (six levels), and auditions for the annual performance of The Nutcracker. The studio also holds classes in jazz, street and modern, and has a community class that samples many different styles such as Pilates, Zumba, Irish and Flamenco. Emerald Ballet has been located on Northup Way since 2006.