The Florida Ballet Training Center is the only professional training program in the region. The Training Center educates, nurtures and encourages the next generation of dance professionals. Training Center graduates appear on the professional stage, here in Jacksonville and throughout the United States. Graduates of The Florida Ballet Training Center have a 100% acceptance rate in college and university dance programs. Individual, corporate and foundation support of the scholarship program ensures that no deserving young person will be denied the chance to pursue his or her dream. Students are accepted into the Scholarship Program through a rigorous process, including auditions, interviews with parents and potential students, submission of financial papers and finally, a review by the Florida Ballet’s Board of Directors.