Welcome To Alabama Youth Ballet Theatre!

AYBT is the non-profit performing company of Alabama Youth Ballet.

Under the artistic direction of Keren Gibb Hilliard & David Herriott, AYBT has emerged as not only an outstanding performing ballet company, but also an organization devoted to community outreach.

Now in it's fourth season, AYBT has continued to expand it's production of "The Nutcracker, A Yuletide Ballet" to include much of the original choreography that has been performed in Huntsville for many years. This Huntsville tradition continues to delight patrons of all ages.

In 2008, AYBT launched it's Fairytale ballet series presenting Cinderella, followed by Sleeping Beauty in 2009. The Fairytale Ballet series has been a delight to children across Huntsville and many of our younger patrons arrive for the performance dressed in their favorite princess costume. AYBT also uses these performances for outreach, scheduling appearances by "the princesses" at local hospitals and even sponsoring a cancer patient from Birmingham to be a "Princess For A Day" (Including a ride in Cinderella's carriage!).

In addition to performing, AYBT believes strongly in community outreach. Mary Halverstatdt, the director of outreach at AYBT, has pioneered programs such as The Dance Connection. This program, funded directly by donations to AYBT, allows children in disadvantaged situations to experience the arts by providing them an eight day introductory dance program. Students from this program that show interest/talent in the area of dance may be selected for scholarships to the AYB school.