Wecome to Legacy Studios for the Performing Arts, Durham’s premier academy for classical ballet, pointe, modern, aerial, flamenco, and tap. Our instructors have been individually selected for their outstanding teaching and artistic abilities. We also feature guest artists from the Carolina Ballet, Gaspard Louis & Company, and the Aerial Angels, among others.

Legacy students have performed with professional companies such as Carolina Ballet, Missouri Ballet Theatre and Long Leaf Opera and pre-professional companies, Legacy Repertory Company and Triangle Youth Ballet. Legacy students have been accepted at nationally known dance programs such as University of North Carolina School of the Arts, American Ballet Theatre, the Rock School of Dance Education, Miami City Ballet, Carolina Ballet Summer Intensive, Virginia School of the Arts, Interlochen Center for the Arts, Bossov Ballet Theatre for both summer and year round programs.

All of our ballet and pointe classes are taught using the American Ballet Theatre’s National Training Curriculum. This curriculum is a breakthrough 8 level program that combines high quality artistic training with the basics of dancer health and child development using a comprehensive set of age appropriate, outcome-based guidelines to provide the highest quality ballet training to dance students of all ages and skill levels. All of our ballet instructors are versed in this technique and Mr. Terry and Ms. Willis-Zeger are certified in all 8 levels of the curriculum.

Legacy offers both student and professional tuition discounts, please contact our office at 919.680.4363 for more information.

Dance Design Comes To Legacy!

One of our partners, Dance Design, has opened a boutique in Legacy Studio's front lobby. You can get all your dance equipment while you're at Legacy!

Boutique hours are:

Monday - Wednesday: 3pm - 6pm
Friday: 3pm - 5p
Saturday: 10am - 1pm