Southside Ballet Studio

Southside Ballet Studio offers professional dance training for students in the area, with classes that include ballet and, more recently, acrobatic arts. The studio has been teaching for over 40 years, and its alumni have performed with ballet companies in North Carolina and South Carolina, at theme parks such as Busch Gardens and Kings Dominion, and with local dance companies. Several company members have earned scholarships to major universities.

The studio puts on annual productions, including The Nutcracker, with performances at 1pm and 5pm and tickets handled through the studio's website. Dance camps and a dance company are also part of the program. It is located on South Church Street in Smithfield, Virginia.