Dance Conservatory is the official school of the Ballet Theatre of Dover

Since Dance Conservatory opened its doors in 1985, students have always performed repertory pieces during the school's Workshop Performances. By the 1990s, the repertory pieces had so increased that it became necessary to schedule separate performances. Thus was born the Ballet Theatre of Dover.

Officially organized in 1995 as an entity separate from Dance Conservatory, BTD often features graduates of the school in performance with current students and guest artists.
The company's annual performance of The Nutcracker (December) features students of Dance Conservatory from Intermediate Level through Pre-Professional Program. Seasonal performances in May and August have included classical ballet and contemporary productions such as Sleeping Beauty, Speedway (based on NASCAR racing), Swing Suite, Tommy (a rock-ballet), Carmen (a full-length ballet based on the Bizet opera), and Beatlemania. Dancers for these productions are selected from the school.

In 2000, Ballet Theatre of Dover premiered The Patchwork Coat, a full-length ballet about a young girl growing up in rural America
Graduates who have danced with us are currently with companies such as the Dutch National Ballet, North Carolina Dance Theatre, the Pennsylvania Ballet, and several Broadway touring companies.
Guest artists include Petter Jacobsson of London's Royal Ballet, Pavel Kambalov of The Russian Ballet Theatre of Delaware, Charles Askegard of the New York City Ballet, and Gennadi Savaliev of American Ballet Theatre.
Students of Dance Conservatory are encouraged to attend Ballet Theatre of Dover performances to develop an awareness of and appreciation for the different styles of dance