From scholarship approval to your dancer’s first plié — here is the complete journey of enrolling at Brevard Ballet Academy using Step Up For Students, written for busy Brevard County parents.
You have heard that Step Up For Students can help pay for ballet, and you are ready to make it happen for your child. Here is the whole journey — start to finish — for enrolling at Brevard Ballet Academy in Melbourne using a Step Up scholarship.
The Big Picture
There are really two tracks running in parallel: your relationship with Step Up For Students (applying, getting approved, receiving funds) and your relationship with BBA (choosing a class and enrolling). Both need to happen, and they meet at the payment step.
01
Confirm eligibility and apply
Visit stepupforstudents.org, choose your program (often PEP or FES-UA for enrichment), and apply through the EMA portal. Apply early.
02
Get approved and funded
Step Up reviews your application and, once approved, deposits funds into your student’s EMA account on the state schedule.
03
Choose a class at BBA
Browse our class levels and schedule, or let us help place your dancer. Tell us you’re using Step Up For Students.
04
Coordinate payment through EMA
We’ll help you reserve funds and process payment through EMA so your covered tuition requires no out-of-pocket cost.
05
Start dancing
Your dancer joins class and begins training in the Vaganova method — the same system taught at the world’s great ballet academies.
What BBA Handles vs. What You Handle
A common source of confusion: BBA cannot apply for the scholarship on your behalf. All eligibility and funding decisions go through Step Up For Students. What we can do is help you choose the right class, get you enrolled, and coordinate the payment side once your funds are available. Think of us as your guide on the studio end of the process.
Why Families Choose BBA for Their Scholarship
Step Up funds can be used at many places — but few offer authentic Vaganova-method training led by a Vaganova Ballet Academy graduate. Using your scholarship at BBA means investing it in genuinely world-class classical training, right here in Brevard County. Explore our classes and read more on our Step Up For Students page.
Let’s Get Your Dancer Started
Approved for Step Up, or just have questions? Contact Brevard Ballet Academy in Melbourne, FL today.
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