臺灣的芭蕾在舞蹈未進入學校體制內成為專業必修科目之前，主要是靠民間舞蹈社團來推動教學與演出的重任。1960年代舞蹈專業科系所或是1980年代中小學舞蹈班紛紛成立發展後，民間舞蹈社團仍然對於芭蕾教學傳承與演出，扮演著重要的角色，為芭蕾在臺灣的社會教育方面發揮顯著的功能，無論在芭蕾紮根、推廣及演出上，都注入了社會教育啟動、推動及帶動的能量與活力，展現出源源不絕的社會動能。本文主旨在於整理出芭蕾教育在臺灣民間社會面向之發展脈絡及輪廓圖像，為臺灣芭蕾發展之趨勢演進與臺灣舞蹈史提供一些史料基礎與紀錄。透過文獻彙整及訪談，數十年來臺灣民間舞蹈社團為了追求芭蕾專業技巧及藝術形式之精進，從土法煉鋼逐漸走向專業化，經過以西方為師，從自行研修學習傳承、複製經典舊作，演變到藉由國際交流引進外籍教師傳承教材內容、教學方法、指導經典作品，甚至是整套教學系統或國際比賽運作模式的參與學習及仿效，乃至成立多個專業舞團，編創出豐富的芭蕾作品，包括融入本土文化特色的芭蕾作品等不同歷程，以及一些對促進芭蕾在臺灣民間發展進程有功之人物身影，將是本篇論文探討的重點。

Ballet in Taiwan began from the soil of civil society. Even though in the school setting, several professional dance programs have been established after the 1960s, and many so-called Dance Talented Class have been spread all over the Taiwan after 1980s, the dance club and ballet company established in the society always play an important role to cultivate ballet root, to promote ballet education and to enhance ballet appreciation through various actions including teaching and performance. In other words, the flame of Taiwan ballet in civil society is always kept and ignited ardently, that enlightens those who are interested in ballet and continuously advances the function of social education.This paper aims to review the historical context and outline the picture of ballet development in Taiwan society. By doing so, it enables to help people further understand the evolving process of Taiwan ballet, and to provide some historical materials and records as a ground for future research. Through literature review and interview, in order to illustrate the progressive development of ballet towards professional level gradually in Taiwan society for decades, some dimensions such as how ballet was brought in, to imitate and present Western ballet production, to be imbued by foreign professionals' teaching and performance, to accept ballet training system, to host ballet competition, and to create new ballet work based on the local culture and so on, all will be addressed. Some key persons who had influenced ballet development in Taiwan society are also introduced.