Tutu School Opens Ballet Studio for Young Children in Westfield

The new boutique ballet studio offers classes for kids ages 6 months to 8 years.

Published on Feb. 11, 2026

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Tutu School, a franchise of ballet studios for young children, has opened a new location in Westfield, New Jersey. The studio focuses on offering introductory ballet classes for kids between 6 months and 8 years old. The franchise owner, Taylor Chwae Weldon, previously taught at a corporate-owned Tutu School location and fell in love with the brand's mission of "creating space in children's lives for confident creativity and pure joy."

Why it matters

The opening of Tutu School in Westfield provides a new option for families in the area to introduce their young children to the art of ballet in a welcoming and nurturing environment. As a franchise, Tutu School aims to bring its specialized programming to communities across the country.

The details

Tutu School's Westfield location is a one-room studio that celebrated its grand opening last week at 509 Central Ave. Chwae Weldon, the franchise owner, said she was drawn to Westfield because her husband's family business is based there, and she knew it would be a "very special town and community" to open the new studio.

  • Tutu School celebrated its grand opening last week.

The players

Taylor Chwae Weldon

The franchise owner of the new Tutu School location in Westfield. She previously taught at a corporate-owned Tutu School location and fell in love with the brand's mission.

Tutu School

A boutique ballet studio franchise that focuses on offering introduction to ballet for children ages 6 months to 8 years.

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What they’re saying

“I actually started as a teacher myself at one of the corporate-owned locations in Chicago right out of college, and I just really fell in love with the mission and the brand and what we do. We exist to create space in children's lives for confident creativity and pure joy, and that's my favorite thing.”

— Taylor Chwae Weldon, Franchise Owner (tapinto.net)

The takeaway

The opening of Tutu School in Westfield provides a new opportunity for young children in the community to be introduced to the art of ballet in a nurturing and creative environment, furthering the brand's mission of fostering confident creativity and joy in its students.