Mod: Ballet Skill
Updated 2/14/26 for compatibility with Royalty/Legacy!
I'm back with a new base-game compatible skill mod for your Sims: Ballet! This 10-level skill includes lots of custom animations, a career, a barre object, and Maxis-Match leotards and dancing shoes. Higher levels will unlock performable variations.
Initially, your Sims will only be able to practice ballet at the Dancing Spot or the Barre. I recommend spreading out the dance spots to give your Sims room to move. Your Sims will also only ever autonomously practice here because the animations travel quite a bit! (There is an invisible swatch too.)
There are also leotards, tights, dance shoes, and a tutu which serve as uniforms for the career. If you don't plan on playing with the career or the CAS items you can delete them both. The tutu is animated for the combinations and variations (NOT the barre - it will clip).
The career is available to teens and older. The first five levels of the career all occur during after school hours, so your teens can still attend school while they train. Eventually they will need to choose the Dance Teacher or the Company Dancer track.
Ballet dancing is also available as a club activity.
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Skill Level Information
Level 1 - Your Sims can practice at the Barre or Dancing Spot.
Level 2 - Your Sims can Practice Combinations by clicking on them and Discuss Great Ballets.
Level 3 - You can Research Ballet on the computer.
Level 4 - You can Watch and Learn from other Sims.
Level 5 - Adult and Child Sims can perform the Clara variation.
Level 6 - Adult Sims can perform the Flower Festival variation.
Level 7 - Adult Sims can perform the Giselle variation.
Level 8 - Adult Sims can perform the Peasant variation.
Level 9 - Adult Sims can perform the Odile variation.
Level 10 - You can Mentor other Sims in the Ballet Skill.
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Note: This mod requires the XML Injector. If you do not already have a copy in your game, you can get one here.
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Thank you so much to all who helped make this mod possible - to patrons, to friends, and to all who shared a kind word. This mod took a lot out of me and your enthusiasm and well-wishes were what kept me going. Thank you, thank you, thank you. 💕
~ Jane
Comments (201)
Any plans on updating the mod for adventure awaits? To create ballet schools? :)
is it possible to offer paid ballet mentoring with this mod? i created a ballet studio and reached level 10 of the skill, but there is no way to offer paid mentoring?
Does anyone know if this is working? Thank you
I loveee it s2
Hi is it possible to add "Do Ballet" to be a custom venue activity.
Hi, the career portion of this mod is broken. Shows up in last exception and better exceptions.
hi
Does this mod work with MoD studios ballet mod??
Also thank you so so so so much for being one of the first to add ballet to the game!!
Also is it compatible with MoD studios ballet bare??
Does this work with KiaraSims4Mods afterschool Ballet activity???
Just came upon this mod this month and omgggg i need this 😭
Sorry, is this working on v.1.125 ?
My daughter loves this mod! Will you be updating so it works for the base game updates they just did?
I'm having trouble with ballet showing up as a club activity. The career is there, and I also see it under businesses and hobbies. Am I doing something wrong?
I do virtual photography as a hobby and have primarily taken pictures in Cyberpunk, but decided to take a break from that game to play the Sims again for the first time in a couple of years, while also trying my hand at taking really nice pictures in the Sims. I'm so excited about finding this mod because it will be perfect for a picture I've wanted to take for almost a year now! Ever since Clipse released their album which included a song with the hook "Ballerinas doin' pirouettes inside of my snow globe" I wanted to take a picture based off it. Now I'm totally going to create a new Sim who aspires to become a professional ballerina while trying to take that picture. Thank you for sharing this mod!
Hi! Excellent mod. I reinstalled it after a year, but now I see that the Sims don't wear their uniforms when they go to work. It seems like they wear random clothes or clothes from another career.
Can you update ? please It's look amazing
Hello. Love your work! Is this compatible with the latest patch?
IS THE MUSIC SUPPOSED TO BE IN THE CUSTOM MUSIC FILE OR IN MODS FOLDER?
are there any custom aspirations geared towards the ballet career?
Olá, coloquei em minha pasta mods, porém quando vou entrar no lote da minha família, vai para a tela dos mundos quando retiro o mod, melhora.. poderia ver oq está acontecendo?
Is there any way to adjust the autonomy of this? When I have the bar in my house, literally every one of my sims will just obsessively practice ballet lol.
At the moment, you can not change the automony. I suggest building a room in your sim's house that it meant to be the dance rehearsal room for whichever your sims are the ballet dancer. Then click on the door entrance of that room and lock it to any Sim you do not want to practice on the ballet bar. And unlock the door for any ballet dancers sims in your household. This way only they will practice it autonomously
is this working with the recent update?
Hello, I can't seem to be able to take any days off in the Ballet Dancer career...
Hi I love your mods is this still compatible with newest update?
Hi, great mod! I was wondering if it’s compatible with the latest update. Thanks for your work!
Bonjour, le mod fonctionne ? J'ai peur de le mettre dans mon jeu....
Bonjour oui ne vous inquiétez pas le mod marche je l'ai instaler et c'est vraiment super
Can you update it with more ballet variations?
This mod is no longer working for me after the update. I updated the mod but it seems to stop my sims from moving. I love the mod and miss it.
I can’t seem to take days off from the career is this intentional?
Is there any way I could tip you to make a toddler extension? A little toddler ballet class+movement+creativity skills, and toddler ballet clothes would be so frickin cute
Is this mod still working? I can't seem to get it to work for me, I downloaded XML Injector too!
My German translation: https://www.curseforge.com/sims4/translations/ballet-skill-by-janesimsten-german-translation-translated-by-simsyju
Zuerst vielen Dank für diesen Mod. Wäre es möglich diesen Mod zu erweitern, daß man ihn auch für Kleinunternehmen einsetzen kann. Man kann zwar auch dort Ballet üben; aber nicht unterrichten weder an der Balletstange noch an der Unterrichtstafel.
Just wanted to let you know that the Career package was giving me better exceptions alerts :)
This mod is great! Will it ever be updated to be compatible with the custom venue tasks? I made a dance studio but unfort students can't practice ballet and the teachers can't be assigned to mentor :(
i made something to add practice ballet as a custom venue task https://www.tumblr.com/quinno3o/811017825514864640/jane-simstens-ballet-mod-microfix-added-dance?source=share
Sorry Jane, I don't quite understand. If you don't want a ballet skirt, can you delete it? Does it mean deleting a certain file or can I cheat with MC to change it? I hope to customize ballet costumes~Thank you
Quick question, did you make it to where the ballet skill can be used in the custom venue activity menu for the new update
OH WOW! Super excited to try this out! One of the biggest things I've missed from Sims 3 was ballet!! Thank you SO much!
Thank you!!
amazing thank you :)
you deserve a oscar
love this mod, can't wait for the update
love this mod,unfortunately it doesnt work with the newest update.
seriously? i was about to update but this mod is a major part in one of my sims storylines. i came here to see if it was still compatiable
im lost, do you need the get to work expansion pack in order to follow your sim to the ballet career
It's not an active career... its a rabbit hole career. But you can create a club to give ballet class realism.
The mod needs to be updated. It's not functioning with the latest game version/update.
thx
Parece que está roto, no me aparece
for some reason when i start practicing the ballet combinations the daily task remains on "not started." does anyone know how to fix this or what's wrong?
is the mod broken? I'm planning to put this mod on my files:))
Help! I downloaded this wonderful mod and although it lets my sim start the ballet career, I don't get the option to have her practice so she can advance :-( what am I doing wrong?
i downloaded this mod but i cant open it and put into my mod folder
You need something to unzip the file use peazip and download it
could you possibly update it to add "do ballet" to custom venues as well?
hey does it completes with the mercuryfoam ballet barre mod?
I think mercuryfoam’s is actually been broken for a while now.
How do I get to watch my sim perform shows? I've seen many people online do shows like the ones on your photos but I don't know how to do that. Could you please inform me of how to?
hii first i love this and i i think it would be so cool if there was an option for kids to go to ballet like an after school activity if possible!!
i believe someone did make an after school activity mod for this skill! if i'm not wrong it may be ilkavelle
i have been trying to make an aspiration based off the ballet skill from your mod. i am failing and stuck on actually incorporating your mod, but thought i'd better ask permission just in case. ETA: Technically adult aspirations are functioning. Please let me know if this is against your rules. If anyone knows about Mod Constructor and Kids Aspirations, pls help ;-;
Is there a fix for the career bug? It wont let me play the household because my sim is in the ballet career.
Is this fixed with the new patch? i saw people before talking about how it didnt work, does it work now?
it works for me! i have had no issues
Like the previous comment, I'd also like Ballet to be a main activity in custom venues. I want to create a Ballet academy that my Sim can attend thanks to the new pack's options. I love this mod. I can't stop watching my Sims dance; it's enchanting.
Will you be/can you update this for the new custom venue so we can choose ballet as the main activity to watch?
Hello, does this mod conflict with mercury foam's ballet mod?
The last patch broke it for me T_T
still broken?
It would be great if you added some dance or music from The Nutcracker.
hiii! can u make a ballet studio lot type?
hiiii is it possible to update this or make it without the xml injector? the new patch broke everything!
xml injector is working btw
Thank you for all you do. Is it possible for this to be a small business activity as well?
Look under 'skill' in activities for businesses - I believe that both ballet and any of Jane's instruments should show there.
One of my all time favorite mods. I hope you can add a free standing ballet barre in the future, that would make it perfection for ballet academy lot builds.
Can you add come kind of celebrity system? If it’s possible
Excited to try this. Next generation of my Barbie Legacy is supposed to be gymnastics Barbie, but replacing her with one from my childhood, Ballerina Barbie. I miss Ballet from TS2.
Hi I am just wondering if your Mods are up to date so I can add them back into my game I miss them
The dancing bench made my sims loose half an arm. Is there anything I can do?
Great mod, I am really enjoying it. I have run into an error with the Career package in regards to the Careertimeoffreason: Bereavement leave
Calling to take a vaca day doesn’t work
Still doesn’t work
hi this is great and all but the items are not showing up in build mode no matter wha :(
I have a sim who's level 1 in the ballet career. She's practiced combinations on the floor dance spot multiple times (all the way through), and the practice ballet task for the career is still showing as not started. Is there a fix for this? Thank you!!
Thank you so much for your work! Do you think you could add an after-school activity for the ballet skill?
everything in the mod works great except the dance spot is not in build mode. I don't know if this is just a problem for my computer, but I can't seem to fix it.
I absolutely adore this mod! Having so much fun watching my Sims dance ballet! The only thing I think is weird is how the male dancers seem to do the same steps and specifically also go en pointe. To my knowledge, male ballet dancers don't do that :D
Is there a way for 2 sims to dance a variation together?
hi ! I love this mod i just wanted know ,will there be an update for the new pack hobby & buisness ?It would be awesome to have a dance studio
its already compatible you can have it as a business activity
the dancing spots only face one way :( not matter which way i flip them. this is an issue for me because im trying to get my sim to dance on stage but shes facing backwards and theres nothing i can do. please help.
I noticed this too. I adore this mod but they face the same way no matter what I do. They always dance facing sideways for me when they should be facing front on the stage. It bums me out that you can't flip it. Otherwise I'm having so much fun with this mod.
hi! I really love your mod but it doesn't work for me.I've downloaded xml injector too.What should i do
Hi, Im not sure if this is a bug but the Dance Ballet skill doesnt show up under club activities for me.
Same here. I really wanted my child Sim to set up a ballet club but “dance ballet” doesn’t show up under the activities!
hi! I've been having some issues with better exceptions flagging the career package for the bereavement time off, is there a fix for this?
Please add more dancing variations pretty please
Do you think you could ever add duets or male & females dances? Thank you so much for this mod! It's beautiful!
Hey there! I was wondering if it’s possible for you to make an activity for this mod for small businesses (sorry if i didnt say this right). I made a ballet school but its getting pretty annoying making every student dance.
Herzlichen Dank für diesen erstaunlichen Mod. Die Tanzanimationen anzuschauen bringen einem Freude. Sie sind sehr talentiert. Machen Sie weiter so und bringen Sie die Leute zum Schmunzeln. Alles Gute und liebe Grüße.
Hi! I adore this mod, thank you so much for making it! I know you recently updated it, but do you have plans to figure out why "dance ballet" isn't showing up as a club activity? Do you have plans to add "dance ballet" as a business activity? A lot of us really want to make ballet studios and would really appreciate it. Thank you so much!
Hi, it should be called "Dance Ballet" under skills :)
I’m having trouble with the club activity because it’s not showing up for me
Hi, it should be called "Dance Ballet" under skills :)
I really like this mod. Just wondering, are there any more dance numbers like Giselle planned? That would be absolutely awesome.
Hey! I've used the mod to take some pictures and upload them to the gallery, hope that's okay! My ID is Irenethings in case you want me to take it down or anything, thank you!
Hi! thank you for this mod but where do i place the music in my mods folder??
How do I mentor? It's not showing up for me
This mod is my fave! It’s perfect, thanks for keeping it updated! 🩷
Hey, I cant find the ballet club activity has this been removed ?
Are you gonna update it for the new pack? I just started using this mod, and i love it. Hopefully you do cuz seems like me and a lot of other wanna do a ballet studio<3
Hello!! Just wanted to let you know that since the new update for the newest pack, the mod brings up error 102 (outdated CC) every time you open the game. I love love love this mod and just wanted to let you know. Keep up the great work!!! <3
The ballet skill isn’t showing up for me
Are you planning to update this mod for business and hobbies? I would love to create a ballet school with it
I was having a hard time finding out how to make the sims perform the variations
The mod works really good but the option to have ballet be a club activity does not show up under the arts and music tab, is that due to the new update possibly?
hi, the mod is great but ballet isn't showing up as a club activity for some reason, everything else is working
love it😍😍 i hope you will continue to develop this mod. Maybe we'll have duets in the future!!
can someone tell me how to do the daily task when i started the career?
Can you make it so that we can get famous with this mod
Would you add so kids can do this also?
Kids can dance ballet with this mod.
Would you ever add more dances? This is an amazing mod!
How big does a room need to be for solo Ballet? Like, if someone is practicing at home?
Hi! I love your mod, I think is the best ballet mod now a days, but I have a suggestion, I don't know if it's possible but for a next update you maybe could try that the ballet dancer career give the sim fame (sorry for my bad english : ))
Hi there! I downloaded the mod along with the XML Injector and nothing is working in the game. Not sure how to get it to load in properly.
does anyone have any good recommendations to pair with this. im soooo obsessed with this mod and i need some more mods to help with my ballet lore like maybe an aspiration or something idkkkk
Do i need to download any expansion packs for this to work?
to everyone whos saying that the mods crashing, you have to redownload xml injector.
update pleaseee
Does this mod need to be updated 🤧
Does anyone know by any chance what is wrong with this mod? It's making my game crash after the latest update. I really loved it and now I can't use it anymore :( :(
use this to report problems https://www.tumblr.com/janesimsten
how u download the mod on ps4
i dont think u can download mods on ps4
Hi! I love this mod. I've heard that the last patch broke lots of mods, was this mod affected by it too? Haven't been able to play, but i'm in the process of updating everything
Hi! I have the injector and everything i need installed but my sims won't perform any of the moves? will there be a update?
Hi, what does it look like in your game? Do you see the options on your Sim? And do you have script mods enabled? Thank you!
Is this going to be updated anytime soon love?
I think it's compatible. I saw this on Scarlet's list.
Is there an aspiration that comes with this mod?
Hey, so ive downloaded the mod, put it into my mods folder and got the XML injector bus its still not working. Can someone help me?
Hey! I love this mod SO much. Even though my sims's ballet skill is all the way maxed out, Odile, Peasant and Giselle variations don't come up as an option. Also, when I click on her, performing the variations or practicing isn't an option, only at the barre or the dancing spot. This is one of my favorite mods, thank you so much for making it!!
hey i love this mod! is there an updated xml injector? my game is crashing
I'm so happy I found your work
Omg omg I've been waiting so long for a mod like this!! I've just seen it! Thanks so much for making im very excited for the odile variation, it's just such an epic variation I love it <3
hello i need help i installed all also the injector put it on mods folder , the bars and the dancing spots level the skill but the sims does not do any animation what im doing wrong?
Is this still compatible with the latest update? Thank you for all you do!
hello... are the clothes available in CAS? I can't find them unfortunately
I downloaded this and it does pop up when i open my sims but after that i cant find it anywhere, can someone explain how i can plat this? I havent used mods before
Hello, I've just translated this mod into the czech. I don't know, if I can share it by myself, or send it to you? You did AMAZING job!
Hey I love this mod so much thanks for making it! I have noticed that my sim cannot take vacation days when in the ballet career though. You can request a vacation day but then it still says my sim needs to go to work.
Thanks for this very nice mod. Could you make it so, that the sim starting practice at the floor marker or the wall thingy switches into the career outfit (if any) automatically?
is this mod suitable for version 1.107?
Love this mod! Thank you! I wish it were a live career but everything is beautiful. One request. Would it be possible to surround the ballet dance marker with a border that shows the range of the variation animations? My poor sims are dancing through the walls.
i love this so much!! i have been missing ballet in the sims 4
il existe une traduction française ?
"mamma" stay for "but" thanks
buongiorno, innanzitutto complimenti! ma ... dove trovo gli oggetti per iniziare? ho costruito un lotto dedicato a questa mod, ma non trovo i primi oggetti.
I don’t see the career for teens. It’s not listed as an after school activity. Also, is it possible you can make it a WFH option too. It would be nice for gameplay.
This mod is beyond amazing! Can we get a pilates one next?
Spanish translation on my Patreon page
Hi I downloaded it today and they didn't have Giselle variations even though my sims has reached lv 10
Можно, пожалуйста, перевод а русский))
This is amazing!
I am SO EXCITED!
Mi traducion en español en mi pagina de Patreon
So excited!
I LOVE YOU for this
Ohhhhh. So amazing! This is exactly what I wanted. I am practically in tears, I am so happy. My sims are only on level one animations, and your mod is already far, far better than anything EA did for ballet in Sims 3. EA animations always looked so awkward, even at the highest level. Your animations are lovely and graceful, even at the lowest skill level. All your hard work was well worth the effort! I give you the highest of high praise!!
Congrats for finishing it and thank you so much!!! :D Sadly I won't be using it immediately but it's gonna be my first choice when I need something for my folks \o/\o/ :D
Truly stunning as always. I really might design a opera house for this
Hello JS, thank you for your amzing mod! I have translated into Traditional Chinese and Simply Chinese for this mod. Here's my website: https://princewugua.notion.site/4-c13a1d255abd4958b5d76cee7e72e8ae?pvs=4
This is incredible! Thank you for all your hard work
thank you for this mod it’s beautifully executed! 😌 i’m excited to see how far it can go i would love to see duets & ballet recitals added.
Literally subscribed for this!!! Thank you so much :)
doe sit come with a ballet studio to place in the world?
You are so incredibly talented! This is amazing!
I prefer a independent mod that it being part of the regency mod
this mod looks fantastic! :) i could imagine it being part of the Regency Aspiration Accomplished Lady too :)
This is so good ! Thank you
AMAZING
I wish there were male variations too, and maybe a few duets.
This is a beautiful male variation: https://youtu.be/5jf0E6up0g4?si=yjG-wUEuLCgN7pd-
I've always wanted a sim to be a dancer but the games dancing skill wasn't enough. This is my dream mod. Thank you so much for making it.
have been waiting to see something like this, cant wait to test <3
So far I'm seeing this issue at level 3 of the afterschool career: Student mentors work MTWTF from 10pm until 2pm. The previous 2 levels were fine at 4pm to 8pm. The mod looks beautiful so far and I love it otherwise!
Shoot - thank you for the find! I'll get this fixed right away.
I am so excited to see this!
Is this compatible with the Mercuryfoam Ballet mod or should that be deleted?
It's compatible, I have both
Yeees I'm so happy it's finally done. Good Job!
I am so excited to have my teen be apart of a Ballet club♥ tysm for putting so much work into this!
In love!!! I am going to try it right now! I made the Spanish Translation https://www.patreon.com/posts/habilidad-de-x-101588176
Thank you so much 💜
