The 1982 and 1985 Survey of Public Participation in the Arts (SPPA) produced a national audience profile for classical ballet and explored factors that predispose participation in this art form. This monograph analyzed data from these surveys in terms of: (1) audience size and composition for live ballet performances; (2) television's role in exposing the public to ballet; (3) childhood socialization experiences that tend to encourage adult participation; (4) music preferences as they relate to ballet; and (5) ballet audience growth potential and factors that inhibit it. Findings indicated that 20 percent of the adult population participate in ballet by attending live performances, watching it on television, or dancing in a public performance. People most likely to attend ballet performances are: (1) women; (2) between 25 and 44 years old; (3) living in single-person households; (4) college educated; (5) living in households annually earning more than $25,000; (6) living in or near an urban area; and (7) in professional occupations or full-time students. Recommendations focus on the importance of childhood arts education, strategies dance companies might use to promote performances, and the need for ballet to be produced on television. Numerous data tables and the SPPA questionnaire are included. (JHP)