The article deals with the issue of violence (bullying) in ballet education. This is the first time the problem has been raised in psychological and pedagogical science. Manifestations, psychological reasons, features of bullying in ballet education are considered based on the research of 187 graduates of choreographic schools of Russia of various years. The influence of the existing principles of ballet education on the formation of personal and psychological characteristics of dancers is also revealed in the article. Taking into consideration that the profession of a ballet dancer belongs to the category of stressful, it requires some special methods of psychological support.