<P> There are eight comedy venues in Greenville featuring stand up comedy, sketch comedy, ventriloquists, as well as experimental and non-traditional comedy . </P> <P> The Carolina Ballet Theatre is a professional dance company which regularly presents programs at the Peace Center and elsewhere . CBT presents four performances annually as the resident professional dance company of the Peace Center with their largest as the holiday classic, "The Nutcracker, Once Upon A Time in Greenville ." This production is modelled after the major companies who have set their holiday class in their hometown . Centre Stage, Greenville Little Theater, South Carolina Children's Theater and the Warehouse Theatre are the major playhouses in the area . These theaters offer a variety of performances including well - known works, such as Death of a Salesman and Grease, and plays written by local playwrights . During the Spring and Summer, the local Shakespearean company performs Shakespeare in the Park at the Falls Park Amphitheater . </P> <P> Greenville is also home to a thriving social dance scene . Regular social dances include: </P> <P> The Greenville Lindy Hoppers meet weekly on Thursdays for beginner and intermediate Lindy Hop lessons, followed by a social dance . They also host The Greenville Lindy Exchange the last weekend of June every year, which draws hundreds of swing dancers from across the southeast to the Upstate . </P>

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