Classes Enrolling Now!
Summer 2025
Summer Saturday Children’s Division Classes
July 12 – August 9
Ages 2 – 7
Leap into the weekend with PNB School’s five-week Summer Saturday series. Energizing classes introduce young dancers to ballet and music concepts and encourage imagination, creativity, and self-expression. 2025 Summer Saturday class offerings include Duet (ages 2-3), Tots (age 4), Creative Movement (ages 5-6), and Pre-Ballet (age 7).
Summer 2025
Eastside Summer Dance Workshops at the Francia Russell Center
July 7 – August 1, 2025
Ages 5 – 7
Summer Dance Workshops introduce students to ballet and its rich history through dance classes and unique craft projects. Each week is themed and every day includes an hour-long dance class, music class, story, snack time, and craft project with an informal mini-performance for adoring families at the end of the week. This year’s themes are George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker®, Beauty and the Beast, Fairy Tales, and Swan Lake.
Workshops meet Monday-Friday from 9am to 12pm.
Now Enrolling for Fall 2025!
PNB School’s Fall 2025 Classes begin September 8, 2025
For Current PNB School Students
Level I-VIII
Ages 8+
Enrollment is now open for returning PNB School students for Fall 2025 at the Phelps Center and Francia Russell Center. If your dancer is a current PNB School student, check the PNB School Portal for Fall 2025 registration information. Fall 2025 classes begin on September 8, 2025.
Please email us at PNBSchool@PNB.org if you have any questions.
Duet
Ages 2 and 3 with parent or caretaker
Duet classes introduce the concepts of spatial awareness and cooperation within a ballet classroom. Simple musical instruments along with fun and educational props are used to introduce rhythmical timing, taking turns, moving in different directions and physical skills like jumping and galloping. Duet classes incorporate both individual and partner work within the class structure. Duet classes are offered in 9-week sessions. Classes meet once a week for 45 minutes.
Click here to learn more about Duet classes.
Tots
Age 4
Students must be four years old by August 31, 2025 to join. Classes run from September 2025 to June 2026.
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Creative Movement
Ages 5-6
Creative Movement and Creative Dance for Boys classes meet once a week. Students must be five years old by August 31, 2025 to join. Classes run from September 2025 to June 2026.
Learn more about Creative Movement classes here.
Pre-Ballet
Age 7
Students must be seven years old by August 31, 2025 to join. Classes run from September 2025 to June 2026.
Click here to learn more about Pre-Ballet classes.
Open program & PNBConditioning
In addition to dance classes for children, Pacific Northwest Ballet School has classes for adults! PNB School’s Open Program classes in Seattle and Bellevue are open to the public (age 13 and older) and include beginning to advanced ballet technique classes. New this fall: join us for Pilates mat and reformer classes at The Francia Russell Center, and our new teen series for students ages 12-14. In addition to our Pilates classes, PNB offers private and semi-private Pilates classes taught by our PNBConditioning program instructors.
