Founded in 1974, Pacific Northwest Ballet School is recognized as one of the top three ballet training institutions in the United States. Under the direction of Peter Boal, the School offers a complete, professional curriculum to more than 1,000 students. The School’s Open Program attracts 600 teens and adults who wish to pursue recreational dance instruction in a supportive and encouraging setting.

So You Want to be a NEXT STEP Choreographer

PNB’s NEXT STEP initiative is designed to foster choreographic talent among PNB company dancers. A nine-month process which includes educational seminars, professional development tools, rehearsal time and space, and access to PNB’s production resources, NEXT STEP gives aspiring and rising choreographers […]

2019-03-05T12:00:38-08:00March 5th, 2019|Categories: Next Step 2019, Next Step Choreographers, PNB School, Q&A with Dancers, Choreographers & Staff|Tags: , , , , , , , |Comments Off on So You Want to be a NEXT STEP Choreographer
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Answering Nutcracker FAQs

Answering Nutcracker FAQs

WE’RE GLAD YOU ASKED! A random sampling of ballet FAQs

Aren’t all Nutcracker productions pretty much the same?

Not at all! There is probably no another ballet that has been performed so many times, in so many different ways. From […]

2022-11-02T11:45:31-07:00December 6th, 2018|Categories: Dancing at Home, Life at PNB, PNB School, PNB Wardrobe|Tags: , , , , |Comments Off on Answering Nutcracker FAQs
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Tips From a Professional Dancer for Thriving at Summer Course: Part III

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10 Strategies for thriving at summer course

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  1. Arrive Fit
  2. Be Prepared
  3. Set Goals
  4. Be Curious
  5. Stay Positive
  6. Fuel Your […]
    PeterClass 0093
    1. Arrive Fit
    2. Be Prepared
    3. Set Goals
    4. Be Curious
    5. Stay Positive
    6. Fuel Your […]
2018-05-01T19:16:10-07:00May 1st, 2018|Categories: Life at PNB, PNB School|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on Tips From a Professional Dancer for Thriving at Summer Course: Part III
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Tips From a Professional Dancer for Thriving at Summer Course: Part II

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Photo © Angela Sterling

10 Strategies for thriving at summer course

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  1. Arrive Fit
  2. Be Prepared
  3. Set Goals
  4. Be Curious
  5. Stay Positive
  6. Fuel Your Body
  7. Address […]
    SummerSHOOT0107
    1. Arrive Fit
    2. Be Prepared
    3. Set Goals
    4. Be Curious
    5. Stay Positive
    6. Fuel Your Body
    7. Address […]
2018-05-01T19:15:34-07:00May 1st, 2018|Categories: Life at PNB, PNB School|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on Tips From a Professional Dancer for Thriving at Summer Course: Part II
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Tips from a Professional Dancer for Thriving at Summer Course: Part I

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When you think about the professional dancers that you see in magazines and on social media, it might be hard to imagine them having fretted over decisions about which summer intensive would be the best fit […]

2018-05-01T19:14:26-07:00May 1st, 2018|Categories: Life at PNB, PNB School|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on Tips from a Professional Dancer for Thriving at Summer Course: Part I
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Former DanceChance student stages PNB’s latest premiere

We’re so lucky to welcome artists from all over the world to PNB’s studios to stage ballets. Each ballet requires a stager, the artist who teaches the steps, timing, and intention of a ballet on behalf of the choreographer.

For our upcoming mixed bill EMERGENCE, RAkU choreographer Yuri […]

2018-04-10T00:57:38-07:00April 10th, 2018|Categories: Choreographers, Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, & Accessibility (I.D.E.A.), PNB School|Tags: , , , , , , |Comments Off on Former DanceChance student stages PNB’s latest premiere
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Summer Course, and The Living is Easy

With summer course auditions just around the corner, we asked three students from 2017’s summer course to give advice on how to prepare yourself for the intensive training and how to get the most out of your summer course experience.

Below are excerpts from a conversation with Charlotte Sanford (age 13) […]

2017-08-11T20:40:10-07:00August 11th, 2017|Categories: Life at PNB, PNB School, Q&A with Dancers, Choreographers & Staff|Tags: , , , , |Comments Off on Summer Course, and The Living is Easy
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NEXT STEP Choreographers

Pacific Northwest Ballet’s NEXT STEP is a one-night-only performance for PNBS Professional Division students in an all-premiere line up created by PNB Company members. One of the most fun performances all season long, NEXT STEP is your chance to cheer the next generation of dancers and dance-makers.

Prior to 2011 the […]

2016-06-19T10:00:40-07:00June 19th, 2016|Categories: Next Step Choreographers, Performances, PNB School|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |Comments Off on NEXT STEP Choreographers
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Q&A: Matthew Renko on NEXT STEP

Matthew Renko. Photo by Linsday Thomas.
Matthew Renko. Photo by Linsday Thomas.

Matthew Renko is from Tampa, Florida. He studied at Columbia Conservatory of Dance, North Carolina School of the Arts with Warren Conover, Kee-Juan Han, and Melissa Hayden, and on […]

2016-05-25T12:00:30-07:00May 25th, 2016|Categories: Next Step Choreographers, PNB School, Q&A with Dancers, Choreographers & Staff|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |Comments Off on Q&A: Matthew Renko on NEXT STEP
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American Stories: Marjorie Thompson, Assistant Principal, PNB School

Marjorie Thompson.Mr.B. at SAB

My parents were proud to be Young Democrats for Kennedy, but I never took my own patriotism very seriously until I landed at the School of American Ballet as a young dancer. The passion Mr. Balanchine exuded for all things […]

2016-05-16T16:51:40-07:00May 16th, 2016|Categories: American Story, Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, & Accessibility (I.D.E.A.), PNB School|Tags: , , , , , , , , |Comments Off on American Stories: Marjorie Thompson, Assistant Principal, PNB School
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