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.

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 […]

2025-04-15T11:25:17-07:00May 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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American Stories: Angeli Mamon, Company dancer

For my family, America meant opportunity. It meant getting an education and having a better life. In the early 1990s, my mother came to the U.S. from Mexico at the age of 18. She originally came to visit her brothers (my […]

2016-05-15T22:32:02-07:00May 15th, 2016|Categories: American Story, Dancers, Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, & Accessibility (I.D.E.A.), PNB School|Tags: , , , , |Comments Off on American Stories: Angeli Mamon, Company dancer
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American Stories: Dammiel Cruz, Company dancer

Dammiel Cruz
Photo by Lindsay Thomas.

In the eyes of many, America is a symbol of freedom, opportunity, and a more stable way of living. For people like my mother America meant exactly that. At the age of 31 while pregnant […]

2016-05-15T18:52:22-07:00May 15th, 2016|Categories: American Story, Dancers, Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, & Accessibility (I.D.E.A.), PNB School|Tags: , , , , , |Comments Off on American Stories: Dammiel Cruz, Company dancer
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Q&A: Sarah Pasch on NEXT STEP

Sarah Pasch is from Dublin, California. She studied at San Ramon Valley Dance Academy, Houston Ballet’s Ben Stevenson Academy, and on scholarship at Pacific Northwest Ballet School. She attended summer courses at Houston Ballet’s Ben Stevenson Academy, Lines Ballet, the Kirov Academy, and Pacific Northwest Ballet School. Ms. Pasch joined Pacific Northwest Ballet as […]

2016-05-12T09:00:47-07:00May 12th, 2016|Categories: Dancers, Next Step Choreographers, PNB School, Q&A with Dancers, Choreographers & Staff|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |Comments Off on Q&A: Sarah Pasch on NEXT STEP
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PNB Dancer Kylee Kitchens to Retire at the End of the 2015-2016 Season

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SEATTLE, WA–Pacific Northwest Ballet Artistic Director Peter Boal and soloist Kylee Kitchens have announced that Ms. Kitchens will retire at the end of PNB’s 2015-2016 season. Ms. Kitchens has been with Pacific Northwest Ballet since her first Pacific […]

2023-08-22T09:37:48-07:00April 8th, 2016|Categories: Dancer Announcements, Life at PNB, PNB School|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on PNB Dancer Kylee Kitchens to Retire at the End of the 2015-2016 Season
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PNB Dancer Jessika Anspach to Retire at End of the 2015-2016 Season

Long-time corps de ballet dancer grew up through the PNB School. Final performances in Coppélia, AMERICAN STORIES, and Season Encore.

Jessika Anspach. Photo by Lindsay Thomas.

SEATTLE, WA — Pacific Northwest Ballet Artistic Director Peter Boal and corps de ballet […]

2023-04-04T10:33:58-07:00April 5th, 2016|Categories: Dancer Announcements, Dancers, PNB School|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on PNB Dancer Jessika Anspach to Retire at End of the 2015-2016 Season
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Where Are They Now? With Beila Ungar

It’s the last day of PNB School Summer Course!

This weekend, PNB School Summer Course students will head back to their home studios to incorporate what they’ve learned; a lucky few will return to PNB this fall as Professional Division students. To celebrate the end of […]

2015-08-07T12:01:28-07:00August 7th, 2015|Categories: Dancer Announcements, Life at PNB, PNB School|Tags: , |Comments Off on Where Are They Now? With Beila Ungar
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