Announcing New PNB Faculty Member Kurt Froman
PNB School welcomes Kurt Froman to lead the Men’s Division. The former NYCB dancer and Billy Elliot choreographer brings decades of experience to Seattle.
2024 Summer Course by the Numbers
PNB School’s 2024 Summer Course by the numbers: 1,050 classes, students from 35 states, five weeks of world-class ballet training in Seattle.
New Voices: An insight into PNB’s unique choreography program for young women
Learn about New Voices, PNB School’s choreography program empowering young women to create original works—the only program of its kind in the nation.
A Day in the Life of a Professional Division Student: Rehearsing Harold and the Purple Crayon
PNB will perform Harold and the Purple Crayon for the first time on March 23. The show will be performed entirely by PNB School students, including PNB School’s Professional Division (PD) students, who are advanced students elevating their training to the next level. The PD Program is designed to help students transition from student to professional dancer […]
A Day in the Life of a Professional Division Student: Rehearsing Swan Lake
Follow a PNB School Professional Division student through a full day of ballet training and Swan Lake rehearsals at Pacific Northwest Ballet.
Q&A with Dave Jensen, Summer Residence Director
Meet Dave Jensen, PNB School’s longtime Summer Residence Director, in this Q&A about student life, Seattle adventures, and 30+ years of summer courses.
Q and A Marjorie Thompson
PNB School faculty member Marjorie Thompson has had a legendary career – first working with George Balanchine at New York City Ballet, then teaching the Company and at School of American Ballet before becoming a faculty member at Pacific Northwest Ballet School, where she also developed the PNBConditioning program. This school year I am teaching […]
Audition Tips from PNB’s Apprentices
PNB apprentices share their best audition tips for summer intensive programs, from preparation and mindset to what ballet schools are looking for in dancers.