FOUNDED BY GEORGE BALANCHINE, SAB IS THE PREEMINENT BALLET SCHOOL IN THE US.

We train talented dancers from diverse backgrounds for professional careers in ballet while enriching the life of every student.

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Explore our world-renowned classical ballet training programs for 6 to 18 year olds and the myriad resources dedicated to the care and development of each student.

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From open ballet classes for young children to educational seminars for adults, SAB has something for everyone.

Since our founding in 1934

SAB has trained more dancers for careers in professional ballet than any other US school. Alumni comprise more than 95% of New York City Ballet and fill the ranks of companies across the US and around the world. SAB is the future of classical ballet.

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Happening Now at SAB

2025 Workshop Performances

These performances are the culmination of our school year - when the future stars of ballet take center stage.

2025 Alumni of Distinction Award

It is with great enthusiasm that we announce Debra Austin is the recipient of the 2025 SAB Alumni of Distinction Award.

National Visiting Fellows

Applications are now open for the 2025-26 National Visiting Fellows Program! Learn more and apply today.

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Annual Alumni Celebration

Every year, on the Friday evening of Workshop Weekend, alumni from across generations gather at the School to toast the accomplishments of our performing students, and to reconnect as a community. We hope that you will join us for this year’s Celebration on June 6!

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Gain access to exclusive programs designed to provide you with an inside look at the training of America’s finest ballet students. By becoming a Member of the School of American Ballet, you will ensure that the most talented ballet students in the nation have access to the highest level of training, needed scholarship support, state-of-the-art facilities, and unparalleled student services.

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BEHIND THE SCENES AT SAB

Wellness Wednesday – Pilates at SAB

For this month’s #WellnessWednesday, we’re shining a light on Pilates – the history of the method as well as its history as part of the curriculum at the School of American Ballet.

SAB’s 2025 Lecture Demonstrations Added More Elements to Inspire

Learn all about how we expanded the cast this year, added new interactive elements to the program, and partnered with Lincoln Center to help make our lecture demonstration series even more magical.

SAB Class Schedule – Strength and Conditioning

Watch as our team of strength and conditioning instructors explain how they tailor their classes to meet our students’ individual needs, teaching them how to maximize their potential and prevent injuries, while preparing them to take on any movement with more strength and efficiency.

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A tendu for your Tuesday. It`s hard to believe we just have a little over a month left of the 2024-2025 Winter Term!

📷: @rosalieoconnorphotography
#SchoolofAmericanBallet #SABWinterTerm #ballet #pointe #dance #SABStudioLife #pointeshoes

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A tendu for your Tuesday. It's hard to believe we just have a little over a month left of the 2024-2025 Winter Term! 📷: @rosalieoconnorphotography #SchoolofAmericanBallet #SABWinterTerm #ballet #pointe #dance #SABStudioLife #pointeshoes

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Rehearsals of Balanchine`s RAYMONDA VARIATIONS are well underway for our upcoming Workshop Performances. This ballet is a tour de force of technical prowess, ebullient effervescence, and classical elegance. With a gorgeous pas de deux and a series of short variations at the center of the work, RAYMONDA VARIATIONS is one of three plotless Balanchine ballets that utilize Alexander Glazounov`s score from the original full-length version of RAYMONDA (the other two are PAS DE DIX and CORTÈGE HONGROIS, which is also on the Workshop program this year.)

When asked about RAYMONDA VARIATIONS, Balanchine said, "To try to talk about these dances in any useful way outside the music is not possible; they do not have any literary content at all and of course have nothing to do with the story of the original ballet RAYMONDA. The music itself, its grand and generous manner, its joy and playfulness, was for me more than enough to carry the plot of the dances."

See the music come to life yourself by joining us at this year`s Workshop Performances on June 7 at 2 PM or 8 PM, or at our Benefit Performance on June 9 at 7:30 PM. Tickets on sale now:#LinkInBio

📷: @rosalieoconnorphotography, Choreography by George Balanchine ©️The George Balanchine Trust. #SABWorkshop2025 #SABWorkshop #ballet #SchoolofAmericanBallet #Balanchine #JeromeRobbins #LaineHabony #NYCB #WorkshopPerformance #SABPerformance #CenterStage #GlassPieces #Raymonda #CortègeHongrois #pointe #dance

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Rehearsals of Balanchine's RAYMONDA VARIATIONS are well underway for our upcoming Workshop Performances. This ballet is a tour de force of technical prowess, ebullient effervescence, and classical elegance. With a gorgeous pas de deux and a series of short variations at the center of the work, RAYMONDA VARIATIONS is one of three plotless Balanchine ballets that utilize Alexander Glazounov's score from the original full-length version of RAYMONDA (the other two are PAS DE DIX and CORTÈGE HONGROIS, which is also on the Workshop program this year.) When asked about RAYMONDA VARIATIONS, Balanchine said, "To try to talk about these dances in any useful way outside the music is not possible; they do not have any literary content at all and of course have nothing to do with the story of the original ballet RAYMONDA. The music itself, its grand and generous manner, its joy and playfulness, was for me more than enough to carry the plot of the dances." See the music come to life yourself by joining us at this year's Workshop Performances on June 7 at 2 PM or 8 PM, or at our Benefit Performance on June 9 at 7:30 PM. Tickets on sale now:#LinkInBio 📷: @rosalieoconnorphotography, Choreography by George Balanchine ©️The George Balanchine Trust. #SABWorkshop2025 #SABWorkshop #ballet #SchoolofAmericanBallet #Balanchine #JeromeRobbins #LaineHabony #NYCB #WorkshopPerformance #SABPerformance #CenterStage #GlassPieces #Raymonda #CortègeHongrois #pointe #dance

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Our annual Alumni Celebration Cocktail Party is just a month away! Open to all SAB Alumni over 21, this beloved event takes place on the eve of Workshop and brings together former students across generations. Join us as we toast the accomplishments of our performing students and reconnect as a community. We also look forward to celebrating our honoree, Debra Austin, as she is presented with the 2025 Alumni of Distinction Award.

We hope to see you there! #LinkInBio

#SABAlumni #SchoolofAmericanBallet #ballet #dance #balletschool #balletteacher #LincolnCenter #Balanchine #NYCB #pointe #pointeshoes #ballethistory #SABArchive #SABhistory

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Our annual Alumni Celebration Cocktail Party is just a month away! Open to all SAB Alumni over 21, this beloved event takes place on the eve of Workshop and brings together former students across generations. Join us as we toast the accomplishments of our performing students and reconnect as a community. We also look forward to celebrating our honoree, Debra Austin, as she is presented with the 2025 Alumni of Distinction Award. We hope to see you there! #LinkInBio #SABAlumni #SchoolofAmericanBallet #ballet #dance #balletschool #balletteacher #LincolnCenter #Balanchine #NYCB #pointe #pointeshoes #ballethistory #SABArchive #SABhistory

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In Boys Level I, students begin building on the ballet fundamentals they learned in our preparatory division and start establishing a foundation for more technical exercises. We applaud all our Boys I students who have worked so hard this year!

📷: @rosalieoconnorphotography

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In Boys Level I, students begin building on the ballet fundamentals they learned in our preparatory division and start establishing a foundation for more technical exercises. We applaud all our Boys I students who have worked so hard this year! 📷: @rosalieoconnorphotography

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SAB’s Workshop Performances are the pinnacle of our school year. This isn’t a recital, it’s a professional production highlighting our students’ technique and artistry through choreographic masterworks performed at Lincoln Center with a live orchestra. For 60 years, Workshop has served as the debut for dozens upon dozens of ballet stars - launching them into incredible careers on and off the stage. An event such as this doesn’t happen overnight. It takes months of rehearsal and years of dedicated training. It takes sweat, struggle, and a million moments in the studio that add up to unforgettable moments on stage.
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As our students and faculty prepare for this year’s Workshop, we invite you to join us at one of our performances - June 7 at 2 PM and 8 PM, or at our Benefit performance, June 9 at 7 PM.

Get your tickets now: #LinkInBio
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#SABWorkshop2025 #SABWorkshop #ballet #SchoolofAmericanBallet #Balanchine #JeromeRobbins #LaineHabony #NYCB #WorkshopPerformance #SABPerformance #CenterStage #GlassPieces #Raymonda #CortègeHongrois #pointe #dance @sukischorer @aesha_ash @jonathanstafford_nycb @lainehabony

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SAB’s Workshop Performances are the pinnacle of our school year. This isn’t a recital, it’s a professional production highlighting our students’ technique and artistry through choreographic masterworks performed at Lincoln Center with a live orchestra. For 60 years, Workshop has served as the debut for dozens upon dozens of ballet stars - launching them into incredible careers on and off the stage. An event such as this doesn’t happen overnight. It takes months of rehearsal and years of dedicated training. It takes sweat, struggle, and a million moments in the studio that add up to unforgettable moments on stage. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ As our students and faculty prepare for this year’s Workshop, we invite you to join us at one of our performances - June 7 at 2 PM and 8 PM, or at our Benefit performance, June 9 at 7 PM. Get your tickets now: #LinkInBio ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #SABWorkshop2025 #SABWorkshop #ballet #SchoolofAmericanBallet #Balanchine #JeromeRobbins #LaineHabony #NYCB #WorkshopPerformance #SABPerformance #CenterStage #GlassPieces #Raymonda #CortègeHongrois #pointe #dance @sukischorer @aesha_ash @jonathanstafford_nycb @lainehabony

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That`s a wrap on this year`s children`s auditions for SAB`s Winter Term! We want to thank everyone who joined us at an audition in the community or at our studios this past month.

📷: @rosalieoconnorphotography

#SchoolofAmericanBallet #Auditions #SABAuditions #BalletAuditions #ballet #balletschool #dance #SABWinterTerm

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That's a wrap on this year's children's auditions for SAB's Winter Term! We want to thank everyone who joined us at an audition in the community or at our studios this past month. 📷: @rosalieoconnorphotography #SchoolofAmericanBallet #Auditions #SABAuditions #BalletAuditions #ballet #balletschool #dance #SABWinterTerm

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Starting out the first Monday of May with a bright attitude!

📷: @rosalieoconnorphotography
#SchoolofAmericanBallet #SABWinterTerm #ballet #boysballet #dance #SABStudioLife

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Starting out the first Monday of May with a bright attitude! 📷: @rosalieoconnorphotography #SchoolofAmericanBallet #SABWinterTerm #ballet #boysballet #dance #SABStudioLife

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#FlashbackFriday - Workshop Edition - An excerpt from Balanchine`s CORTÈGE HONGROIS is on the program for this year`s Workshop Performances, and today we`re sharing a snapshot from the last time this ballet graced the stage at Workshop in 2013... Do you recognize this dancer from her SAB days?

Get your tickets for this year`s Workshop Performances and see the stars of tomorrow take the stage! #LinkInBio

Photo by Paul Kolnik, CORTÈGE HONGROIS, Choreography by George Balanchine ©️The George Balanchine Trust.

@indiana_woodward #SABWorkshop2025 #SABWorkshop #ballet #SchoolofAmericanBallet #Balanchine #JeromeRobbins #LaineHabony #NYCB #WorkshopPerformance #SABPerformance #CenterStage #GlassPieces #Raymonda #CortègeHongrois #pointe #dance

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#FlashbackFriday - Workshop Edition - An excerpt from Balanchine's CORTÈGE HONGROIS is on the program for this year's Workshop Performances, and today we're sharing a snapshot from the last time this ballet graced the stage at Workshop in 2013... Do you recognize this dancer from her SAB days? Get your tickets for this year's Workshop Performances and see the stars of tomorrow take the stage! #LinkInBio Photo by Paul Kolnik, CORTÈGE HONGROIS, Choreography by George Balanchine ©️The George Balanchine Trust. @indiana_woodward #SABWorkshop2025 #SABWorkshop #ballet #SchoolofAmericanBallet #Balanchine #JeromeRobbins #LaineHabony #NYCB #WorkshopPerformance #SABPerformance #CenterStage #GlassPieces #Raymonda #CortègeHongrois #pointe #dance