Experience SAB
One-Day and One-Week Workshops
For the first time ever, the School of American Ballet is opening its doors for immersive training workshops. We invite you to experience our world-class training firsthand through new one-day sessions held throughout the year for dancers aged 12–18, or a transformative one-week summer intensive designed specifically for dancers aged 18–23. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to take class with SAB’s faculty and guest teachers from New York City Ballet at our state-of-the-art studios at Lincoln Center.
One-Week Experience
SAB’s One-Week Experience provides training for advanced and professional-level dancers aged 18–23. Tailored for those currently in second companies, studio companies, trainee, or college-level dance programs, this immersive week allows dancers to challenge themselves within SAB’s prestigious environment.
2025-2026 Dates
SAB One-Week Experience will be offered over two one-week sessions in August 2026.
- August 3 – August 7, 2026
- August 10 – August 14, 2026
Admissions and Eligibility
Enrollment in the SAB One-Week Experience requires an application. Applicants will submit photos in tendu à la seconde and first arabesque as a part of their application for evaluation. There is no fee to apply.
Results will be sent on a rolling basis beginning the week of Feb 23. After this date, results will typically be sent 2-3 weeks after the application is received.
Students must be no younger than 18 and no older than 23 on the day of the program. Participants should be training at the advanced/professional level and currently participating in programs such as a second company, trainee, or college program. Pointe work is required for all students participating in the girls’ classes.
General Information
- Each day will run approximately from 10:30 AM to 3:15 PM.
- A placement class will be held on the first day of the program.
- All students will participate in a daily ballet class. Female-identifying students will take Variations or Pointe class and male-identifying students will take Variations or an additional class focused on center work. All students will participate in a third class varying from Pilates, Strength and Conditioning, to Contemporary.
- Ballet technique will be taken in ballet slippers. Variations and Pointe classes will be taken in pointe shoes for students participating in womens classes.
- Classes will be mixed gender, except for Variations classes where male and female-identifying students will learn a separate variation.
- Dress Code: Dancers are expected to maintain a clean, professional appearance in the studio. Tights may be worn either over or under the leotard, and while skirts and leg warmers are permitted, they must not obstruct the body’s lines. All attire should allow faculty to clearly observe and correct a dancer’s alignment and placement.
- Students are responsible for making their own short-term housing arrangements.
For additional questions, please contact sabopen@sab.org
Tuition
| One-Week Session | $1,000 |
Financial assistance is not available for SAB Open programs.
One-Day Experience
Created for dancers ages 12-18, our One-Day program offers a day of classes that samples the varied curriculum of our year-round training program. Each workshop includes a morning technique class, an afternoon variations class, a contemporary class, plus Pilates or strength and conditioning in SAB’s brand new Artistic Health and Wellness Student Center.
2025-2026 Dates
SAB Open’s One-Day Experience will take place on the following Sundays during the 2025-26 School Year:
- November 9, 2025* Date Full
- February 22, 2026* Date Full
- May 3, 2026* Date Full
- June 14, 2026
Each session runs from approximately 9:30 AM to 4:30 PM.
The schedule for the day will include a morning technique class along with classes in variations, contemporary, Pilates or strength and conditioning. All students will eat lunch at our on-site cafeteria. Students can purchase food or bring their own bagged lunch.
*Please join our waiting list here.
Admissions and Eligibility
Enrollment in the SAB One-Day Experience is first-come, first-served. There are no auditions for this program.
Students must be no younger than 12 and no older than 18 on the day of the session in which they enroll. Participants should be training at the intermediate level. Pointe work is not necessary and due to anticipated varied skill levels, students will not wear pointe shoes for any classes.
International students are eligible to attend. Please reach out to sabopen@sab.org before proceeding with registration if you do not have a credit card associated with a US bank.
General Information
- Students should be training at the intermediate level or above in order to receive the maximum benefit from the program classes.
- Students will be divided into sections by age. There will be no placement class.
- Ballet technique and variations class will be taken in ballet slippers. Students will not wear pointe shoes for any classes.
- Classes will be mixed gender, except for Variations classes where male and female-identifying students will learn a separate variation.
- Students who register before November 1 for all four sessions will receive a 15% discount.
- Dress Code for female-identifying students: Technique & Variations: A solid color leotard (no patterns) and pink or flesh-toned tights and ballet slippers. Contemporary: A solid color leotard (no patterns), flesh tone, pink, or black tights worn over or under the leotard; solid color socks. All tights must be ankle-length, and cannot be cropped, ripped, etc. Warm-up clothing, including legwarmers, is not permitted. Pilates/Strength & Conditioning: workout attire is permitted.
- Dress Code for male-identifying students: Technique & Variations: A white t-shirt (no patterns or graphics), black tights, white socks and black or white ballet slippers. Contemporary: A solid t-shirt (any color, with no patterns or graphics), ankle-length tights in any color (no patterns), and solid color socks; warm-up clothing is not permitted. Pilates/Strength & Conditioning: workout attire is permitted.
- Participation in SAB Open’s One-Day Experience does not provide special consideration for admission into any of SAB’s audition based programs. Students interested in our summer programs and/or Winter Term must attend the appropriate audition.
For additional questions, please contact sabopen@sab.org
Tuition
| One-Day Session | $250 |
Financial assistance is not available for SAB Open programs.
Curriculum
The SAB One-Day and One-Week Experiences offer a sampling of classes from SAB’s year-round training program.
Ballet Technique
The day will begin with a ballet technique class with barre and center work that emphasizes the hallmarks of the Balanchine aesthetic: precision, musicality, control and speed.
Variations
The studio becomes a stage in Variations class as students learn excerpts from classical and contemporary ballets, in separate classes for men and women. They are taught by faculty members who draw upon their extensive performance experience to present students with the keys for transforming technique into art.
Pilates, Strength & Conditioning
Pilates and strength and conditioning have long been a part of SAB’s wellness programming. Students will be among the first to step foot in the School’s brand-new Artistic Health and Wellness Student Center for either a Pilates mat class with a certified instructor or an introductory strength and conditioning class taught by a trained wellness coach. Both of these classes will be geared specifically to the needs of dancers. Specific class offerings will rotate session to session.
Contemporary
Since 2023, Contemporary has been a vital component of the SAB curriculum, encouraging dancers to expand their physical range and artistic depth. The contemporary classes offered mirror the rigorous training provided in our year-round pre-professional division.
Faculty
Members of SAB’s faculty and guest teachers from New York City Ballet will comprise the faculty of the SAB One-Day and One-Week Experience. View our complete SAB faculty listing.
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