PRINCETON, NEW BRUNSWICK – Princeton Ballet School, the official school of American Repertory Ballet, announces its placement class schedule in order to determine fall classes.
Placement classes are conducted for entering students with prior dance training for first through fifth graders, and for sixth grade and up. This is not an audition, all are welcome at Princeton Ballet School, where they merely help the school find the most appropriate class for children.
Open enrollment for all other students and adults is underway as well. At Princeton Ballet School, age is only one factor in determining a student’s placement, which each student to be placed in an ability-appropriate class.
Placement Class Schedule:
Wednesday, June 8, 2016
1st-5th grade – 5:15 p.m., 6th grade and up – 7 p.m.
Thursday, June 23, 2016
1st-5th grade – 5:15 p.m., 6th grade and up – 7 p.m.
Wednesday, July 13, 2016
1st-5th grade – 5:15 p.m., 6th grade and up – 7 p.m.
Thursday, July 28, 2016
1st-5th grade – 5:15 p.m., 6th grade and up – 7 p.m.
Wednesday, August 17, 2016
1st-5th grade – 5:15 p.m., 6th grade and up – 7 p.m.
Wednesday, August 31, 2016
1st-5th grade – 5:15 p.m., 6th grade and up – 7 p.m.
Saturday, September 10, 2016
1st-5th grade – 2 p.m., 6th grade and up – 3:30 p.m.
All Placement Classes will be held at Princeton Ballet School, 301 N. Harrison St., Princeton, located in the Princeton shopping center above McCaffrey’s grocery store.
To sign up for a placement class or to discuss other options, please contact Lisa de Ravel, Dean of students, at 609-921-7758, ext.11 or by email at [email protected].
Founded in 1954 by Audrée Estey, Princeton Ballet School is one of the nation’s finest non-profit dance schools. Many things set Princeton Ballet School apart from the usual dance school, the most important being its philosophy, faculty, affiliation with a professional ballet company, dedication to live music in the classroom, and the facilities. Princeton Ballet School has more than 30 specialized faculty members. Many have attained graduate degrees in dance education and have won major teaching awards. All are committed to the philosophy of dance education and helping students achieve their best. Members of the outstanding faculty have performed professionally with companies including: American Ballet Theatre, Joffrey Ballet, New York City Ballet, and American Repertory Ballet. For more information about the faculty, please visit the faculty biography page.
Facilities
Princeton Ballet School has studios in Cranbury, New Brunswick, and Princeton. All studios are wheelchair accessible, and feature state-of-the-art dance floors that are shock absorbent and slip proof. The striking Princeton and Cranbury facilities were designed by the late Ralph Lerner, an internationally known architect and former Dean of the School of Architecture at Princeton University.
For more information about American Repertory Ballet and Princeton Ballet School please visit: www.americanrepertoryballet.org/
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