JKO SCHOOL

The Joffrey Concert Group has revealed the talented choreographers chosen for the prestigious Creative Movers Choreographic Initiative...

End of session performances for American Ballet Theatre's New York Sumer Intensive Program are scheduled for Saturday, July 29 at 12:00 P.M. and 2:30 P.M. at Frank Sinatra School of the Arts. ...

American Ballet Theatre Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School will take to the stage at NYU Skirball in New York City on Thursday, May 18 at 7:00 PM and Saturday, May 20 at 1:30 PM....

Stella Abrera, former Principal Dancer with American Ballet Theatre, has officially been named Artistic Director of the ABT Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School as announced by ABT Artistic Director Susan Jaffe....

American Ballet Theatre's Summer Intensive National Audition Tour will kick off on January 8, 2022, visiting a total of 21 cities through February 27, 2022. ...

Kevin McKenzie today announced his retirement as Artistic Director of American Ballet Theatre at the end of 2022, following three decades of leadership. He will oversee ABT’s creation of new works and performances throughout 2021 and 2022, ensuring ABT’s vitality and artistic integrity, while working with the Board of Governing Trustees to provide a seamless transition to the Company’s next Artistic Director. ...

American Ballet Theatre’s National Training Curriculum (NTC) has announced a new  subscription-based web portal enabling access to selected content from ABT’s Teacher Training  Intensives and its specialized Raising the Barre Weekend Workshops....

Youth America Grand Prix (YAGP) – the world's largest ballet scholarship organization – presents YAGP's Pas de Deux Virtual Competition. Over 12,000 aspiring dancers – ages 9 to 19 – danced at YAGP's 2020 regional auditions around the globe; 34 cities in 14 countries. ...

Join ABT Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School faculty member and former ABT Company dancer Sarah Hill for a children's dance class!...

American Ballet Theatre (ABT)'s Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School faculty member and former ABT Company dancer Sarah Smith hosted a virtual dance class with her kids!...

Beginning Monday, March 23, 2020, children and parents can tune into @ABTSchool on Instagram for daily classes in ballet movement taught by former ABT dancers, faculty from the ABT Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis (JKO) School and ABT teaching artists. All teachers are certified in the ABT National Training Curriculum. The classes will be available through Instagram TV (IGTV) and accessible for ABT JKO students, as well as the global community at large. Daily classes will engage ...

As 2020 approaches, a new appreciation of male virtuosity demands consideration. Possibilities for dancers have exploded over the last decade as extreme stretching and acrobatics have come into vogue, though not always for the best. While circus tricks and random moments now seem to rule the stage, not all 'innovation' has been destructive for men. Where once trying to play it straight was the norm, this generation of performers gives zero fux for anything other than staying true to their artist...

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Joo Won Ahn and Aran Bell have been promoted to the rank of Soloist with American Ballet Theatre.  The promotions, announced today by ABT Artistic Director Kevin McKenzie, become effective September 1, 2019....