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Ballet Tech provides its students with a rigorous academic curriculum and intensive dance instruction -- all under one roof!

10/07/2026

We are pleased to announce that in celebration of the Martha Graham Dance Company Centennial (), Ballet Tech will be licensing and staging one of Graham's classic works, “Panorama,” on our 7th and 8th graders for Kids Dance 2027.

In preparation for this work, Ballet Tech alumna and acclaimed dance artist Tamisha Guy () is teaching Graham technique to our students. They are learning the fundamentals, including contraction and release, floorwork, the spiral, and more. We are so grateful to Tamisha, and we look forward to seeing how the students progress over the course of their Graham training.

Photos by Helen Hill and Debbie Mausner.

10/06/2026

Let's give a warm welcome to some of Ballet Tech's new 4th graders! Here's one student from each borough showing off their favorite step they've learned in ballet class thus far.

10/05/2026

Ballet Tech is participating in the American Dance Guild’s 70th anniversary celebration! A group of 7th graders will perform “Calculated Mischief,” an excerpt from Dionne Figgins’ “Echoes of the Studio,” on Sunday, October 25th at The Ailey Citigroup Theater at 7pm. We're so excited to have our students perform alongside professional NYC artists! Get your tickets at our link in bio.

10/01/2026

We're excited to announce that we'll be holding an audition for Eliot Feld's "Charmed Lives," to be staged by former Feld Ballet dancer Joan Tsao for Kids Dance 2027.

The audition will be held on Saturday, October 24th, from 12 - 2:30pm, at 890 Broadway on the 8th Floor. Dancers must be alumni of Ballet Tech (either the school, or the professional company), and must be at least 18 years of age by January 1, 2027.

To register for the audition, click the link in our bio.

Photo of Joan Tsao, Lynn Aaron, & Darren Gibson in "Charmed Lives" by Lois Greenfield.

09/24/2026

Our school expansion construction continues onward! Here are some photos of the latest developments: progress on the new dance studio, new elementary classrooms, and an expanded cafeteria!

Photos 1 & 2: Studio under construction
Photos 3 & 4: Elementary classrooms
Photos 5 & 6: Cafeteria

Photos by Helen Hill.

09/18/2026

Our 6th grade pointe students tried on pointe shoes for the first time this week! Next week they'll learn how to sew on ribbons and elastics before they begin their training.

09/10/2026

Happy First Day of School! We are so glad to have students back in the building and to be kicking off the 2026-27 school year! Today our students received their dancewear and had orientation. Tomorrow, they dance!

09/04/2026

With summer coming to a close, we thought we'd share some photos of Ballet Tech staff enjoying their vacations! We love seeing their BT spirit on trips across the country and around the globe.

1st photo: Executive Director Maggie Christ whale watching off Provincetown, MA.
2nd photo: Development and Communications Assistant Helen Hill in Grand Teton National Park.
3rd photo: Finance Associate Alex Major at Griffin House in Palenville, NY.
4th photo: Executive Assistant Debbie Mausner in Valencia, Spain.
5th photo: Class Assistant & BTANY Teaching Artist Julienne Buenaventura in Rome, Italy.
6th photo: School Secretary Sherri Montgomery and Guidance Counselor Jennifer Kaufman at the beach.

09/01/2026

If you are still musing about the music from Dionne Figgins' Echoes of the Studio, then you're in luck! George Lykogiannis' composition is now available to listen on all streaming services.

The collaboration that went into the creation of this album is truly remarkable—from months of George composing while Dionne choregraphed alongside, down to the cover art drawn by an alumni parent, Julia Kopelson. We are incredibly grateful to everyone involved in bringing this piece to life.

You can listen to the album here: https://music.apple.com/us/album/echoes-of-the-studio/6796199916?ls=1&app=itunes

08/28/2026

Happy last of August! Today we are featuring "Charmed Lives," Eliot Feld's ballet which premiered in 1990 with dancers Lynn Aaron, Darren Gibson, and Joan Tsao. This piece received a rave review in the New York Times upon its premiere, where it was described as, "not a conventional pas de trois...the dancers are seen as individuals, not as partners...they are not interchangeable but are distinctly different performers."

We are excited to announce that “Charmed Lives" will be restaged for Kids Dance 2027 at The Joyce Theater in June! Joan Tsao, former Feld Ballets company member and one of the premier cast dancers, will be staging this work on Ballet Tech alumni. If you're an alum who is 18 years or older, please keep a look out for an invitation to audition.

Music: Maurice Ravel Introduction et Allegro
Costume design: Martin Pakledinaz
Lighting design: Allen Lee Hughes

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890 Broadway
New York, NY
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+12127777710

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http://www.ballettech.org/

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