Ballet Tech

06/04/2026

Ballet Tech was featured in print today in the New York Times! Thank you to Brian Seibert for highlighting Ballet Tech and the incredible work happening with our students, faculty, and alumni. Read the full piece at our link in bio, and grab your tickets for Kids Dance at The Joyce Theater - opening tonight!

06/03/2026

Kids Dance opens at The Joyce Theater tomorrow night! Shows run from June 4 - 7.

On the program are two Eliot Feld ballets, "Joggers" and "A Stair Dance," as well as the premiere of Dionne Figgins full-length ballet "Echoes of the Studio." The program also includes a solo performance by BT alumnus and Juilliard graduate Jaiden Galan-Roman. Kids Dance has something for everyone, so you and your family won't want to miss it!

Tickets can be purchased here: https://www.joyce.org/performances/ballet-tech-kids-dance-lv4g

Photo by Joe Rayome.
Design by Linda Zacks.

06/02/2026

BT Alumna Megan Eng tells us about her experience restaging Eliot Feld's "Joggers" for this year's Kids Dance.

Don't miss out - make sure to get your tickets for Ballet Dance Kids Dance at The Joyce Theater, June 4 - 7!

05/22/2026

With Kids Dance 2026 less than two weeks away, we'd like to spotlight the second section of Dionne Figgins' new ballet, "Echoes of the Studio," titled "Calculated Mischief." Choreographed on our 6th graders in the style of jazz, this section highlights the mischief and mayhem that teachers sometimes face in the classroom.

Sixth graders Quinn and Orlan discuss the process of learning this work, and getting into character.

Check out the link in our bio to grab your tickets to Ballet Tech Kids Dance, June 4 - 7 at The Joyce Theater!

05/21/2026

Happy AAPI Month! Last Friday, BT alumna Kathy Xia () taught a Chinese Folk Dance workshop to our 6th and 7th graders. Our students learned a phrase from a piece she choreographed and performed earlier this month, titled Jù Lǚ Chéng Chóu. This work explored themes of connection, community, and the beauty of Chinese cultural traditions. We are grateful our students had the opportunity to learn and celebrate the rich tradition of Chinese folk dance, exploring musicality, movement quality, and different fan techniques.

05/20/2026

Many thanks to Professor Katie Glasner for working alongside ELA teacher Jared Van Zweeden to teach our middle school students about Cinematic Dance. Students discussed dances they see in films as well as online, and how those differ from live dance performances. These workshops wrapped up a year of our students practicing dance writing and learning how to think critically about dance.

We would like to congratulate Katie on her retirement after 30 years as an educator at Barnard College!

05/19/2026

BT Alumni and Feld Repetiteurs Megan Eng, Zuzu Park-Stettner, and Asia Yiu took us through their day of staging and rehearsing Eliot Feld's "A Stair Dance."

To see "A Stair Dance" performed live, make sure to get your tickets for Ballet Dance Kids Dance at The Joyce Theater, June 4 - 7!

05/16/2026

Today is your last chance to see Ballet Tech students perform "About Sprouts" at Battery Park! Find us at The Bosque Foundation for performances at 2pm and 3pm.

Photos by Joe Rayome.

05/15/2026

Today's the day! Come watch our 4th and 5th graders perform David Parsons' "About Sprouts" at 2pm & 3pm at Battery Park's Bosque Fountain. Performances are free and open to the public. And if you can't make it today, we'll be back tomorrow, same time, same place!

Photo by Joe Rayome

05/13/2026