Please see the Performances section of our webpage for a list of upcoming ABT Studio Company performances.

Visit ABT Studio Company’s Instagram or the ABT Studio Company section of ABT’s YouTube Channel for more digital content.

ABT Studio Company is represented by Matthew Bledsoe of IMG Artists. If you are interested in presenting ABT Studio Company, please contact Matthew Bledsoe at mbledsoe@imgartists.com.

To make a donation to the ABT Studio Company or sponsor a Studio Company dancer, please contact majorgifts@abt.org. For more information about ABT’s Dancer Sponsorship Program, please visit our Major Gifts page.

In a typical season, there are 12 dancers in ABT Studio Company. For more information about the current dancers, please visit the Current Dancers section of our webpage.

It is not required that ABT Studio Company dancers go through the ABT JKO School. However, ABT JKO School dancers have first consideration for ABT Studio Company.

No. However, approximately 85% of ABT Studio Company dancers over the past several years have gone on to apprenticeships with the ABT main Company. Nearly 85% of the current dancers in ABT have come through ABT Studio Company.

ABT Studio Company dancers are each provided with a stipend and housing in Manhattan, plus per diem while on tour.

ABT Studio Company dancers are provided with shared housing in a fully furnished dormitory located in Manhattan, approximately 15 minutes away from the ABT studios by subway. Dancers are supported by a live-in Resident Assistant. The dormitory provides access to common study, meeting, and lounge areas; a gym; shared kitchens; laundry facilities; and 24/7 security.

To learn more about auditioning for ABT Studio Company, please visit the auditions section of our webpage.

Ideally, auditioning dancers are between the ages of 17-20.

Dancers taken into ABT Studio Company exhibit an advanced technical level in ballet and familiarity with other genres of dance.

Yes, international dancers are eligible for ABT Studio Company on M-1 student visas. ABT covers any costs associated with the visa process and assists with visa arrangements.

ABT Studio Company dancers have frequent opportunities to perform onstage. Specific performance engagements vary from year to year. Every season, ABT Studio Company has its own performances in New York City and participates in ABT’s The Nutcracker. Additional performances include domestic and international tours, extended residencies, and educational performances for schools and community groups in New York and in tour cities.

ABT Studio Company dancers perform The Nutcracker with the main Company, and are able to perform as supernumeraries during the Company’s season at the Metropolitan Opera House. ABT Studio Company has also performed at the Company’s galas.

Dancers are typically in ABT Studio Company for 1-3 seasons. Every dancer’s path is different.

Other than their regular technique classes, pas de deux, variations/pointe classes, and rehearsals, dancers in ABT Studio Company take classes in character, strength and conditioning, Pilates, acting, music, contemporary, choreography composition, and more.

ABT Studio Company members have access to in-house physical therapy services and weekly one-on-one Pilates sessions. Dancers have access to a licensed clinical social worker who specializes in working with dancers and access to a nutritionist. ABT Studio Company dancers also participate in a series of wellness workshops throughout the season. Topics explored include nutrition, injury prevention, stress management, mindfulness, and more.

While full-time training and rehearsal hours and the touring schedule do not permit ABT Studio Company dancers to attend traditional academic schools, many ABT Studio Company dancers pursue high school or college educations online or at local evening classes. English-as-a-second-language tutoring is also provided for dancers on an as-needed basis.