Enrollment

Pre-Primary & Primary Levels

For students ages 3-7 (includes only 7 year olds who will turn 8 after December 1, 2018)

Pre-Primary and Primary levels at the ABT JKO School are open enrollment and no prior dance experience is required. Placement in each level is based solely on a child’s date of birth. Registration is on a first-come, first-served basis.

Children’s Division enrollment for the 2018-2019 school year has now closed. Please fill out the prospective student interest form below if you would like to be added to our email list to receive 2019-2020 enrollment information.

Children’s Division Open Enrollment Levels:

Note: Students who turn 8 by December 1, 2018 must attend an Open Audition for Level 1A+

Open Auditions

For students ages 7-12 (includes only 7 year olds who will turn 8 by December 1, 2018)

Auditions are required for students intending to enroll in Levels 1A, 1B, 2, or 3 of the ABT JKO School for the 2018-2019 school year. These levels are for students ages seven to twelve with previous ballet training. Upon acceptance, students will be placed into the appropriate level by the Artistic Faculty.

All interested students must participate in an open audition class. There are currently no further open auditions scheduled for the Children’s Division for the 2018-2019 school year. Please check back for updates regarding spring 2019 auditions.

Please note that seven-year-olds are only permitted to audition for Levels 1A through 3 if they will turn eight by December 1, 2018. If your child will not turn eight before December 1, 2018, they are invited to attend a trial class for the ABT JKO School’s Primary C level. See above for more information.

Faculty

Accompanists

Each class at the ABT Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School is accompanied by one of our accomplished musicians.

Michael Cherry, Principal ABT JKO School Pianist

Stephanie Chun, Michael Dolnikov, John Epperson, Misha Golubitsky, Marco Jimenez, James Kost, Sofiya Leavsie, Dmitry Polischuk, Tim Prepscius, Victor See Yuen, Lauren Shapiro, Mihoko Suzuki, Laura Tishchenko, Mira Tsidulko

ABTots

Share the magic of American Ballet Theatre!  Join us this year for a unique parent/child engagement program for 2-year-olds.

From the four little swans of Swan Lake to the swashbuckling pirates of Le Corsaire, the repertoire of American Ballet Theatre has inspired children and their families for generations.  This 10-class series is designed as a parent and child or caregiver and child engagement program.  Spark your child’s interest in ballet and prepare them for a future of ballet enjoyment and participation.

Join ABT dance educators to learn ballet fundamentals, explore musicality and foster your child’s creativity and imagination through the world’s most iconic ballets at ABT’s Studios at 890 Broadway!  Our ABTots program prepares students for entry into the ABT Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School Children’s Division, where the emphasis in Pre-Primary for 3’s is on rhythm, dynamic, and placement.

ABT Teaching Artists complement ABT’s movement experience with unique arts and story time activities that allow for ballet friendships to blossom. Join us today for this truly immersive experience.

Age: 2
Students must turn 2 years old by September 1, 2018

2018-2019 Class Schedules & Tuition:

Thursdays 9:15-10:15 AM

Tuition: $650 per session

Fall Session: September 27, 2018 – December 6, 2018 (Enrollment Closed)

Winter Session: January 17, 2019 – March 21, 2019

Spring Session: April 4, 2019 – June 6, 2019