Getting Started
Pre-Primary through Level 3
Training Session #1: Pre-Primary through Level 3
The 2027 Schedule will be announced later this fall.
Tuition and Materials:
Tuition: $1750.00
Materials: $150 (plus shipping fee)
What to Expect
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Teacher Training
Teacher Training Intensives
Teacher Training Intensives
We at American Ballet Theatre believe that the key to raising the quality of ballet training nationwide is to provide teachers with the information needed to fully understand the best practices in pedagogy, child development, dance psychology, and anatomy. That is why ABT created the Teacher Training Intensives, in which ballet teachers receive a holistic education on the National Training Curriculum and the best practices in how to teach ballet.
The trainings are divided into three sessions: Session 1 is for NTC certification in Pre-Primary through Level 3, Session 2 is for NTC certification in Levels 4 and 5, and Session 3 is for NTC certification in Levels 6, 7, and Partnering. ABT offers a variety of national and international Teacher Training Intensives. See below for ABT’s opportunities for dance educators, within the US and internationally.
Continue Your Training
Levels 4 and Above
Training Session #2: Levels 4 and 5
The 2027 Schedule will be announced later this fall.
Tuition and Materials:
Tuition: $1600.00
Materials: $50 (plus shipping fee)
Training Session #3: Levels 6, 7 and Partnering
The 2027 Schedule will be announced later this fall.
Tuition and Materials:
Tuition: $1600.00
Materials: $25
In order to register for Levels 4 & 5, Levels 6, 7 and Partnering, Retaking or Auditing a session, please email curriculum@abt.org to apply for the training session. *Please note that all inquiries must be made via email only.
Attend a Weekend Workshop
Raising the Barre Weekend Workshops
To facilitate the best teacher education nationally and internationally, ABT created the teacher training intensives and Raising the Barre Workshops. In the Teacher training Sessions, ballet teachers receive a holistic education in ABT National Training Curriculum. The Raining the Barre Workshops are designed to “rise the bar” of ballet training for teachers and students, share best practices, nurture emerging artists, and revive historic gems.
Questions? Please feel free to email curriculum@abt.org.
Past Weekend Workshops include:
Raising the Barre | Art of Port de Bras
Raising the Barre | Mime, Men’s Work & Character
Raising the Barre | Coppélia
Raising the Barre | Bournonville
Raising the Barre | The Cuban Method
Raising the Barre | with COMPLEXIONS Contemporary Ballet
Raising the Barre | The Romantic Ballet
Raising the Barre | Frederick Ashton’s The Dream
Raising the Barre | Twyla Tharp
ABT Certified Teacher Classes
Please check back for more classes in Fall 2025.
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ABT Certified Teachers
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ABT Student Examinations