Ballet Tech

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.

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.

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.

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.

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!

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.

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