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UPDATED: 2025 School Performance Rehearsal & Warm-up Schedule

Hello PNB School Families,

Participation in dress rehearsal is MANDATORY IN ORDER TO PERFORM on Saturday, June 14th.

School Performance is quickly approaching! Below please find the UPDATED schedule information regarding your students dress rehearsals/ warm-up classes and performance check in times.

12:30pm Performance: Levels I, II, III, IV & Men’s Dance – dancers must check in at the McCaw Hall stage door at 11:30am.

6:00pm Performance: Levels V, VI, VII, VIII – dancers must check in at the McCaw Hall stage door at 5:00pm.

Click here for the UPDATED 2025 School Performance Rehearsal and Warm-up Schedule!

Thank you!

PNB School Staff

UPDATED: 2025 School Performance Rehearsal & Warm-up ScheduleMandy Dray2025-05-28T12:40:37-07:00

Level I School Performance Handbook 2025

Dear Level I Families,

The 2025 School Performance is just around the corner, and we hope you are just as excited as we are to see our PNB students in Level I on stage at McCaw Hall on Saturday, June 14 at 12:30pm!

We understand this milestone event will be a first for our level I students, so we have created a special School Performance Handbook for you. This handbook contains important final rehearsal and performance information, including rehearsal dates; drop-off and pick-up times for rehearsals and performance; ticket information; what to wear; what to bring to the theater; and where to pick up students after the performance.

Please be sure to review this handbook with your student and feel free to contact us with any questions you may have.

School Performance tickets are now on sale at the PNB Box office in front of the Phelps Center. Box office hours are Monday-Friday, 10:00am-6:00pm. You may also order tickets online.

We look forward to seeing your student onstage at the performance!

Level I School Performance Handbook 2025Mandy Dray2025-05-20T14:46:55-07:00

School Performance 2025 Volunteers Needed!!

Hello PNBS families,

The PNB School Parent/Guardian Association is looking for volunteers to help sell/distribute flower bouquets and merchandise before, during intermission and after each performance on Saturday, June 14th. If you are available to help, the PGA would greatly appreciate it!

Please use the sign-up genius link below to sign up!

PNBS School Performance Volunteer Sign-up

We hope to see you there!

School Performance 2025 Volunteers Needed!!Mandy Dray2025-05-14T12:37:24-07:00

Ticket Reminder!!! School Performance, School Celebration and NEXT STEP

Hello PNBS students and families!

This is a reminder to purchase your tickets!!

NEXT STEP 2025

Friday, June 13, 2025

7:30PM at McCaw Hall

PNB’s annual choreographic workshop, NEXT STEP, concludes in a performance at McCaw Hall on June 13! NEXT STEP provides opportunity, infrastructure, and support to grow tomorrow’s choreographic talent while providing a unique performance opportunity for PNB School’s Professional Division dancers. This year, Professional Division students will perform original work from company dancers Jonathan Batista, Amanda Morgan, Sam Portillo, Lily Wills, and the co-choreographer team of Kyle Davis/Sarah-Gabrielle Ryan. Join us to witness an exciting step in these emerging artists’ creative journeys!

Click here to purchase tickets to NEXT STEP.

44^th Annual School Performance

Saturday, June 14 at 12:30PM and 6:00PM at McCaw Hall

Celebrate our PNB School students this June at the 44th Annual School Performance! Dancers Level I and up will perform works by PNB School Faculty members; Professional Division students will perform a new work by PNB Company dancer Noah Martzall, and George Balanchine’s The Four Temperaments. Music for The Four Temperaments will be played by Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Juan Felipe Molano.

Saturday, June 14 at 12:30PM

Levels I-IV; DanceChance; Men’s Dance feat. Pre-Intermediate C, V C, and Advanced C students; Professional Division

Saturday, June 14 at 6:00PM

Levels V-VIII; Professional Division

Know a student in both shows? Get 50% off your tickets to the 6:00PM performance when you buy the 12:30 performance! No promo code needed!

Get your tickets to the 44th Annual School Performance today!

2025 School Celebration

Saturday, June 14 at 3:00PM at the Phelps Center

Join us after the 12:30 performance for the PNB School Celebration, honoring the successes of Pacific Northwest Ballet School students. The 2025 School Celebration will take place at 3:00PM on Saturday, June 14 at the Phelps Center. Graduating Level VIII, Advanced C, and Professional Division students and their families are invited to join. Graduating students receive free admission, additional tickets for family are available for purchase. Advanced reservations required.

Graduating students can RSVP at this link. Please RSVP by Monday, June 2.

Family and friends of graduating students can purchase tickets at this link.

Ticket Reminder!!! School Performance, School Celebration and NEXT STEPMandy Dray2025-05-15T14:03:50-07:00

New Voices Presentation: You’re Invited!!

Dear New Voices II and Adv C Families (Level VIII),

This is an invitation to a showing of work by New Voices II choreographers. The New Voices II students are very excited to share their amazing work with you! They have been hard at work creating group works and further testing their knowledge and skills in the craft of dance making. I’m sure you will be amazed to witness how their talents have grown! The students will also be presenting an excerpt from Alejandro Cerrudo’s Little Mortal Jump (taught and coached by PNB Company dancer Leah Terada) as well as a modern piece I created as an end of year work. This work includes the Advanced C students as well. Please join us!

What: New Voices II Choreography Showing

When: Wednesday June 4, 7:00-8:00pm

Where: Studio C

If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to me.

Warmly,

Ms. Stone

estone@pnb.org

New Voices Presentation: You’re Invited!!Mandy Dray2025-05-14T11:42:04-07:00

New Voices Presentation: You’re Invited!!

Dear New Voices I Families (Level VII),

This is an invitation to our second presentation of the year. The New Voices I students are very excited to share their amazing work with you! These young choreographers have been creating duets and trios since early January, further testing their knowledge and skills in the craft of dance making. I’m sure you will be amazed to witness how their talents have grown! Please join us!

What: New Voices I Choreography Showing

When: Wednesday June 4, 6:00-7:00pm

Where: Studio C

If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to me.

Warmly,

Ms. Stone

estone@pnb.org

New Voices Presentation: You’re Invited!!Mandy Dray2025-05-14T11:40:10-07:00

BELLEVUE: Petite Finale Schedule Reminder

Hello Bellevue Creative Movement and Pre-Ballet families,

This is a reminder of the schedule for the Bellevue Petite Finale performance schedule for tomorrow Saturday May 17th and Sunday May 18th. Please click the link below to access the schedule!

Bellevue Petite Finale Schedule 2025

1st REMINDER: If your student has class regularly scheduled on Saturday mornings at the Francia Russell Center, they are cancelled tomorrow morning due to Petite Finale Performance.

2nd Reminder: PNB School’s Parent Guardian Association will have flower bouquets available for purchase for the Petite Finale dancers on performance day. PNB and the PGA is thankful for your support!

BELLEVUE: Petite Finale Schedule ReminderMandy Dray2025-05-14T09:26:30-07:00

REMINDER!! T-Shirts For Purchase: Petite Finale and School Performance!

Hello PNBS families,

This is a reminder to not forgot to purchase a shirt!

We are excited to share that Petite Finale 2025 and 44th Annual School Performance T-shirts are available for purchase!

Visit our PNB School merchandise site to purchase t-shirts for Petite Finale and the 44th Annual School Performance.

While you’re there, you can also purchase general PNBS merchandise for you and your student!

Please utilize this link to order: CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE

The end of year show t-shirts will print in mid-May, early June, and late June. The site will close for orders on June 20th – place your order soon for an early delivery.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out!

Your PNB School Staff and PGA

REMINDER!! T-Shirts For Purchase: Petite Finale and School Performance!Mandy Dray2025-05-14T10:08:53-07:00

REMINDER: Teen Night! Tomorrow Thursday May 15th!

This is a reminder that Teen Night is tomorrow (Thursday)!

Greetings SEATTLE & BELLEVUE Level V-VIII and Adv. C Students!

You are invited to attend the annual TEEN NIGHT! This special event gives you the opportunity to be the very first audience to preview the pieces that will be presented at NEXT STEP!

Back in September, PNB Company dancers were selected and then asked to create a dance piece using the dancers from the Professional Division. These works will be presented at the NEXT STEP performance that will happen on June 13 at McCaw Hall. An important part of this development process is for the choreographers and dancers to share their process and journey in creating these works…with you!

You regular classes will be canceled Thursday May 15th and it is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED that you attend this unique and special event! The wonderful Parent/ Guardian Association will provide delicious snacks and drinks to get this party started! We are so grateful for their support!

We are excited to see you all there, share these dances with you, and engage in a talkback with the artists to share your ideas and questions about what you see and experience.

TEEN NIGHT!

Date: Thursday, May 15, 2025

Party starts: 5:00pm in the JDBR, Phelps Center

Where: Studio C, Phelps Center

Performance start: 6:30pm

Event ends: 8:30pm

Any questions or concerns, please feel free to reach out. estone@pnb.org

Warmly,

Ms. Stone and PNB School Staff

Eva Stone BFA, MA (she/her)

NEXT STEP Program Coordinator

Modern/New Voices Instructor

estone@pnb.org

REMINDER: Teen Night! Tomorrow Thursday May 15th!Mandy Dray2025-05-14T09:58:26-07:00

REMINDER! Bellevue Petite Finale Volunteers Needed!

Hello PNB Families,

This is a reminder that volunteers are needed!!

If you are available, we would love to have you join us as a volunteer for Petite Finale in Bellevue (this Saturday May 17th & Sunday May 18th). If your student is in level V and up, they are also welcome to volunteer and assist the PGA with Petite Finale.

Please use the sign-up genius link below to sign up!

PNBS Petite Finale Volunteer Sign-up (Bellevue Petite Finale!)

We hope to see you there!

Your PNBS PGA

REMINDER! Bellevue Petite Finale Volunteers Needed!Mandy Dray2025-05-14T11:28:15-07:00

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