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PGA Holiday Campaign Results!

Dear PNB School Family,

Thank you to everyone who contributed to the PGA in December — we had a fantastic turnout of donors from 15 different classes, and we nearly doubled the matching gift of $5,000! Some of the ways your generous gifts will be used include celebrating our young performers with bouquet sales at this spring’s Petite Finale and fostering community with PNB School spirit gear at our upcoming Summer Course. 

And now to announce the winners… We had a tie between two classes and each class will get an ice cream party and a free dress day. 

Congratulations to Level VII A in Seattle and Level V in Bellevue

The winning classes will receive more details about their prizes in the coming weeks.

Thank you again for your participation — your generosity will continue to enrich our PNB School community!

Paige Davis

PNB School Parent/Guardian Association President

PGA Holiday Campaign Results!2025-01-16T14:33:20-08:00

MLK Day School Closure Reminder!

Hello PNB School Families, 

There will be no PNB School classes on Monday, January 20th in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. 

We wish you all a safe and healthy holiday! 

Best,

PNB School Staff

MLK Day School Closure Reminder!2025-01-02T15:41:16-08:00

You’re Invited to The Sleeping Beauty Community Day!

Dear PNB Families, 

On behalf of the I.D.E.A. Committee, I am excited to announce The Sleeping Beauty Community Day on February 2, from 11-4pm.This all-ages event celebrates the world-premiere production of The Sleeping Beauty and Southeast Alaska Native and Seattle Urban Native art, dance, and culture, featuring live performances, an artists’ market, crafts for the kids, and a post-show panel discussion. 

The new production of The Sleeping Beauty is family-friendly! We invite you to attend the February 2nd, 1:00pm performance with this special community day. Remember to use your PNB School Discount for 20% off! 

Promo Code: PNBS25

A new full-length ballet is an exciting movement for our whole community, and that includes all of you! We hope you will join us for the Community Day and supporting the new production of The Sleeping Beauty. 

More information is available here: https://www.pnb.org/blog/the-sleeping-beauty-community-day/

Questions: idea@pnb.org

Warmly, 

Sarah Kolat

PNB School Parent

Institutional Giving Manager

I.D.E.A. Co-Lead

Performing Artists:

Git Hoan Dancers (Tsimshian performance group)

Red Eagle Soaring (Native youth storytelling and songs)

Sondra Segundo (Haida storytelling)

Artists’ Market Participants: 

Josiah Concho (Traditional/contemporary pottery and paintings)

Formline Evolved (Tlingit formline art and prints)

Sondra Segundo (Picture books celebrating Haida culture and language)

Tommy Segundo (CreNative Designz streetwear)

Panel Participants:

Moderator: Colleen Echohawk

Owen Oliver

Sondra Segundo

Tommy Segundo

Preston Singletary

Andrea Wilber-Sigo

Read about our Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, & Accessibility work on the PNB Blog

You’re Invited to The Sleeping Beauty Community Day!2025-01-13T17:47:55-08:00

Lost and Found Items!!

Hello PNB Families!

Has your students water bottle or winter coat been missing for weeks? Did you know that we have a lost and found at both school locations? Chances are it could be there!

Starting Monday January 13th to Monday January 27th we will have the lost and found items out at the front of the schools so that parents and students can come claim their lost items. After January 29th we will be donating any lost and found items that are left behind. Please come and claim your lost items!

Thank you!

PNB School Staff

Lost and Found Items!!2025-01-02T16:30:53-08:00

Please Keep Track of Your Sewing Needles!

Hello PNB Students,

This is a friendly reminder to please keep track of your sewing needles after you use them in the studio spaces on your pointe shoes! Several times we have had sewing needles either almost being stepped on or found in the studios.

All students should have a sewing kit that they can safely keep their sewing supplies in incase it is needed at anytime during or in between classes. Once you are done using your sewing needle, please make sure it makes it back into your sewing kit for everyone’s safety.

Thank you so much!

Mandy Dray

PNBS School Supervisor

Please Keep Track of Your Sewing Needles!2025-01-07T16:54:56-08:00

CANCELED: Lv VIII Technique 1/7/25

Hello Level VIII Students and Families,

This is just an update to let you know that due to the Garland Waltz rehearsal conflict this afternoon from 4:00-6:00, Level VIII Technique class will be canceled today.

All other classes will be held as normal!

Thank you! Please let us know if you have any questions.

PNB School Staff

CANCELED: Lv VIII Technique 1/7/252025-01-07T13:01:51-08:00

IMPORTANT: Schedule Change FRIDAY JANUARY 10TH

Hello Level VIII Families,

We wanted to notify you of a schedule time change for this Friday January 10th classes:

LV VIII Technique will be at 6:00-7:30pm in Studio C

LV VIII Variations will be at 7:30-8:30pm in Studio C

This schedule change is for this Friday only. Please reach out to the school if you have any questions!

Thank you!

PNB School Staff

IMPORTANT: Schedule Change FRIDAY JANUARY 10TH2025-01-06T11:57:55-08:00

New Voices Showing 1/15/2025!

Dear New Voices Friends and Family! (Level VII)

You are invited to attend a showing of dance work created by the incredible students of New Voices I. They have been working diligently on their choreography skills and are very excited to present to you their own original work in both solo and duet form. We hope you will join us! 

New Voices I Showing

Wednesday, January 15, 2025

6:30pm – 8:00pm

Studio C

PNB Phelps Center

Please feel free to reach out to me if you have any questions. 

Warmly,

Ms. Stone

New Voices I Instructor

estone@pnb.org

New Voices Showing 1/15/2025!2025-01-06T10:59:48-08:00

PGA Holiday Fundraising Campaign!

Happy New Year PNB! Each year, special memories are made at PNB School events like Petite Finale and Teen Night. The PGA is behind the organization of these events that have such a positive impact on the students and their families. We want to continue bringing these opportunities to our PNB School community in the new year and need your support. 

We hope you’ll take advantage of the $5,000 match and consider a donation to the PGA before midnight December 31st! The students in the class with the greatest number of donors will get an ice cream party and a day to wear dancewear of their choice. Join me in making a donation that will enrich our PNB School community!

DONATE  HERE

We look forward to seeing you at our events in 2025!

Paige Davis

PNB School Parent/Guardian Association President

PGA Holiday Fundraising Campaign!2024-12-20T15:59:30-08:00

PGA Holiday Fundraising Campaign!

Hello PNB family!

My name is Carly Buwalda, and my daughter Allison is a level VI student. As we were driving home from PNB the other day, she was reflecting on how PNB School was like her second home. She sees her classmates as lifelong friends, the teachers as supportive and caring mentors, and the whole school as partners on her amazing dance journey. One of her favorite things about being an upper level student is being a teacher assistant to a younger class on Saturdays. The opportunity to foster a love of dance for a younger generation of dancers has been enriching for her.

My involvement with the PNB Parent Guardian Association has given me a window into her world, and a way to give back to a community that has given our family so much.  This is such a special chapter in our lives, and we are grateful for her time here at PNB. Your generous support allows the PGA to continue to provide amazing programs that support our whole community.  

Think of us when you plan your year-end giving, and our students will reap the reward! We have a generous $5,000 match for donations made to the PGA until the end of December with an additional reward of a free dress day and ice cream party for the class that brings in the greatest number of donations.

DONATE HERE 

Thank you so much and I hope you have a wonderful holiday season! 

Carly Buwalda

PNB School Parent/Guardian Association Vice President

PGA Holiday Fundraising Campaign!2024-12-20T13:44:04-08:00
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