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REMINDER: 2025-26 Student Rental Requests

Good Afternoon PNBS Families!

As auditions near, we want to remind our families that you can rent a studio from either location to record a video or take pictures for an upcoming audition. With the breaks fast approaching, space for rentals will start to become limited at both locations. During winter break this year, we will able to accommodate rental requests on the days the buildings are open. Please find these specific dates below:

Winter Break Dates for Rental Requests:

Please do not wait until the last minute to rent a studio as space cannot be guaranteed.

Attached in this post is our Updated Student Rental Request Form for the 2025-2026 year. This form will need to be filled out in advance and emailed to the school for approval. We cannot accommodate walk in requests. Students are allowed one parent to come in for the rental. Please provide two dates on the form with the times available for your student to come in. 

If you need a faculty member for your rental, please note this on the email when you send in the request. Not all rentals can guarantee a faculty member to be present. If you need a faculty member, this will be a $100 per hour charge not included in the base rental price. If you are renting with others, all students must fill out the rental form first and email the school for approval. Only 1 student will have to pay for the rental. There is a max of 2 students per rental. Rentals start at $45 an hour with a 90-minute max per session. Photographs start at $25 for 30 minutes.

Click here for the rental form: Student Rental Request Form 2025-26

Please email the school if you have any questions.

Thanks!

PNB Staff

REMINDER: 2025-26 Student Rental Requests2026-01-13T13:30:15-08:00

Level IV Conference Typo!

Afternoon Level IV Families!

There was a typo on the earlier post about Level IV Conferences! The 2nd day of conferences for FRC Level IVB will take place on Thursday December 18th not the 17th. This means that classes for FRC IV on 12/18 will still take place and this will not affect any PC IV classes. All Level IV classes for the scheduled conference dates on 12/15 & 12/17 are canceled. Below you will find the changes highlighted:

Bellevue Level IV conferences will take place on Monday December 15th from 4:00pm-7:00pm and a 2nd group for IVB on Thursday December 18th from 4:00pm-4:45pm

Classes on December 18th will not be cancelled. Students signing up for this conference day are expected to still attend their class but are permitted to arrive late if their conference time conflicts with class time.

Pacific Northwest Ballet School

Pnbschool@pnb.org

206-441-2435|Seattle

425.451.1241|Bellevue

Level IV Conference Typo!2025-12-03T14:25:17-08:00

PC & FRC Level IV Fall Conference Sign-Up!

Afternoon Seattle & Bellevue Level IV Families,

We are delighted to have you back this fall! Individual student/parent conferencing for our Level IV students are coming up this month.

This year we are introducing a new conference format! Conferences will replace Level IV classes on your students respective conference date, and will take place over Zoom in 15 minute time blocks. This means that the day your students conferences are scheduled, their regular classes will be cancelled that day.

Seattle Level IV conferences will take place on Wednesday December 17th from 4:00pm-6:45pm

Bellevue Level IV conferences will take place on Monday December 15th from 4:00pm-7:00pm and a 2nd group for IVB on Thursday December 17th from 4:00pm-4:45pm

Classes on December 17th will not be cancelled. Students signing up for this conference day are expected to still attend their class but are permitted to arrive late if their conference time conflicts with class time.

As always, the student conferences will include discussions about your progress and mastering technique and artistry. Prior to conferences, your teachers work collectively to communicate their individual observations and corrections for each student. Conferences provide a platform to discuss not only what you are working on in class in the way of technique, but also your plans for the future and how we can help guide you successfully into the next chapter in your life. Parents and students please come prepared with questions and let us know how we can help make this a successful year for you.   

Below click on the location your student attends and you will find the sign-up sheet for conferences:

BELLEVUE Conference Sign-Up Sheet

SEATTLE Conference Sign-up Sheet

A second reminder will go out the week of your student’s conference that will include the Zoom links and Faculty attending the conference.

We look forward to seeing you at your conference. If you have any questions, please feel free to call or email. 

Pacific Northwest Ballet School

Pnbschool@pnb.org

206-441-2435|Seattle

425.451.1241|Bellevue

PC & FRC Level IV Fall Conference Sign-Up!2025-12-03T11:36:22-08:00

Company Class Observation Opportunity!

Hello Upper Level Students and Families,

We are thrilled to announce that our PNB Company Mentors have arranged for students to observe onstage company class at McCaw Hall on Sunday, December 7th before the 12:30 matinee show!

Arrival: no later than 10am outside of the McCaw Hall stage door

Pickup: No later than 12 noon outside of the McCaw Hall stage door

Please do not be late!

Students will meet outside the McCaw Hall stage door at 10am on Sunday 12/7 and be escorted into the theater by mentors. The event will take place from 10:15-11:45ish including class and a short Q&A afterwards, the mentors will escort the students out of the theater once class is finished and remain with them until they leave/are picked up. Students must be picked up before 12pm so the Company mentors can make their performance call time. PNB School staff will not be present, the Company Mentors will be supervising the students. Students can wear street clothes.

Please RSVP by 10am on Saturday the 6th to give the mentors adequate time to plan, here is the sign-up sheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1GfjMN8dj3d6XFToVPm4ib3HcUoIunD_dZ8tckuUWERU/edit?gid=0#gid=0

Unfortunately there will not be any other dates/times available for company class observation during this Nutcracker run.

Best,

PNB School

Company Class Observation Opportunity!2025-12-03T08:47:57-08:00

Reminder: Level VIII Wellness this Saturday!

This is a reminder that there is Mental Wellness Seminar for Level VIII with our consulting therapist Josh Spell scheduled this Saturday, December 6th from 10:00-11:00am in the JDBR. These seminars are mandatory, and are part of PNB’s commitment to promoting healthy emotional development for our students! Roll will be taken at each meeting for attendance. If you are unable to attend for any reason please contact us through the school inbox at pnbschool@pnb.org.

Students who serve as class assistants will be excused from assisting to attend their seminars when the times conflict.

We are planning to make some adjustments to the Wellness & Mentorship schedule for next semester, keep an eye out for a portal post with an updated schedule in the coming weeks!

Best,

PNB School

Reminder: Level VIII Wellness this Saturday!2025-12-01T16:59:51-08:00

REMINDER: Applications for PNB Student Exchange Opportunities due today 12/1!

Hello PNBS Level VIIIs & Advanced C families,

Each year PNB School selects upper level students to participate in established exchanges at two elite ballet schools:Canada’s National Ballet School and Royal Danish Ballet School . 

Students chosen for the National Ballet School in Toronto, Ontario participate in the school’s four-week summer program. Established in 1959, NBS is one of the world’s foremost training institutions providing dance training, academic instruction, and residential care on one campus. The summer exchange program was started in 1998 by Francia Russell and NBS artistic director Mavis Staines

Students chosen for the Flemming Halby Dance Student Exchange program between PNB School and the Royal Danish Ballet School, will travel to Copenhagen for the Royal Danish Ballet School’s two-week Apprentice Program. The exchange, made possible by Support from Scan|design Foundation by Inger and Jens Bruun and the Northwest Danish Association, was initiated in 2007 to honor Flemming Halby, longtime PNBS faculty member and former Royal Danish Ballet dancer.

Students will receive decision notifications on January 5th.

CLICK HERE FOR THE APPLICATION FORM: 2026 Summer Exchange Application

APPLICATIONS ARE DUE TO THE SCHOOL OFFICE BY DECEMBER 1st.

CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT OUR SUMMER EXCHANGE SCHOOLS: 2026 Summer Exchange Information

REMINDER: Applications for PNB Student Exchange Opportunities due today 12/1!2025-12-01T17:02:46-08:00

SEATTLE Level V Fall Conference Reminder & Zoom Links

Hello Seattle Level V families,

Your student conferences are tomorrow, Tuesday December 2nd.

A reminder that only SEATTLE Level V classes are cancelled tomorrow!

Please note that there are simultaneous conference sessions occurring and make sure you are using the correct link!

Below you will find the updated sign-up sheet with conference zoom links and faculty attending:

SEATTLE Conference Schedule & ZOOM Links

We look forward to seeing you at your conference. If you have any questions, please feel free to call or email. 

*BELLEVUE V Conference links will be sent out next week!*

Pacific Northwest Ballet School

Pnbschool@pnb.org

206-441-2435|Seattle

425.451.1241|Bellevue

SEATTLE Level V Fall Conference Reminder & Zoom Links2025-12-01T16:44:09-08:00

UPDATED sign up for Josh Spell one-on-ones

Hello!

We now have an easy to use Calendly sign up that students/families can use to book a time to speak with Josh during his in-person office hours today from 4pm-6pm!

UPDATED sign up for Josh Spell one-on-ones2025-11-19T11:24:19-08:00

Reminder: Bellevue Level VI Wellness Seminar

Hello FRC Level VI families,

This is a reminder that there is Mental Wellness Seminar for FRC Level VI with our consulting therapist Josh Spell scheduled for this Saturday November 22nd from 10:00-11:00am in the Peter Boal Studio. These seminars are mandatory, and are part of PNB’s commitment to promoting healthy emotional development for our students! Roll will be taken at each meeting for attendance. If you are unable to attend for any reason please contact us through the school inbox at pnbschool@pnb.org.

Students who serve as class assistants will be excused from assisting to attend their seminars when the times conflict.

This will be the final Wellness & Mentorship meeting for Level VI (both locations) for 2025. We are planning to make some adjustments to the schedule for next semester, keep an eye out for a portal post with an updated schedule in the coming weeks!

Best,

PNB School

Reminder: Bellevue Level VI Wellness Seminar2025-11-18T12:14:33-08:00

NEW Mental Wellness one-on-ones available tomorrow!

Hello Upper Division Families,

We are very pleased to announce a new offering for our Wellness program: one-on-one counseling with PNB’s consulting therapist Josh Spell available at no cost! As a part of PNBs ongoing commitment to helping develop healthy dancers, we are so excited for our students to have this opportunity to help address challenges in their lives, dance related or not.

How it works: Josh will have a few dates where he is available throughout the year for in-person meetings in the school library. The first of these dates is tomorrow Wednesday, November 19th from 4:00-6:00pm. He will have four 30 minutes slots available during this time, available first come first served to all of our Upper Division and Professional Division students. 

sign up by emailing Josh: jspell@pnb.org

If you are not able to attend the in-person sessions tomorrow or all of the slots are taken, you are invited to contact Josh to set up a virtual 30 minute appointment. Josh will be providing virtual office hours each month to PNB students at no cost!

Please note: Josh will not be diagnosing or providing psychotherapy to treat long term disorders. Up to three one on one sessions are covered by PNB for each student, if more therapy is required, referrals for other clinicians can be provided by Josh.

Students may be excused from class in order to meet with Josh if needed.

We will have more of these sessions available through the year!

NEW Mental Wellness one-on-ones available tomorrow!2025-11-18T11:30:24-08:00
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