Hello Level VII and Advanced C students and families,

All PNBS Level VII and Advanced C students are invited to support an exciting PNB Community Education Program- DISCOVER DANCE at McCaw Hall on Thursday, November 14 from 4:00-8:45pm. All Level VII and Adv. C students will be excused from PNBS classes that day and students are expected to support DISCOVER DANCE at those times.

Service hours are available for this work, if needed. Please bring any relevant service hours forms for PNB Community Education Staff to sign to the PNB School office or send electronically to oevans@pnb.org. 

On November 14, Level VII and Adv. C students should check-in at the McCaw Hall stage door on Mercer Street at 4:00pm where they will meet up with PNB Community Education staff. From there, they will receive a backstage pass and get a tour/orientation of their responsibilities for the event which may include:

  •  Guiding groups of elementary school students around the hall- including backstage, dressing room, and front of house areas following signs and maps (there will always be adults (classroom teachers) with the groups as well)
  •  Supporting and engaging the young student performers by sharing advice and encouragement
  • Helping with dinner set-up/clean-up and monitoring
  • Greeting school buses dropping-off and picking-up student performers and families
  •  Supporting teachers and staff post-performance with student check-out
  • Helping with clean-up of DISCOVER DANCE signs and materials around McCaw Hall

PNB will provide a light pizza dinner for all student performers and volunteers, including Level VII and Adv. C students.

All Level VII and Adv. C students are expected to support. If your family has questions or concerns, please contact Shannon Barnes, PNB Director of Community Education, at sbarnes@pnb.org or 206.441.2432.

PNBS families are welcome to attend the DISCOVER DANCE performance on November 14! Please stop by the PNB Box Office to pick up free tickets.The 6:30pm performance features roughly 150 2nd-4th grade public school students from 3 Seattle Public Schools performing choreography they created during in-school residencies with PNB teaching artists over three-months. It will also feature Level VIII/New Voices II PNBS students performing a collaboratively choreographed new piece and PNB Company Dancers performing excerpts of works. It is an exciting celebration of PNB’s partnership and impact with our local public school communities. 

Regards,

Pacific Northwest Ballet School