Performance Opportunities

Princeton Ballet School offers extensive performance opportunities. PBS students in our Princeton Ballet Children’s Workshop (PBCW) and Princeton Ballet Workshop (PBW) Juniors and Seniors are eligible. This includes multiple performances of The Nutcracker with American Repertory Ballet in theaters across New Jersey (some with collaborations with live orchestras) and PBS’s Spring Performance at Patriots Theater at the War Memorial.

• PBCW: students in Primary B through Level 4
• PBW Juniors: Academy and Pre-Professional students in levels 5 and 6; Academy Level 7
• PBW Seniors: Pre-Professional students in levels 7 and 8
• Trainees: ARB/PBS encompassing both local and international, post-secondary school dancers

The 2025-2026 Spring Performance will be held at New Brunswick Performing Arts Center in Spring 2026 with FOUR opportunities to catch the performance. Mark your calendars for May 16 and May 17, 2026!

ABOUT PRINCETON BALLET WORKSHOP

Princeton Ballet Workshop (PBW) is the pre-professional program at American Repertory Ballet/Princeton Ballet School. There are two levels in the program: PBW Juniors (levels 5 and 6) and PBW Seniors (level 7 and 8). PBW Juniors comprises the youngest group of dancers aspiring to a professional career in dance, while PBW Seniors are dancers who have achieved the two most advanced levels of training at Princeton Ballet School. PBW Seniors also includes our highly respected Trainee program which encompasses both local and international, post-secondary school dancers.

Participation in American Repertory Ballet’s The Nutcracker, will be based on an individual’s progress and performance; there is no audition requirement for participation in the spring show. Casting for the Spring Performance is guaranteed. For more information, contact Amanda Donato at [email protected].

PBW FAQs can be found here.

REGISTER HERE

• PBW 1 semester – $460
• PBW full year – $820 – must register for both semesters at the same time by 9/8/25
• Spring School Show – dancers need to register in Jackrabbit but no audition is required (registration deadline 1/31/26).

ABOUT PRINCETON BALLET CHILDREN’S WORKSHOP

Princeton Ballet Children’s Workshop (PBCW) includes Primary B through Level 4. PBS students dance alongside American Repertory Ballet artists in The Nutcracker (accepted but audition required), experiencing the world of professional dancers.

There is no fee to participate in The Nutcracker.

Spring School Show – Dancers need to register in Jackrabbit but no audition is required (registration deadline 1/31/26).
Spring Show participation fee is $335