Signature and Special Events Archives - American Repertory Ballet

DANCE POWER 40th Anniversary Luncheon

DANCE POWER is turning 40!

Created by Penelope E. Lattimer Ph.D. in collaboration with American Repertory Ballet and the New Brunswick Public School District, DANCE POWER is the longest running uninterrupted dance education and community partnership in the state, benefiting more than 50,000 children in the New Brunswick area since 1986.

Join us to celebrate and support this impactful program!

Thursday, May 14, 2026 – 12:30 PM

The Frog & The Peach, 29 Dennis St., New Brunswick, NJ

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DANCE POWER students in 1994 with honorary national chair Gregory Hines (first row, R of center)

1 luncheon ticket (includes valet parking)

$120

1 luncheon ticket (includes valet parking & 1 pair of ballet slippers for a DANCE POWER Scholar)

$160

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Space is limited, RSVP by May 1st. Please consider a generous contribution to help launch the Penelope E. Lattimer, PhD, DANCE POWER Scholarship Fund so that students selected to be DANCE POWER Scholars from the New Brunswick Public School District may attend Princeton Ballet School tuition-free.

DANCE POWER 40th Anniversary Luncheon Committee

Nancy Becker, Akira Bell, Bob Campbell, Tracey O’Reggio Clark, Joan Girgus, Daphne Jones, Nancy S. MacMillan, Barbara McEachin Burton, Ninfa Mueller, Richard Nurse, Jocelyn Schwartzman

Nutcracker Alumni Gathering

Please join us for the 15th Annual Nutcracker Alumni Gathering on Friday, November 29 in the McCarter Theatre lobby immediately following the 7:30pm performance.

RSVP: Kristine Liwag at [email protected] or 732-249-1254 x 24.

Tickets to the performance must be purchased separately.

Meet Me at the Barre: ARB & PBS Alumni & Friends Bar Crawl

Calling all American Repertory Ballet and Princeton Ballet School alumni and friends. Join us for our first annual Meet Me at the Barre – ARB/PBS Bar Crawl! On August 25th, reminisce on your days at ARB/PBS as we make our way through the best bars in Princeton! We will start at 7:30 pm at The Yankee Doodle Tap Room in Palmers Square followed by Winberie’s Restaurant & Bar, Alchemist & Barrister, and Triumph Brewing Company.

Tickets will be $25 and will include a T Shirt, event koozie, and donation to ARB.

Come out for a spirited and fun evening complete with signature drinks and new memories!

*Must be 21 or older!

*This event is dutch treat

REGISTER HERE and email [email protected] your T Shirt size by August 1st!