Summer Training Program

In-Person Auditions
Registration Fee for Audition: $50.00

See below for registration links for each location.

Location	Date	Time	Registration
Bear, Delaware Delaware Arts Conservatory 723 Rue Madora, Suite 4, Bear, DE	Saturday, January 10, 2026	Registration: 9:00am Audition: 9:30-11:00am	REGISTER NOW
New York, NY Ballet Academy East 1651 3rd Ave. 3rd Floor, New York, NY	Sunday, January 18, 2026	Registration: 2:30pm Audition: 3:00-4:30pm	REGISTER NOW
Enola, Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Regional Ballet 211 N. Enola Dr.  Enola, Pa	Sunday, January 18, 2026	Registration: 11:30am Audition: 12:00-1:30pm	REGISTER NOW
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania The Rock School for Dance Education 1101 South Broad St.  Philadelphia, Pa	Sunday, January 25, 2026	Registration: 10:30am Audition: 11:00am-1:00pm	REGISTER NOW
Princeton, New Jersey Princeton Ballet School 301 N. Harrison St.  Princeton, NJ	Sunday, February 1, 2026	Registration: 11:00am Audition: 11:30am-1:00pm	REGISTER NOW
Torrington, Connecticut Nutmeg Ballet Conservatory 58 Main St. Torrington, CT	Saturday, February 7, 2026	Registration: 3:00pm Audition: 3:30-5:00pm	REGISTER NOW
Orlando, Florida Orlando Ballet 600 North Lake Formoso Dr, Orlando, FL	Saturday, February 7, 2026	Registration: 2:30pm Audition: 3:00-4:30pm	REGISTER NOW
New Brunswick, New Jersey Princeton Ballet School (@ NBPAC) 60 Bayard St. New Brunswick, New Jersey	Sunday, February 15, 2026	Registration: 11:00am Audition: 11:30am-1:00pm	REGISTER NOW
Washington, D.C. Washington Ballet 3515 Wisconsin Ave NW Washington DC	Saturday, February 21, 2026	Registration: 3:00pm Audition: 3:30-5:00pm	REGISTER NOW
Princeton, New Jersey Princeton Ballet School 301 N. Harrison St.  Princeton, NJ	Saturday, March 28, 2026	Registration: 1:30pm Audition: 2:00-3:30pm	REGISTER NOW

Video Auditions

Information: Video Auditions must be submitted no later than April 4, 2026. The cost of submitting a video is $60 and must include barre work, center work and pointe if applicable. The entire video should be no longer than 30 minutes.

Registration: Please submit your registration fee by clicking here and email your video to Summer Intensive Coordinator, Carol Bellis, [email protected]

Levels are determined during the audition process but are subject to change during the summer weeks depending on progress.

“What made a great impression on me right from the beginning of the first lesson of the Summer Intensive, was a method of studying classical ballet definitely new in some of its aspects, and in other ways, richly motivating me to reflect on and deepen my prior knowledge: I found every movement, from the very beginning of the barre work, more danced, more lived, more breathed.”

–Federica Valla, Torino, Italia

Princeton Ballet School is located in the heart of Princeton with four large studios featuring high ceilings and sprung dance floors. Live music accompanies all ballet and modern dance classes.

The facility includes a dance library and is adjacent to numerous shops and restaurants, with generous open space, picnic tables, and gardens. The entire studio complex is wireless accessible.

Each week concludes with an in-studio showing where dancers can share their growth and the repertoire explored throughout the week. The final performance, scheduled for Friday, August 14, may take place on stage and will celebrate the dancers’ hard work with an exciting showcase of choreography from the entire program. Only dancers enrolled in the final week of the program, at minimum, will be eligible to perform. 

Please note: A $150 registration fee is required and not included in the price of tuition.
Registration deadline: April 30, 2026

5 Weeks

• Pay in full
  $2980
• Payment plan
  $500 due at registration
  $1240 due 5/1/26
  $1240 due 6/1/26

3 Weeks

• Pay in full
  $1880
• Payment plan
  $500 due at registration
  $690 due 5/1/26
  $690 due 6/1/26

2 Weeks

• Pay in full
  $1260
• Payment plan
  $500 due at registration
  $380 due 5/1/26
  $380 due 6/1/26

1 week

• Pay in full
  $650
• Payment plan
  $300 due at registration
  $350 due at 6/1/26

Housing will be at Rider University – Lawrenceville Campus. Meal plan will include breakfast and dinner. Contact Carol Bellis, [email protected] for more information.

Please Note: In order to qualify for housing, students must be 13 years or older and attend a minimum of 2 weeks of the program.

Stay tuned – to be announced!

A limited number of merit-based tuition scholarships are available. All students attending each audition site are automatically considered for scholarship. There is no separate application process, though financial aid may be available. Please email us at [email protected] for more information.

PBS Summer Training Program: 12 and up

PBS Jr. Summer Training Program: 7 and up

The Trainee Program, a two-year-program, begins with the Summer Intensive and is the bridge between the student phase of training and that of a professional career. Trainees start each day with intensive classes designed to polish technique and build strength. The program includes pointe class, variations, contemporary, bio-mechanics/conditioning, choreography, career development, and American Repertory Ballet repertoire, plus repertoire from the classical canon, to further technique and performance skills in a professional environment. Trainees also participate in the Princeton Ballet Workshop – the rehearsal and performance training program for the top levels of Princeton Ballet School. Trainees may also have the opportunity to participate in American Repertory Ballet’s production of The Nutcracker and other performances or engagement events throughout the year. 

International Students Princeton Ballet School is authorized and accredited by the federal government to enroll non-immigrant students.