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Joffrey Ballet School
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Trainee Program
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Summer Program
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JoffreyNOW
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Founded by Robert Joffrey in 1953
Robert Joffrey and Gerald Arpino founded the Joffrey Ballet School in 1953.
The school continues to strive for its founders’ vision by deconstructing dance to allow dancers the ability to perfect their technique and form so it flows naturally and passionately from within. Joffrey Ballet School cultivates the individual artist within you.
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at Joffrey Ballet SchoolNews & Announcments
The First Artistic Collaboration Between Joffrey Ballet School and New Jersey City University
March 10, 2022Pippin the Musical — Reimagined for the Social Media AgeRead More
The JoffreyRED Contemporary Ballet Apprenticeship Program
February 18, 2022Joffrey Ballet School Partners with BalletRED to Form the Year-Round Apprenticeship Program: JoffreyREDRead More
The Restart of the Joffrey Ballet Concert Group
February 9, 2022Joffrey Ballet School Announces the Restart of the Joffrey Ballet Concert Group in September 2022Read More
Covid-19 Information
January 13, 2022The latest Health & Safety Standards at Joffrey Ballet SchoolRead More
Upcoming Auditions
Trainee & BFA Audition
In-Person Auditions
In-Person auditions are your opportunity to be considered for the year-round Joffrey Ballet School Trainee Programs and the Bachelor of Fine Arts Program, in association with New Jersey City University. Experience a day with our Artistic Directors, to be considered for acceptance and potential merit-based scholarships. Your audition will include multiple classes and a tour of our dormitory and studios.Register
Summer Intensive Auditions
In-Person & Virtual Auditions
Registration for the Joffrey Ballet School 2023 Audition Tour will be announced soon! Dates & Locations
Upcoming Workshops
No upcoming workshops at this time.
Children's Ballet
Ages 2–7 | September – MayWe make dance fun while learning. Classical Ballet classes beginning at age 2 and building to age 7. The curriculum was created to encourage age appropriate creativity, musicality, and physicality. Your child will dance and have fun with an emphasis on the foundations of ballet. Dancers will be guided through creative movement, basic ballet steps, and more!
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Youth Ballet
Ages 8–18 | September – MayThe learning experience elevates the ballet tradition embracing both the fun and discipline of dance. The dancer will learn dance terms and the building blocks of movement to progress onto more advanced levels of dance training. Music makes this learning environment unforgettable, enriching and fun.
Pre-Professional Trainee Program
Ages 13–25 | September – JuneJoffrey Ballet School offers a year-round training ground for pre-professional artists in a multitude of dance disciplines. You have the choice of study at Joffrey Ballet School, either Ballet or Jazz & Contemporary. The goal is to train dancers to work professionally, but most of the top ballet schools around the country do not have this vast range in training. They are focused primarily on a single discipline, and at Joffrey Ballet School we recognize the need for versatility.
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Open Classes
All Ages | Year RoundThe Joffrey Ballet School Open Classes Program are fun friendly walk-in dance/exercise classes from 60 to 90 minutes in length. We offer Ballet, Jazz, Contemporary and Pilates/Stretch classes. They are for dancers ages 16 and up and for any active adult of all ages.
Summer Intensives
Ages 8–25 | June – SeptemberJoffrey Ballet School's summer dance intensives offer's a once in a life time opportunity, covering a wide variety of dance programs across the US and internationally.
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JoffreyRED
Ages 14–19 | Apprenticeship Year RoundThe Joffrey Ballet School will partner with Los Angeles based contemporary ballet company, BalletRED, for an apprenticeship program open to dancers ages 14-19. A daily training ground for classical and contemporary dance fused with experience in a professional company will create the JoffreyRED Contemporary Ballet Apprenticeship Program, with its first season in Fall 2022.
Joffrey Ballet Concert Group
Pre-Professional | Year Round Performance CompanyThis pre-professional performing ensemble provides young artists from the School’s year-round Trainee Program the opportunity to experience life as a professional dancer.
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Joffrey Ballet School Presents
Online Classes
Live & On DemandJoffreyNOW is the Joffrey Ballet School’s newest online platform that brings New York City directly to your home. Experience the highest standard of training, designed for every age and level, from your favorite year-round and summer instructors!
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