Author: Helen Hill

Artistic Director Dionne Figgins was featured in Forbes Magazine to talk about her artistic career and the Ballet Tech school. Read the article here.

Theatermania interviewed Ballet Tech Artistic Director Dionne Figgins about her history as a dancer and the future of Ballet Tech. You can read the article here.

On June 2nd, twelve Ballet Tech sixth graders were featured on Good Day New York to promote the upcoming Kids Dance season. They performed an excerpt of 1956, a playful dance that combines tap and jazz. To view the segment, click here.

Ballet Tech’s 2025 Kids Dance season is coming soon!

In a Kids Dance first, alumnus Edgar Peterson choreographs Lisse, a premiere set on Ballet Tech alumni. We’ll have the return of the adorable 1956, a dance battle to the musical stylings of Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong. It wouldn’t be Ballet Tech without a bit of classical ballet, so we’ll showcase selections from Paquita, staged by Max Azaro. Brian Reeder premieres a new theatrical dance, Blueloon, which is a reimagining of the classic work The Red Balloon. And, as always, there will be a Kids Dance classic: this time, KYDZNY, the quirky urban folk dance choreographed by Ballet Tech Founder Eliot Feld. With plenty of surprises, there will be something for everyone!

Join us from June 12-15 to see what The New York Times hails as a “winning mix of discipline and courage.” Click here to purchase tickets!

This year’s Dance Parade is on May 17th from 12pm–4pm. Ballet Tech 4th and 5th graders will perform excerpts of David Parson’s About Sprouts  at both the ribbon cutting ceremony and at the grand stand. The parade starts at 6th Ave & 17th St; join us there to watch our students kick off the festivities!

After the parade, Artistic Director Dionne Figgins will teach a free dance class at Tompkins Square Park.

For a map of the parade path and additional details, visit the Dance Parade website.

After months of working with Parsons Company learning David Parsons’ site-specific work “About Sprouts,” 4th and 5th graders are finally gearing up to perform! Find us at Battery Park’s playground on May 9th and 10th to watch our students in the Battery Park Conservancy’s Playscape Performs series. Performances will happen each day at 2pm and 3pm, and are free and open to the public. We look forward to seeing you there!

To celebrate Lunar New Year, alumna Kathy Xia led Traditional Chinese Folk Dance workshops for our 4th and 5th graders. In the 5th grade workshop, pictured here, students learned the Chinese handkerchief dance, often performed during festive occasions and cultural celebrations. It’s important for our students to be exposed to different forms of dance early on as they find their own voices as dancers.

Photo by Darren Thomas.