Meet our Guest Contemporary Dance Forms Instructors for the 2013 Summer Intensive!
Looking for the Next Mikhail Baryshnikov
Are you a current ballet student looking to advance your training or the parent of a young boy showing an interest in ballet? SOBT has openings for boys in all levels, with performance opportunities for students Level 1 and up. Young students may audition for Balanchine’s
Nutcracker and are encouraged to participate in our Annual School Performance. Advanced students have many opportunities to train alongside Company members and to perform in various OBT Company productions. Several of our male students have gone on to join the Company, including OBT soloists Lucas Threefoot and Brian Simcoe, and most recently, Jordan Kindell.
Please contact the School Administrator, Ashby Baldock, for information regarding placement. Ashby can be reached at (503) 227-0977 ext. 221 or at
ashby.baldock@obt.org. Children aged 4 to 6 may join our Pre-ballet program, no audition required. Pre-ballet Registration packets are available at our offices for pick-up.
ABOUT THE SCHOOL OF OBT
Recognized as one of the pre-eminent ballet schools in the country, the School of Oregon Ballet Theatre (SOBT) is dedicated to the development of professional dancers and knowledgeable audience members.
As a professional ballet school, SOBT’s mission is to provide the highest quality dance training to all its students. We believe that every student deserves the best instruction possible, whether or not they pursue a career in dance. In turn, we expect each student’s best effort.
A quality school is fundamental to the future of Oregon Ballet Theatre (OBT) and to ballet itself. SOBT is a training ground for the OBT Company and for professional companies worldwide. In offering the highest caliber of training to our students, we participate in the making of tomorrow’s artists and enthusiasts.
