Ballet Hispánico School of Dance

 

Celebrating nearly 50 years of dance and culture, the Ballet Hispánico School of Dance is a leading center of excellence in dance education accessible to the community at large.

SCHOOL YEAR 2018-19 - Registration Begins June 12
Learn more about our three school divisions:

Los Pasitos Early Childhood Program (ages 2-5)
Encuentros Open Class Program (ages 6-18)
La Academia: Pre-Professional Program (ages 7-23)

Alumni of the School have gone on to prestigious conservatories such as Juilliard and LaGuardia High School of Performing Arts; to careers in theater (Nancy Ticotin), film (Jennifer Lopez) and television (Michael DeLorenzo); and to careers with leading dance companies such as Ballet Hispánico, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Paul Taylor, ABT II, and the San Francisco Ballet.

"Ballet Hispánico offered a variety of the techniques that prepared me far beyond my imagination. It taught me to be the dancer I am today." -Linda Celeste Sims, Principal Dancer, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater

"We have terrific talent on Broadway, film, and TV who were trained at Ballet Hispánico." -Broadway star Chita Rivera

Ballet Hispánico is an accredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Dance (NASD).

Dedicated support for the Ballet Hispánico School of Dance is provided by Jody and John Arnhold, The Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation, Con Edison, Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, The Harkness Foundation for Dance, The Scherman Foundation, and The Ted Snowdon Foundation. Public support is provided by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, and the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature. The School is also funded, in part, by the Ballet Hispánico Endowment Fund and patrons of Ballet Hispánico's Annual Spring Gala. We thank all of our other individual and institutional donors for their generosity.