June 5, 2026
Workshop Dress Rehearsal
Catch a glimpse of the ballet stagers working directly with our young dancers on the final touches before the next day’s Workshop Performances.
SAB Events
June 5, 2026
Annual Alumni Celebration
Please join us for an evening with alumni from across generations to toast the accomplishments of our performing students, to reconnect as a community, and celebrate our two new 2026 Alumni Distinction Award recipients.
June 6, 2026
Workshop Performances
Watch SAB students perform standards from the Balanchine repertory, Bournonville excerpts, Jerome Robbins’ ballets, and other classical masterworks.
School of American Ballet Workshop Benefit, Monday, June 9, 2025, Photo by Rosalie O'Connor, Choreography by George Balanchine (c) The George Balanchine Trust
June 8, 2026
Workshop Benefit
Once an intimate post-performance dinner at SAB co-founder Lincoln Kirstein’s townhouse, this event has grown into a spectacular professionally staged performance and gala dinner, making it the highlight of every ballet lover’s social calendar.
December 12, 2026
Nutcracker Family Benefit
This special event co-hosted with New York City Ballet delivers a performance experience that goes beyond the stage!
The Nutcracker Family Benefit, December 13, 2025. Photo by Patrcia Burmicky.
February 22, 2027
SAB Ball: Step into Our Shoes
Join us for SAB's most glamorous black-tie event featuring a one-time-only performance by SAB's students on stage at the David H. Koch Theater.
SAB Ball: Step Into Our Shoes,
Monday, February 24, 2025.
Photo by Rosalie O'Connor