The Portland Ballet

Dancer Spotlight! Meet Ellia Leeds, one of our Career Track dancers! She’ll be taking over the Instagram for today to show behind the scenes of our Career Track photoshoot 🌟

Photos by AngelaSterling

Looking back and sharing a photo of what would become The Portland Ballet studio space! Our 25th Anniversary Celebration is only 1 week away ✨

Join us for drinks, hors d’oeuvres, a chance to reconnect with old friends, and experience nine special alumni performances featuring dancers throughout TPB’s history🎉

25 years of The Portland Ballet, and a new chapter beginning with Artistic Director Lauren Lane — thank you Oregon ArtsWatch for helping us share this milestone with the community. Independent arts coverage like this is a gift to Portland’s dance scene.

We hope you’ll join us on September 20 for our anniversary celebration!

New Class Alert! Musical Theatre with Jeff George✨
Ages 13-18 | Thursdays 7-8 pm

This energetic class combines dance, acting, and musical theatre performance. Students will learn choreography while developing stage presence, confidence, musicality, and storytelling skills.

Sign up with the link in our bio! Classes begin September 8, 2026

We are so excited to be offering two elective classes this year! Both classes will have the option to perform in The Portland Ballet’s Academy Showcase on May 8, 2027

New Class Alert!
K-Pop with Caitlin Bui ✨
Ages 10-14 | Tuesdays 7-8 pm

Want to release you inner K-pop idol? The K-pop dance style is not a style in itself, but a combination of HipHop/Jazz. This class will mainly focus not only on learning iconic K-pop choreography, but will also include training drills on stage presence, sharp movements, and synchronization in groups

Sign up with the link in our bio! Classes begin September 8, 2026

We are so excited to be offering two elective classes this year! Both classes will have the option to perform in The Portland Ballet’s Academy Showcase on May 8, 2027

Photo by Fritz Liedtke | Artist & Photographer

🧑🏻‍🩰 Free Beginning Ballet Series

The Free Beginning Ballet Series introduces young dancers, ages 6-11, to the fundamentals of ballet. These free classes help children decide if ballet is right for them. TPB welcomes all new dancers to this commitment-free, three-class series, intending to give students a solid foundation and an appreciation of dance.

When:
September 12, 19, 26

Class Schedule:
Boys: 11:45 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.
Girls: 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.

For students who attend all three classes, the final class acts as a placement audition for the year-round Curriculum Ballet program. Register early, as class size is limited.

Can’t make it this time? Stay tuned for our next Free Beginning Ballet Series.

Reserve your spot below!

https://classbug.com/businesses/1493/offerings

September 12, 19, 26

Discover Strength, Athleticism, & Artistry 💪🏼

🆓 Young Men’s Intro to Ballet

Tuesdays, September 8–October 13
4:45–5:45 p.m. | Ages 12–18

Ballet is demanding, athletic, and powerful—and this free introductory series is a great way to experience it firsthand.

Young men ages 12–18 are invited to explore ballet in a welcoming and supportive environment at The Portland Ballet. Students will develop strength, flexibility, balance, coordination, body awareness, and confidence while learning the fundamentals of classical ballet.

For students coming from soccer, basketball, gymnastics, martial arts, or other athletic activities, ballet offers a new challenge that can improve agility, precision, control, and overall performance. As dancers progress, ballet training includes dynamic jumps, turns, partnering, and lifts.

Follow the link below to reserve your spot now!

https://classbug.com/businesses/1493/events/2748355

That's a wrap on our 4 week Summer Ballet Intensive

What an incredible 4 weeks that has been filled with Ballet, Musical Theater, cross training from , dance history with and a fabulous demonstration at the end.

Thank you to all the wonderful teachers, staff and students for another successful SBI!

Announcing the 2026-27 Career Track faculty 🧑🏻‍🩰

We are delighted to introduce Lauren Lane as our newly appointed Artistic Director, who will lead the 2026-27 Career Track program alongside esteemed colleagues LeeWei Chao and Haley Blaise.

The Portland Ballet’s Career Track program offers well-trained, advanced dancers with professional intent in a setting that simulates a professional company experience. Students aged 14-22 who wish to pursue a performance career are eligible to audition for the program. An intense and personal learning environment is fostered, culminating each academic year with a performance comprised exclusively of Career Track dancers.

TPB’s active performance schedule provides Career Track dancers the experience they need to be “company ready” when auditioning for professional companies. TPB’s incomparable staff, spacious facility, and industry connections—including the George Balanchine Trust, John Clifford, Tom Gold, Trey McIntyre, Alonzo King, and more—give promising dancers the edge needed to go professional.

The in-person audition for the upcoming season of Career Track is on August 2 at The Portland Ballet. The submission deadline for audition videos is August 15, 2026.

For more information visit https://theportlandballet.org/classes/career-track/