Nutcracker tickets on sale!

Get your tickets now for Ballet Northwest’s Nutcracker at the Washington Center! A South Sound holiday tradition for 40 years, The Nutcracker will be performed December 13-22. The production features professional sets, stunning costumes, 200 local dancers and guest artist Lucas Matzkin from the American Ballet Theatre School in New York. Join Clara and The […]

Congrats to JODC alumni!

Congrats to JODC alumni who will be dancing with professional companies this season: Giovanny Garibay (Grand Rapids Ballet), Ashley Baker (Ballet Idaho), Elina Brein (Eugene Ballet), Jacob Brein (Eugene Ballet), Natalie Allenton (Spectrum Dance Theater), Sunny Swasey (Walt Disney World), and Emily Walter (Khambatta Dance Company). We’re so proud of all of them! (Pictured: Natalie […]

Summer Intensive

Don’t miss the Olympia Summer Dance Intensive for intermediate and advanced ballet dancers!  One, two or three-week options are available.  Guest faculty include former dancers with Pacific Northwest Ballet, San Francisco Ballet, Joffrey Ballet, and more!  Click here for more information.

Summer Classes & Camps

Registration is now open for the 6-week summer evening class session and kids camps! VIEW THE SCHEDULE HERE. Classes are offered in pre-ballet, creative dance, parent/child, ballet, pointe, contemporary, hip-hop, tap, jazz, Leaps/Turns, Heels, Stretch & Strengthen, Mamas Dance for Fun, and more! Register today! Add Your Heading Text Here

Puget Sound Dance Festival

Sunday, March 17 at 6:30pm Tickets: Puget Sound Dance Festival – Performing Arts and Event Center (fwpaec.org) The inaugural Puget Sound Dance Festival includes a wide range of dance forms including ballet, contemporary, jazz, hip-hop, Indian dance, Chinese dance, Flamenco, and more! The festival features 11 top dance companies from throughout the region: Allegro Performing Arts […]

Summer Kids Camps

Register now for our popular kids camps for kids age 4-10: The Sleeping Beauty (June 24-28), Ballet Fairytales featuring Swan Lake, Coppelia, Midsummer Night’s Dream (July 15-19), and Princess & Prince featuring Tangled, Princess & the Frog, and Snow White (July 29-August 2). Time: 9:00am-11:30am. Cost per camp: $165, including $50 deposit.

Young Choreographers Showcase

Ballet Northwest’s 12th annual Young Choreographers Showcase features 15 world premieres! When: August 26th, 7:00pm Where: Capital High School Performing Arts Center Tickets: Ballet Northwest – Young Choreographers Showcase Tickets, Sat, Aug 26, 2023 at 7:00 PM | Eventbrite

Pas de Deux

Don’t miss Principal Dancers from Pacific Northwest Ballet in Olympia on Saturday, February 24!  Get your tickets now!

In Memory of Bud Johansen

It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of the amazing Bernard “Bud” Johansen. Bud touched the lives of thousands of dancers and their families over the past fifty years in Olympia. He was an amazing teacher, director, mentor, and friend. Through his work at the studio, with Ballet Northwest, and at […]