Ballet Bus Trip to ABT!

Join us for a wonderful trip to Lincoln Center in New York City to see the fabulous American Ballet Theatre company in “Romeo & Juliet”!  A few tickets remain – fill out the reservation form (see below) and mail it with your full payment to the Ballet Guild office, 556 Main St., Bethlehem, PA 18018.  Call 610-865-0353 for availability.

Saturday, June 15, 2013 – 2:00 pm performance

Bus leaves from the Ballet Guild  at 9:00 am

Lunch at Bubba Gump’s Restaurant from 11:30 am-1:00 pm

“Romeo & Juliet” ballet at 2:00 pm

Return immediately following performance

Tickets – $120 per person – includes bus, lunch, & performance

Romeo & Juliet Bus Trip

Dancer Scholarship Auditions, Ages 7 & Up – Sunday, April 21, 2013

Open to dancers from all areas and all dance schools.

Ballet Guild Studios, 556 Main St., Bethlehem, PA 18018

Audition times by age:

Ages 7-9, 12:30-1:45 pm

Ages 10-12, 1:45-3:00 pm

Ages 13 & up, 3:45-5:00 pm

The audition will consist of a full ballet class, taught by Angela Whitehill, distinguished teacher of dance and founding Artistic Director of Burklyn Ballet Theatre. Applicants should wear proper dance attire, and arrive with a parent or guardian at least 15 minutes before scheduled time to fill out the audition form.  Students on pointe should bring pointe shoes, but not put them on until instructed by teacher.  The audition fee is $20.00.  Call for information, 610-865-0353.

The Marjorie Berlin Fink Merit Scholarship Auditions, the sixth annual, are named to honor the legacy of Miss Fink, the founder of the Ballet Guild in 1958.

Marjorie Berlin Fink Merit Scholarship Audition – Sunday, April 21, 2013

The Ballet Guild’s sixth annual Marjorie Berlin Fink Merit Scholarship Auditions – named to honor the legacy of Miss Fink, the founder of the Ballet Guild in 1958 – will be held on Sunday, April 21 in the Ballet Guild studios.  This scholarship consists of one-half (1/2) of the total tuition due for the dancer to study dance in the Guild’s Pre-Professional Division, beginning with the Summer 2013 session and continuing throughout the school year of 2013-2014, ending in May 2014.

The auditions are open to dancers from all areas and schools and will be in the format of a full ballet class, taught by Angela Whitehill, distinguished teacher of dance and founding Artistic Director of Burklyn Ballet Theatre.  The age of the dancer on the day of the auditions will determine age group for which they shall audition.  Applicants should wear proper dance attire, and arrive with a parent or guardian at least 15 minutes before scheduled time to fill out the audition form.  Students on pointe should bring pointe shoes, but not put them on until instructed by teacher.  The audition fee is $20.00.

Audition times by age:

Ages 7-9, 12:30-1:45 pm

Ages 10-12, 1:45-3:00 pm

Ages 13 & up, 3:45-5:00 pm

Classes after 7:30 pm canceled for Monday, March 18

No B Level Jazz and No Adult classes will be held this evening because of the inclement weather.

Summer Ballet Intensives!

Congratulations to the Ballet Guild’s pre-professional students who have been accepted into the following excellent ballet summer intensives: American Ballet Theatre (New York/North Carolina/Alabama), Kaatsbaan Extreme Ballet, Boston Ballet, Carolina Ballet, Gelsey Kirkland Ballet, Saratoga Summer Dance Intensive, The Rock School, Joffrey Ballet, Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet, Terra Firma Dance, and Burklyn Ballet (Edinburg Connection). We applaud your accomplishments and look forward to hearing about your summer experiences!

Summer 2013 Brochure Now Available!

The 2013 Summer Dance Program brochure is available – click here to see our class offerings.  No tuition increase this year!

Rehearsals canceled today 2/23/13

All rehearsals for Saturday, February 23, 2013 are canceled. The Master Class with Nikolai Morschakov WILL be held, 12-1:30 pm.

Morning classes canceled, Saturday, February 9, 2013. Rehearsals will be held as scheduled.

All morning classes for Saturday, February 9 are canceled. Afternoon rehearsals will be held as scheduled.

Classes canceled today – Friday, February 8, 2013

All classes for Friday, February 8, 2013 are canceled because of the inclement weather.

Classes cancelled for Monday, January 28, 2013

All classes for Monday, January 28, 2013 are cancelled because of the weather conditions.