Joffrey Ballet School
- Where
- New York, NY
- Degrees
- Certificate · BFA
- Ballet
- Jazz
- Contemporary
About the Program
Robert Joffrey and Gerald Arpino founded the Joffrey Ballet School in 1953. The school offers year-round training for pre-professional artists in a range of dance disciplines. Students can choose between Ballet or Jazz & Contemporary tracks, with the school emphasizing versatility across styles rather than a single-discipline focus. Beyond the year-round pre-professional Trainee Program, the school runs Open Classes (walk-in for ages 16+), summer intensives across the US and internationally, and hosts the Joffrey Concert Group — a resident pre-professional performing ensemble founded 1981 by Robert Joffrey and currently led by Artistic Director Bradley Shelver.
Degrees Offered
Pre-Professional Trainee Program (Year-round, Ballet or Jazz & Contemporary track)
- Ballet
- Jazz & Contemporary
Concentrations
CourseworkRepresentative courses and the shape of the curriculum.
Two-track pre-professional Trainee Program: (a) Ballet, (b) Jazz & Contemporary. Also offers summer intensives across the US and internationally, and Open Classes for ages 14+.
Notable Faculty
- Bradley Shelver
- Meg Paul
- Era Jouravlev
- Angelica Stiskin
FacilitiesStudios, theatres and performance spaces on campus.
Primary studios at 434 Avenue of the Americas, 5th Floor, Manhattan, with an additional Long Island City, NY location.
Performance Opportunities
Joffrey Concert Group — the resident dance company of the Joffrey Ballet School, founded 1981 by Robert Joffrey — provides Trainee Program students the opportunity to experience life as a professional dancer.
Rankings & AlumniWhere the program ranks and the alumni it has produced.
Rankings
NASD-accredited institutional member (accredited 1982). Founded 1953 by Robert Joffrey and Gerald Arpino (as of July 2026).
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