REMINDER: PBT's Community Youth Scholarship Auditions

Calling All Young Aspiring Dancers to Come DANCE with Us!

COMMUNITY YOUTH SCHOLARSHIP AUDITION

Friday, May 2, 2025, 6 - 7 p.m.
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre Studios | Byham Center for Dance
2900 Liberty Avenue | Pittsburgh, PA 15201

Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre School invites children ages 7-9 to audition for full scholarships for the 2025 - 2026 school year! Students must be 7 - 9 years old as of Sept. 1, 2025.

Audition Process: The audition is a fun, age-appropriate dance class. From the audition, a panel of PBT School educators will select 15 students to participate in a PBT School Summer Workshop, June 9 - 12, 2025, 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. After the Workshop, seven students will then be selected to receive Community Youth Scholarship (CYS) scholarships for the 2025 - 2026 school year.

Eligibility: Students must demonstrate financial need to be eligible for CYS scholarship funds. Check the PBT website for financial eligibility requirements.

Audition Attire: Fitted, athletic clothing is recommended, such as a leotard and tights, or opaque leggings and a t-shirt. Socks or ballet shoes are recommended. (No outside shoes or bare feet is permitted.) Hair should be secured away from the face.

Hair Guidelines and Tutorial.

MORE INFORMATION

Deadline to register: Wednesday, April 30, 2025.

Information and registration: pbt.org/pbts/information/cys

Phone: 412-454-9109 | Email: education@pittsburghballet.org

PBT Studios in the Strip District, 2900 Liberty Ave

*Free parking is available in the lots adjacent to and across the street from the building.

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PBT is committed to increasing equity, access and opportunity in the art of ballet. We strive to make PBT, PBT School and the art form more widely accessible to talented students and their families throughout the Pittsburgh region.

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