The North Star Ballet Company

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The North Star Ballet Company offers pre-professional stage experience to both career-oriented and recreational dancers.

The Company provides arts enrichment and recreation for Interior Alaskans through two major productions each year, as well as lecture-demonstrations and master classes. The Company has three levels of membership: Senior Company, Apprentice Company and Junior Company.

Every holiday season we produce the full-length classic, The Nutcracker, featuring lavish sets, costumes and special effects. The cast includes roles for 50 children, many are double cast making it possible for as many as 100 local children to be involved. Guest artists of national reputation frequently appear in the production dancing alongside our own Company members.

Spring Gala is frequently highlighted by the presentation of one of our one-act story ballets especially designed to appeal to children and develop new audiences. Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, Alice in Wonderland, Cinderella, and the Firebird are examples of story ballets with sets and costumes constructed by local talent. Programming for Spring Gala is designed to expose audiences to a broad range of choreographic styles. Classics such as Coppelia and Les Sylphides are presented with new works made especially for the North Star Ballet.

Company Division Tuition

Junior Company
B1: $2,750 per school year (August-May)
C1: $3,250 per school year (August-May)

  • B2 or C1 Ballet Technique
  • B2 or C1 Pilates
  • Pointe Technique for C1 students*
  • C1 students may take Saturday Company Class barre by permission only
  • Contemporary Technique
  • 3 performance opportunities per year (Nutcracker, Spring Gala, Class Demonstration)
  • Option to take additional lower level classes at no additional charge

*Initial pointe shoe investment is typically an additional $150 - $200. Students generally use 1 pair for their first season, barring foot growth.

Apprentice Company
$4,620 per school year (August-May)

  • C2 Ballet Technique
  • C2 Pointe Technique
  • Company Ballet Technique
  • C2 Pilates
  • Contemporary Technique
  • At least 3 performance opportunities per year (Nutcracker, Spring Gala, Class Demonstration)
  • Osteo Manipulative Medicine (OMM) treatment at the studio when available
  • 1 video audition, either pre-recorded or Zoom: use of studio and instructor time
  • Option to take additional lower level classes at no additional charge

Senior Company
$4,830 per school year (August-May)

  • D1/D2 Ballet Technique
  • D1/D2 Pointe Technique
  • Company Ballet Technique
  • D1/D2 Pilates
  • Open Pilates
  • Contemporary Technique
  • Pas de Deux, Variations, or Community Education
  • At least 3 performance opportunities per year (Nutcracker, Spring Gala, Class Demonstration)
  • OMM at the studio when available
  • 1 video audition, either pre-recorded or Zoom: use of studio and instructor time
  • Option to take additional lower level classes at no additional charge