The Ballet Company
The North Star Ballet Company is a civic, regional performing company offering pre-professional stage experience to the career oriented dancer and performance opportunities for the recreational dancer.
The Company provides arts enrichment and recreation for the Interior through two major productions, lecture-demonstrations and master classes during the year. 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 40 children, many are double cast making it possible for as many as 80 local children to be involved. Guest artists of national reputation frequently appear in the production dancing along side our own Company members.
Spring Gala is frequently high-lighted 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. The Company has enjoyed a distinctive association with the Pulitzer Prize winning composer John Luther Adams who resided in Fairbanks for many years.
Company Division Tuition
Junior Company
$3,100 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, Demo)
- 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
$4,400 per school year (August-May)
- C2 or D1 Ballet Technique
- C2 or D1 Pointe Technique*
- Company Ballet Technique
- C2 or D1 Pilates
- Contemporary Technique
- At least, 3 performance opportunities per year (Nutcracker, Spring Gala, Demo)
- 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
*Dancers typically utilize 1 - 3 pairs of pointe shoes, depending on training and repertory needs, technical abilities, and foot type. The average pointe shoe costs around $100.
Senior Company
$4,600 per school year (August-May)
- D2 Ballet Technique
- D2 Pointe Technique*
- Company Ballet Technique
- D2 Pilates
- Open Pilates
- Contemporary Technique
- Pas de Deux, Variations, or Community Education
- At least, 3 performance opportunities per year (Nutcracker, Spring Gala, Demo)
- 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
*Dancers typically utilize 2 - 6 pairs of pointe shoes, depending on training and repertory needs, technical abilities, and foot type. The average pointe shoe costs around $100.