New Ballet’s Company and School (previously San Jose Ballet) deliver unparalleled ballet performances and instruction in San Jose, California. We are the ballet institution the Silicon Valley looks to for excellence in the art form and a positive learning environment wherein dancers grow, thrive, and realize their potential. We develop dancers by focusing on the developing individual first. Our dancers thrive in an environment of empowerment, where they achieve goals and realize dreams, supported by instructors dedicated to each dancer and to excellence in the art of ballet.
We make premier ballet training accessible to our community.
New Ballet is a nonprofit ballet organization founded in 2016 by Dalia Rawson that operates both a professional ballet company and ballet school. It is a 501(c)(3) corporation that elevates the art of ballet in San Jose and Silicon Valley through performance and instruction.
Where is New Ballet located?
New Ballet is located in Downtown San Jose, California, with its school and studios at 196 North 3rd Street, San Jose, CA 95112, housed in the Corinthian Ballroom. The company performs at the California Theatre and Hammer Theatre Center in downtown San Jose.
What does New Ballet offer?
New Ballet offers professional ballet performances including full-length story ballets, ballet instruction for ages 2.5 into adulthood through four divisions, pre-professional training, private coaching, competition team opportunities, educational outreach programs, free community performances, and over $100,000 annually in scholarship training.
Who is New Ballet for?
Anyone can attend New Ballet's performances. Ballet instruction is available for ages 2.5 into adulthood. The Junior Pre-Professional Division requires a placement class, while the Senior Pre-Professional Division requires an audition. Educational outreach programs serve San Jose elementary school students, and scholarship opportunities are available based on need and merit.
What ages, levels, or audiences does New Ballet cater for?
New Ballet caters to ages 2.5 into adulthood across four divisions: Pre-Ballet Division, Primary Division for ages 5-10, Junior Pre-Professional Division for ages 8 and up, and Senior Pre-Professional Division. Programs range from introductory classes to pre-professional training for students training 4-5 days per week.
What opportunities does New Ballet offer?
New Ballet offers opportunities for dancers through its professional company with company artists and studio company dancers, performance opportunities in fully produced productions, competition team participation for Senior Division students, and pathways to professional companies internationally and university dance programs.
What teaching methods or syllabus does New Ballet follow?
New Ballet follows the American Ballet Theatre National Training Curriculum, a 9-level program combining artistic training with dancer health and child development. The curriculum is age-appropriate and outcome-based, emphasizing technical foundation, proper alignment, musicality, artistry, movement fundamentals, coordination, and creative expression. Select classes include live piano accompaniment.
Does New Ballet offer performances, competitions, or events?
New Ballet offers professional ballet performances including The San Jose Nutcracker, Fast Forward, and full-length story ballets performed with Symphony San Jose. The company also presents family-friendly shortened performances and participates in free community performances annually, providing access to over 8,000 community members.
How can I contact New Ballet?
Phone: 408.352.5616. Email: info@newballet.com. Mailing address: PO Box #667, San Jose, CA 95106. School and Studios: 196 North 3rd Street, San Jose, CA 95112. For competition team inquiries, students at levels 4A and up may email Emily Concordia at econcordia@newballet.com.
