Ajkun Ballet School

Ajkun Ballet School Ballet Programs of the Ajkun Ballet School for gifted dancers. Fulltime, Summer and Winter Intensives Artistic Director: Chiara Ajkun.

The Ajkun Ballet School offers a fulltime Trainee Program and Ballet Intensives in Summer and Winter to dance students, professional dancers and dance teachers. Few selected participants are invited to join the Ajkun Ballet Company during its annual Season. Admission by audition, international participants are welcome. Read More:
Trainee Program ► https://www.ajkunbt.org/trainee-program

Summer Intensive ► https://www.ajkunbt.org/performing-in-new-york

Winter Intensive ► https://www.ajkunbt.org/new-york-winter-festival

Our programs are subsidized by public funding, contributing to up to 100% of the participant’s tuition. To donate to the Dancers’ Ring, please select one of the following options:

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AJKUN BALLET THEATRE - WORKSHOP / AUDITIONAudizione italiana per la compagnia e per la scuola dell’Ajkun Ballet Theatre ...
09/30/2026

AJKUN BALLET THEATRE - WORKSHOP / AUDITION
Audizione italiana per la compagnia e per la scuola dell’Ajkun Ballet Theatre di New York
🗓️ 13-14 febbraio 2027

La Golden Dance è lieta di ospitare, anche per l’anno 2027, l’audizione italiana per la compagnia e la scuola di danza del prestigioso Ajkun Ballet Theatre di New York.

L’audizione si terrà durante due giornate di workshop con gli insegnanti della Ajkun Ballet School, tra cui la direttrice Chiara Ajkun.

Età
– per accedere alle lezioni: dai 12 anni in su
– per accedere alle audizioni per la scuola: dai 12 anni ai 25 anni
– per accedere alle audizioni per la compagnia: dai 18 anni ai 35 anni

CHIARA AJKUN
Direttrice dell’Ajkun Ballet Theatre di New York
Coreografa pluripremiata, insegnante di danza classica e pioniera della medicina della danza, Chiara è un’instancabile sostenitrice delle arti, del multiculturalismo, della libertà di scelta del ballerino e delle pari opportunità, incarnate dai numerosi programmi che ha creato per l’Ajkun Ballet Theatre.
Grazie alla sua leadership, l’Ajkun Ballet Theatre è una parte vitale della fiorente scena artistica e culturale di New York e ospita l’Ajkun Ballet Company, l’Ajkun Ballet School e l’AjkunBT Fund.

Info e iscrizioni:
06.70493826
351.717.1780
[email protected]

How can parents best support a young ballet dancer? 🩰Supporting a dancer goes far beyond getting them to class. As young...
09/20/2026

How can parents best support a young ballet dancer? 🩰

Supporting a dancer goes far beyond getting them to class. As young dancers navigate training, comparison, auditions, disappointment, and growing independence, the support they receive outside the studio can be just as important as what happens inside it.

In our newest Dance Education Guide, Ballet School Coordinator and Senior Company Artist Abbi Johnson shares her perspective on supporting young dancers through their training while helping them develop into confident, curious, and independent artists.

From knowing when to step in — and when to step back — to maintaining perspective, balance, and a life outside ballet, this guide explores some of the questions we hear most often from dancers and their families.

📖 Read “How to Support a Young Ballet Dancer: A Parent’s Guide” at the link in our bio.

Have a question you’d like us to explore in a future Dance Education Guide? Send us a DM. 📩
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Performance experience is valuable, but professional preparation goes far beyond the stage.Performances, competitions, a...
09/10/2026

Performance experience is valuable, but professional preparation goes far beyond the stage.

Performances, competitions, and opportunities to work with guest artists can all contribute to a dancer’s development. But they cannot fully replace the daily influence of a professional company environment.

A sustainable professional future is built through consistent technique, musicality, repertory, rehearsal habits, artistry, discipline, and professional responsibility.

For advanced dancers, the goal is not simply to prepare for the next performance, but to develop the skills and understanding required for a professional career.

Ready to take the next step in your training?

Apply to audition for Ajkun Ballet School:�ajkunbt.org/audition-form

📖 Explore the Dance Education Guide:�Choosing Ballet Training for Advanced Dancers: A Parent Guide

Professional preparation doesn’t begin when a dancer steps onstage. It is built into the training that happens every day...
08/27/2026

Professional preparation doesn’t begin when a dancer steps onstage. It is built into the training that happens every day.

For advanced dancers, training connected to a working professional ballet company provides an important context for understanding the standards, discipline, timing, responsibility, and artistry required in the profession.

Classroom training develops technique, but exposure to the professional stage helps dancers understand how that technique translates into rehearsal, repertory, performance, and professional expectations.

True professional preparation bridges the space between the classroom and the stage.

Our Dance Education Guide offers dancers and families insight into what to consider when choosing ballet training and professional pathways.

📖 Read the full guide:
�ajkunbt.org/post/choosing-ballet-training-for-advanced-dancers-parent-guide

What does quality ballet training really look like?When choosing a ballet school, conservatory, trainee program, or prof...
08/16/2026

What does quality ballet training really look like?

When choosing a ballet school, conservatory, trainee program, or professional training pathway, reputation can be part of the picture, but it shouldn’t be the only measure.

Look at the reality of the training environment. How are dancers taught and treated each day? Is the instruction consistent? Are dancers receiving meaningful guidance and opportunities to develop as individual artists?

The strongest programs demonstrate their quality through the daily experience of their dancers, not simply through a famous name or impressive promises.

Our Dance Education Guide offers a clear-eyed perspective to help dancers and families make informed choices about ballet training and professional development.

📖 Read the full guide:
ajkunbt.org/post/choosing-ballet-training-for-advanced-dancers-parent-guide

When every ballet program promises opportunity, how do you know which one is right?With so many ballet schools, conserva...
08/03/2026

When every ballet program promises opportunity, how do you know which one is right?

With so many ballet schools, conservatories, trainee programs, summer intensives, and professional training pathways available, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed.

Choosing ballet training starts by looking beyond first impressions. A beautiful website, a famous name, or impressive marketing doesn’t always reflect the reality of daily training.

Instead, take a closer look at the training environment. Individual guidance, consistent instruction, and thoughtful artistic development are what help dancers build lasting technique, confidence, and professional readiness.

Our Dance Education Guide explores practical questions to help dancers and families evaluate ballet training with greater clarity and confidence.

📖 Read the full guide:
Link in Bio

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New York, NY
10019

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Tuesday 10am - 6pm
Wednesday 10am - 6pm
Thursday 10am - 6pm
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