The Ballet Club at Pitt is a student run organization at the University of Pittsburgh which offers opportunities for every dancer's skill level, from beginner to advanced.
All Pitt students are welcome to join the club. No prior dance experience is required. If you are interested in joining the club, please fill out this interest form to be added to our email list and recieve the latest club news.
We offer a masterclass once a week which varies in dance style and level. Everyone is welcome to come to these classes regardless of prior dance experience or participation in our show. For those who are participating in the show, your choreographer will hold rehearsal once a week during a designated time slot. Click here to view a calendar of our class times, show dates, and other events.
We have one show at the end of fall and spring semester. The fall show is a production of Tchaikovsky’s “The Nutcracker” and the spring show is a variety show which features ballet along with many other styles of dance. The show dates are announced at the beginning of each semester during our kickoff meeting and will also be posted on our Facebook page.
You can contact the club to be placed on our email list to get the latest update. To join the club you don’t need to do anything more. If you want to be in our show, you will be asked to fill out a form at the beginning of each semester which gives us more insight into your dance training (if you have any), and then attend a no-cuts audition which helps us place you in the appropriate level dance. Participation in the show is $25 a semester, which helps us cover the cost of your costumes and the auditorium.
Since the club is entirely student run the shows are also student choreographed. To choreograph you need to have participated in at least one previous Ballet Club show and then you can fill out the choreography form which is sent out at the beginning of each semester.
Please feel free to contact us with any questions you may have about the club. Follow us on Instagram and Facebook to get more club updates, or fill out this interest form to be added to our email list.