The Dutchess Ballet CompanyPerform. Serve. Accomplish.
The Dutchess Ballet Company ("DBC"), was originally founded by Valerie Feit in 1994 under the auspices of The Young People’s Performance Company, Inc. ("YPPC"), a New York State not-for-profit corporation. Alex Bloomstein is now the Artistic Director and Executive Director. The Dutchess Ballet Company is dedicated to providing a variety of performance experiences to dancers. DBC member dancers work with professional choreographers, and perform in various venues, utilizing professional level production values. DBC members also work with, and perform at, numerous community organizations. Opportunities for DBC members include hands-on learning in the areas of arts administration, public speaking and organizational management. Portfolios developed by DBC members are often featured parts of college applications. Advanced Ballet Arts students are eligible to audition.
The operations of the Dutchess Ballet Company are separate from the Ballet Arts Studio and Dance Beacon.
Students’ Artistic & Academic Achievements
Dream. Envision. Strive.
The Ballet Arts Studio and Dutchess Ballet Company have provided educational guidance for students and emerging artists who have been accepted to the following nationally recognized schools, colleges, universities and dance companies.
Professional Schools
·The School of American Ballet (Official School of the New York City Ballet)
·The North Carolina School of the Arts
·The American Ballet Theater School
·The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater School (Full Scholarship)
·Houston Ballet School
·Ballet Met
·The Miami City Ballet Summer Program
·The San Francisco Ballet Summer Program
·The Boston Ballet School and Apprentice Program
·The Rock School of the Pennsylvania Ballet Company
·The Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet Company
·The Berlin State Opera Ballet School (
·Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival Summer Programs
·The New York State Summer Schools of the Arts, Ballet and Modern Divisions
·Walnut Hill School for the Arts
·The State Street Ballet Colleges
·Barat Conservatory
·Barnard College (High School Valedictorian)
·Boston College
·Brandeis University
·College of Saint Rose
·Columbia University
·Connecticut College
·Duke University (High School Valedictorian)
·Goucher College
·Hamilton College
·Ithaca College (Doctoral program in Physical Therapy)
·Mary Mount Manhattan College (High School Valedictorian with full artistic merit scholarship)
·Mercyhurst College
·University of Maryland (Full artistic merit scholarship)
·University of Michigan
·The Juilliard School
·Pennsylvania State University (High School Valedictorian)
·Point Park College (Presidential scholarship)
·New York University -- Tisch School for the Performing Arts
·Sarah Lawrence College
·Smith College
·State University of New York at New Paltz, Purchase, Binghamton, Geneseo, Buffalo (with various artistic scholarships)
·University of the Arts (Presidential Scholarship)
·Vanderbilt University (High School Valedictorian)
·Vassar College (High School Valedictorian)
·Wake Forest College
Professional Dance Companies
♦ American Ballet Theater
♦ The Dayton Ballet Company
♦ Les Grands Ballet Canadiens
♦ The Pennsylvania Ballet Company
♦ The North Carolina Dance Theater
♦ 42nd Street on Broadway
♦ The Joffrey Ballet
♦ The Pacific Northwest Ballet Company
♦ The State Street Ballet