Canada's National Ballet School NBS

Audition for NBS

Learn more about our world-renowned Professional Ballet Program and video audition submissions.

Register for the Young Dancers Program Intensive Ballet Stream Auditions

Explore your potential and achieve your ballet goals! Auditions for the YDP Intensive Ballet stream are now open!

Learn About our Teacher Training Program

Start the next chapter of your dance educator journey in our world-renowned program.

Discover our Educator Resources

Our resources include on-demand videos, teaching guides with built in assessment and evaluation, materials for integrating dance across subjects and more. Sign up for our Resource Library today!

Explore Professional Development

NBS offers dance teachers the opportunity to further invest in their practice, embrace the opportunity for lifelong learning and add to their teaching qualifications.

Support Us

Learn about the many ways you can support Canada's National Ballet School in our mission to share the transformative power of dance across Canada. Join us as we discover, live, and share the power of dance.

About Us

About Us

At Canada's National Ballet School (NBS), programming excellence, access and inclusion fuel our belief in sharing the transformative power of dance to change lives for the better.

This is what drives our commitment to making dance a part of all Canadians’ lives—from the Olympic-calibre dancer training for a professional ballet career on the world stage to the young child or older adult who may be embracing the joy of dance for the first time.

Make a Gift Today

Make a Gift Today

Every contribution counts. Thank you for considering this opportunity to make a difference!


At NBS, your generosity is at the heart of every student's success. Your support helps students like Patrice and Lola train, grow and share meaningful work on the world's stage.
 
To learn more and make a gift, please click here.

 

Upcoming Events

YDP Intensive Ballet Auditions—Ages 9-10

08 Jul

2025

YDP Intensive Ballet Auditions—Ages 9-10

Audition for the Young Dancers Program’s Intensive Ballet Stream

YDP Intensive Ballet Auditions—Ages 11-13

09 Jun

2025

YDP Intensive Ballet Auditions—Ages 11-13

Audition for the Young Dancers Program’s Intensive Ballet Stream.

YDP Intensive Ballet Auditions—Ages 14+

10 Jul

2025

YDP Intensive Ballet Auditions—Ages 14+

Audition for the Young Dancers Program’s Intensive Ballet Stream.

Summer Ideas Exchange for Ballet Teachers

16 Jul

2025

Summer Ideas Exchange for Ballet Teachers

Health and Wellness for the Young Dancer, July 16-19, 2025

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Marley, Professional Ballet-Academic Program

What I really like about dancing is the feeling through my body, feeling the freedom, really moving to the music, and interpreting how I feel.

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The Fu Arnold Family, NBS dancers

Meet Sidney, Ruben, Jonah, Angela, and Yu Rong–a family spanning three generations, with dance and NBS at its heart. They dance in different ways, but together they are discovering how dance builds connection and appreciation for each other.

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Gwen, Dancer Not Dementia project participant

I really love it. I can't say it any other way. When I'm dancing and doing things like that, I'm very happy.

Rachel Karker, Alumni and Olympian

Rachael Karker, YDP Alumni and Olympian

I would definitely recommend dance. I think it’s such a fun sport to start out in and to continue in as well. Dance is so much fun, and you learn so many skills. I think it’s a great way to get exercising or to just try something new.

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Ben, Professional Ballet-Academic Program graduate

Dance has taught me what it means to have a passion in life. With the help of my mother and my hometown ballet teacher, I made the decision to audition. Once I got to NBS, it really felt like home and I knew that this is where I needed to go to further my training.

Juan Pablo

Juan Pablo, Adult Ballet Student

Since I was a kid, I always dreamt of being a dancer…I’ve been taking classes at Canada’s National Ballet School for almost two years now. I’m so glad I found the program and fulfilled the dream.

Take a Virtual Tour of NBS

Take a Virtual Tour of NBS

Get to know our state-of-the-art campus in Toronto's vibrant downtown core.


Our expansive campus serves dancers from the professional ballet programs, recreational dance programs and community dance programs alike. It’s also the site of content and resource creation that gets shared with even more dancers across Canada.

 

See more of NBS here!

Our Stories

June 19, 2025

"We Are All Treaty People", A Call to Action

Two students perform  at Prix de Lausanne

March 24, 2025

Grade 12 Student Marley Performs at the 2025 Prix de Lausanne

March 19, 2025

Executive Director John Dalrymple Awarded King Charles III Coronation Medal

Two students perform a pas de deux on stage.

March 19, 2025

Company Life Students Perform at 10th International Junior Ballet Encounters

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Meet the Ballet Forward Youth Assembly! This group of engaged youth from across the country are passionate about making ballet and the arts more inclusive and accessible to all Canadians. These young people have come together to break barriers and bring equity, reconciliation, and anti-Black racism to the center of the conversation in ballet. To read their open letter to ballet and join in the conversation, follow them at @balletforward_canada Ballet Forward is a two-year, youth-led project that is made possible with funding from the Department of Canadian Heritage’s (DCH) Youth Take Charge program. Découvrez l’Assemblée des jeunes de L’évolution du ballet! Ces 30 jeunes provenant de partout au Canada et mobilisés au sein de ce groupe ont une passion en commun : ils souhaitent apporter le changement dans les secteurs du ballet et de la danse. Ces jeunes leaders se rassemblent pour aborder les questions de la réconciliation et du racisme dirigé contre les Noirs dans le secteur du ballet. Dans cette optique, ils dirigent des dialogues à l’échelle nationale, élaborent des appels à l’action et insufflent un vent de changement partout dans le monde. Pour lire leur lettre ouverte au monde du ballet et participer à la conversation, suivez-les sur Instagram à @balletforward_canada. L’évolution du ballet est un projet de deux ans dirigé par des jeunes, rendu possible grâce au financement du programme Les jeunes s’engagent du ministère du Patrimoine canadien (MPC). #BalletForward

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