Canada's National Ballet School NBS

Audition for NBS

Learn more about our world-renowned Professional Ballet Program and upcoming auditions this fall and winter.

Register for the Young Dancers Program Summer Immersion Streams

Ignite the spark of a love for dance in your young dancer this summer! Registration for YDP Summer Immersion is 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

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.

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Upcoming Events

"Dress to Express: Inclusive Shades in Dancewear"

28 Mar

2025

"Dress to Express: Inclusive Shades in Dancewear"

Join this livestream discussing how the dancewear industry can better represent dancers through inclusive product development and offerings.

29 Mar

2025

Bar After Barre

You are invited to enjoy an evening of dance and revelry at our Adult Ballet Bar After Barre event on March 29! Open to ages 19+.

18 Apr

2025

Teacher Training Program Auditions

Video Audition Submissions for NBS' Teacher Training Program are open!

Dreaming Big Together, A Year in Review

Check out the Year in Review Video

As we look forward to an incredible year of dance in 2025, we're also taking a moment to look back and celebrate everything we've accomplished together in 2023-24 in our latest edition of the Year In Review. This Year in Review takes a look at the big dreams, monumental shifts, and remarkable growth that have come to life—all made possible through community members like you. Thank you for helping shape the heart of our vibrant community and for your continued support in our future dreams.

View the full Year in Review booklet (PDF)

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.

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.

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.

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.

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, 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

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!