Lundstrum Performing Arts Competitors

American Ballet Theatre (ABT) is recognized as one of the great dance companies in the world. Few ballet companies equal ABT for its combination of size, scope, and outreach. Recognized as a living national treasure since its founding in 1940, ABT is the only major cultural institution that annually tours the United States, performing for more than 450,000 people. Over its 83-year history, the Company has also performed in a total of 139 cities around the world. As a result of this vast domestic and international reach anchored in its American roots, in 2006, by an act of Congress, American Ballet Theatre became America's National Ballet Company.® When American Ballet Theatre was founded, the aim was to develop a repertoire of the best ballets from the past, and to encourage the creation of new works by gifted young choreographers, wherever they might be found. In January 2022, former American Ballet Theatre Principal Dancer, Susan Jaffe, was appointed Artistic Director. Jaffe is committed to maintaining the Company's vast repertoire, engaging the leading choreographers of our time to create exciting new work, and bringing the art of dance theater to the great stages of the world. With a repertory of the great full-length classical ballets and contemporary one-act ballets, ABT’s performance season includes a Summer season at the Metropolitan Opera House and a Fall season at the Koch Theater in New York City. ABT also tours in the US and abroad and has a robust Education program which includes the ABT Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis (JKO) School, ABT Summer Intensive programs across the US, and the ABT National Training Curriculum, a training program for dance educators.

Steps on Broadway, founded in 1979, is more than just a dance studio. It is an internationally recognized community of artists, committed to the cultivation of individuality and talent, to the joy, the work, the focus, and the abandon of dance. Classes are offered seven days a week at all levels in ballet, jazz, modern, contemporary, tap, theater dance, hip hop, ethnic, and body conditioning. Steps is the true epicenter of New York’s professional dance community. It is home to many of the best and most world-renowned teachers, and a training ground for generations of aspiring and professional dancers. On any given day, one may take class alongside today’s performers and seasoned veterans from concert dance companies, such as New York City Ballet, American Ballet Theater, Paris Opera, Kirov and Royal Ballets, Boston Ballet, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Complexions, and Martha Graham, as well as the opera, Broadway, and the commercial dance world. Steps is a celebrated space. It’s a state-of-the-art facility with an old-world ambiance and a steady pulse of passion, energy, and inspiration. It is a cultural hub, an artistic resource, and a cosmopolitan treasure.

Founded by champion and celebrity dancers, Dance With Me is a chain of studios open to anyone interested in learning how to dance and a desire for fun, good health, personal achievement, or social fulfillment. With multiple locations in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Nevada, Georgia and Texas, with more opening soon. Dance With Me has the perfect combination of first class dance instruction, luxurious facilities, an incredible social community, and a commitment to providing the best experience to our guests. We host showcases, competitions, provide event entertainment, corporate and team building services, plus more. The entire Dance With Me team is devoted to your success at every level. Their vast knowledge and superior skills, combined with their warm and open personalities, provide an encouraging atmosphere where you can be confident and grow. The Dance With Me professionals are unconditionally committed to developing an individualized experience where they guide you every step of the way, at a comfortable pace. Dance With Me is your stage for self-expression and your path to self-discovery. Experience the magic of ballroom dance and its unparalleled ability to enrich your life. The Dance With Me ownership team is comprised of champions in the ballroom dance industry. It was co-founded by Maksim Chmerkovskiy of ABC's Dancing With the Stars. It is also home to National and World Champions, and Dancing With the Stars professionals, Val Chmerkovskiy. The quality and excellence of its founders and owners is passed down through its training program to each member of the Dance With Me Team.