Pacific Northwest Ballet School
The Pacific Northwest Ballet School was founded in 1974. Formerly directed by Francia Russell, and now directed by Peter Boal, it has been considered to be, "One of the leading, if not the definitive, professional training school in the country." The teaching is structured on that of the School of American Ballet.
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