Ballet Workshop for Scouts
Sunday, December 14, 2025, 10:30 a.m.
Bring your troop to a performance of The Nutcracker and kick it off with a pre-show ballet class at the Benedum Center! No dance experience is required for this fun, beginners’ workshop. Warm up, learn basic ballet steps and try out modified choreography from The Nutcracker. Appropriate for girl scouts and boy scouts.
The details!
- Performance tickets required: Troops must purchase 8 or more tickets the performance of The Nutcracker to be eligible to attend the workshop. The workshop takes place prior to the performance at the Benedum Center.
- Class fee: $10 per scout (in addition to ticket purchase)
- Patches: Availability pending
- 30 students maximum – spaces go quickly, register soon with Jamie Adams, group sales manager at groupsales@pittsburghballet.org.
- Registration and Medical / Media Release Form are required from all scouts. Registered troop leaders will receive further information.
Purchase tickets and claim your class: contact groupsales@pittsburghballet.org. At The Nutcracker, groups of 8 or more enjoy discounted group ticket prices and perks. Learn more about Group Sales benefits here.
Questions about class content: education@pittsburghballet.org
We can’t wait to dance with your scouts!
Meet Your Instructor – Erin Kleinman
Erin is one of the teaching artists in the Education Department and is the instructor for our community programs at Lauri Ann West Community Center in Fox Chapel. She has had extensive ballet training from the young age of three. Throughout her career she had the opportunity to perform in The Nutcracker, Cinderella, Firebird and independent works. She has been teaching since she was a high school student and has never stopped. It is by far her favorite part of life – sharing her love of ballet with every child or adult that comes into her classroom!
Program presented in partnership with the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust.