Joffrey Ballet School offers three types of activities during the summer intensives in New York City:

1. Ticketed Activities
   Ticketed Activities are arranged by JBS and requires a purchased ticket to be able to attend. These activities include:
   • American Ballet Theatre performances
   • Joyce Theatre Performances
   • Broadway Musicals
   • Tourist attractions such as the Empire State Building, Top of the Rock, The Ride, Best of NYC Cruises and more.
2. Dorm Activities
   Dorm Activities are sightseeing activities arranged by JBS and requires no ticket to be able to attend as attendance is free. These activities may include:
   • The Brooklyn Bridge
   • Central Park
   • Times Square
   • Molly’s Cupcakes, Do & Washington Square Park
   • SoHo
   • Little Italy & Chinatown
   • Flatiron Building, Union Square & Dylan’s Candy Bar

   Students may want to take money along if they wish to shop around the area.
   
   

3. Musical Theatre Intensive Musicals
   Musical Theatre Intensive Musicals are activities arranged by JBS and is part of the Musical Theatre Intensive course.

Where to purchase tickets for Ticketed Activities?

• Tickets for Ticketed Activities are available on the Dancer Portal and Website.
• It is very important to note the names and information for all patrons who will be attending the activity.

Who is allowed to purchase tickets?

• JBS Housing and Commuter students as well as guardians are allowed to purchase tickets to Ticketed Activities.
• Patrons other than legal guardians MUST consult the Activities Coordinator, before purchasing tickets.

Traveling:

• All activities are chaperoned by JBS staff. Staff will escort Housing students, from the dorm/studio to the activity, attend the activity with the students and escort them back to the dorm.

• Commuter students will need to meet the group at the venue.

• In the event that a Housing student will not have enough time to travel back to the dorm after class, they will need to pack for the day accordingly and will be required to travel from the studio to the venue with staff.

• Housing students (on the meal plan) departing from the studio MUST pick up their pre-prepared dinner during breakfast. Students who do not pick up a meal at breakfast will not have a meal saved for them.

• Departure from the dorm/studio: Students MUST arrive at the departure location at the assigned time. Please note that for some activities, you will only have a few minutes between class and the departure time to eat and get dressed.

• Arrival at the venue: Commuter students who did not travel with the group, must meet at the designated spot by the assigned time. Do not be late.

• During the activity: All JBS students should listen to staff and should be exhibiting proper etiquette. Students are not allowed to be on their phone or talk during a performance, climb over seats, etc. A staff member will address them if they do not behave accordingly. Please do not disrespect the staff members assigned to the activity.
• After the Activity: ALL STUDENTS (HOUSING AND COMMUTER) MUST MEET at the designated spot where attendance will be taken. Commuter students are not allowed to leave until they are dismissed and accounted for. Housing students must travel back to the dorm with the group.

Tickets:

• Will be distributed at the venue, before the event.

• After announcements, students will form a line to receive their ticket.

• If a commuter student is not present after distribution of tickets is complete, their name and “JBS” will be written on the back of the ticket and left at the box office.

Very important:

• JBS does not officially honor seating requests. traditionally the group tickets are reserved together. some seats might not be located in the same row or section as the rest of the group. The activities coordinator and housing department do not have any control of seating assignments determined by the box office or tickets that were added on after the original order.

• To ensure that you are seated with the group or to request a seat close to your friends, it will be in your best interest to arrive on time to the venue. Although seating requests are not guaranteed, we will try our best to honor them. After ticket distribution is completed, the tickets will be left at the box office. these tickets will be the tickets that remained after all other tickets were distributed and might not be located together or with the rest of the group.
• Tickets will only be distributed to dancers and guardians listed on the roster (as provided by the students/guardians when purchasing the tickets).

Is there a waitlist for sold out Ticketed Activities?

• To request tickets for a sold out activity, please email the Activities Coordinator to place your name on a waitlist.
• The Activities Coordinator will do their best to request additional tickets, but can NEVER guarantee additional tickets or tickets requested.

What happens if a student can’t attend an activity after buying a ticket or bought a ticket for the wrong date?

• ALL TICKET SALES ARE FINAL. NO REFUNDS OR EXCHANGES ALLOWED.

• If a dancer cannot attend an activity that they purchased a ticket for, they must inform the Activities Coordinator immediately. They may choose to gift the ticket to another dancer, but must provide the name and contact details for the ticket claimer. They may also choose to donate the ticket. If there is a waitlist and the event is sold out, the ticket can be sold to a dancer from the list, and only after the ticket is sold, will a refund be processed to the original buyer. It is not the responsibility of the Activities Coordinator or Joffrey Ballet School to find a replacement or buyer for a dancer who is not able to attend an activity. As all sales are ultimately final, no refunds are guaranteed.

• It is the responsibility of the the dancers and parents to confirm intensive and activity dates, times as well as activity details, before purchasing tickets. No refunds or ticket exchanges will be accomodated after the purchase is processed.

How to sign up?

• Each week a sign-up sheet will be posted, in the dorm, for the activities and taken down right before the group departs for the activity. Students will have the opportunity to sign up for the activity until that time.

• Students MUST sign up if they wish to attend the activity. No ‘tag-alongs’ will be accommodated.

• Students MUST attend the activity if they signed up. If a student signed up for an activity and is tardy, they will not be allowed to attend other dorm activities. Students are allowed to cross off their name from the sign-up sheet, but must do so before it is taken down.

Who is allowed to attend?

• Only JBS Housing students are allowed to sign up for Dorm Activities. NO GUARDIANS OR COMMUTER STUDENTS.

Musical Theatre Intensive Musicals are activities arranged by JBS and is part of the Musical Theatre Intensive course.

How to register?

• Students sign up for musicals when registering for the intensive. The activity is part of the course and students DO NOT need to purchase additional tickets for these musicals.

Who is allowed to attend?

• Only Students who are registered for the NYC Musical Theatre Intensive and have signed up and paid to attend the musicals.
• NO GUARDIANS are allowed, unless the Artistic Directors and Activities Coordinator announce that there are tickets available. (These announcements usually happen the day before or the same day as the activity).

Traveling:

• All activities are chaperoned by JBS staff. Staff will escort Housing students, from the studio to the activity, attend the activity with the students and escort them back to the dorm.

• Commuter students are required to travel with the group, unless they are 14 and older and a guardian signs them out at the studio at the end of the day, or they’re 18 and older and they sign themselves out.

• Housing students will not have enough time to travel back to the dorm after class and will need to pack for the day, accordingly.

• Housing students departing from the studio MUST pick up their pre-prepared dinner during breakfast. Students who do not pick up their dinners at breakfast will not have a saved meal for them after the show.

• Departure from the studio: Students MUST arrive at the departure location at the assigned time. Please note that sometimes you will only have a few minutes between class and the departure time to eat and get dressed.

• Arrival at the venue: Commuter students who did not travel with the group, must meet at the designated spot by the assigned time. Do not be late.

• During the activity: All JBS students should listen to staff and should be exhibiting proper theatre etiquette. Students are not allowed to be on their phone or talk during a performance, climb over seats, etc. A staff member will address them if they do not behave accordingly. Please do not disrespect the staff members assigned to the activity.
• After the Activity: ALL STUDENTS (HOUSING AND COMMUTER) MUST MEET at the designated spot where attendance will be taken. Commuter Students are not allowed to leave until they are dismissed and accounted for. Housing students must travel back to the dorm with the group.

Tickets

• Will be distributed at the venue, before the event.

• After announcements, students will form a line to receive their ticket.
• If a commuter student is not present after distribution of tickets is complete, their name will be written on the back of the ticket and left at the box office.

Very important:

• JBS does not officially honor seating requests. Traditionally the group tickets are reserved together. some seats might not be located in the same row or section as the rest of the group. The activities coordinator and housing department do not have any control of seating assignments determined by the box office or tickets that were added on after the original order.

• To ensure that you are seated with the group or to request a seat close to your friends, it will be in your best interest to arrive on time to the venue. Although seating requests are not guaranteed, we will try our best to honor them. After ticket distribution is completed, the tickets will be left at the box office. these tickets will be the tickets that remained after all other tickets were distributed and might not be located together or with the rest of the group.

• TICKETS WILL ONLY BE DISTRIBUTED to dancers listed on the roster (as provided by the Artistic Directors)

When are the activities scheduled?

• The Ticketed Activities, Dorm and Musical Theatre Intensive activities traditionally take place on weekday evenings and Saturdays.

• None of the activities are scheduled at the same time.

• The Ticketed Activities available on the Dancer Portal and Website are separate from the Musical Theatre Intensive Program. The Broadway Shows for the Musical Theatre Intensive will not be scheduled on the same evenings as extra Ticketed activities. Dancer’s attending the Intensive will be able to attend their assigned shows, as well as extra activities that they bought tickets for.

• None of the activities should conflict with classes or rehearsals. If an additional rehearsal is scheduled and conflicts with an activity, the dancer will be excused by the Activities Coordinator and choreographer.

Communication:

• It is the goal of the Housing Department and Activities Coordinator to post all information and instructions concerning Ticketed Activities, Dorm Activities and Musical Theatre Intensive Musicals in the dorm and at the studios during the week of the program.

• The Activities Coordinator also sends emails with detailed information no later than the day before the activity for Ticketed Activities & Musical Theatre Intensive Musicals.

• Staff will also talk about activities each Sunday during Housing orientation.
• Although the Activities Coordinator posts all information as far in advance as possible, some communication concerning instructions and detailed information may be delayed at times due to many variables such as staff and escort arrangements, rehearsal schedules and many other tangible details.

Curfew Extensions?

• Housing students have a curfew.

• Student attending a Ticketed Activity, Musical Theatre Musical or Dorm Activity will automatically have a curfew extension. Legal Guardians do not need to submit a request for a curfew extension.

• All Housing Students MUST check in for Curfew after returning from the activity.

What if a student did not receive any information by the night before the activity?

Very important:

• If a student purchased a ticket for an activity and did not receive any information (due to a technical or common error), they should reach out to a staff member and not wait until the day of the activity to confirm information.

• If a dancer is unsure about arrangements and instructions concerning an activity, it remains their responsibility to retrieve and confirm that information.

• Students can:

• Text/call the ra on duty

• Ask the ra on duty or during curfew

• Ask the intern at the studio

• Call, text or email the activities coordinator

• JBS will not be liable for a student that missed an activity due to uncertainty concerning arrangements, as there are multiple resources available.
• Dancers who did not follow instructions as far as departure times and destinations are concerned , will not be accommodated. claiming to be uniformed will not be accepted as an excuse.

ALL TICKET SALES ARE FINAL. NO EXCHANGES OR REFUNDS ARE ALLOWED