The Rock School is the School's main facility, located on the Avenue of the Arts at 1101 S Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19147. The Rock School  houses five floors fully equipped with six state of the art sprung-floor studios, in-house costume shop, a delicious & nutritious 2nd floor Café, and a Boutique for dancewear and Rock merchandise.A Residence is offered for students training far from home as well as an Academics program for grades 7-12.

CONTACT US
P: 215-551-7010
F: 215-551-8538
info@therockschool.org
1101 South Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA 19147

 

Happy #WorldBalletDay Live! Introducing the Rock Academics class of 2017-18. Our Directors, Bo and Stephanie Spassoff celebrate #WBD everyday and wish #rockalum #rockacademicsalum, Ballet West Principal, Beckanne Sisk and San Francisco Ballet Soloists Esteban Hernandez and Wanting Zhao and Corps de Ballet dancer Samantha Bristow a fabulous performance. Merde! #danceallday #everyday #rockschoollife
Rock School Professional Division students enjoyed some fun in the sun right before the pumpkin spice and fall weather set in! 🍎🍏🍎Thank you, Caro and Bob Rock for hosting such a wonderful event for our dancers. 🌞😊
Congrats to @seeshevydance 💖💖💖 LOVE this 2-page feature on Rock Alumna and Academics Alumna, American Ballet Theatre Principal dancer, Christine Shevchenko in the October issue of Dance Magazine! #Rockalum #Rockschoollife #Rockschooljourney
❄Save the date: Nov. 4 from 1-4 pm at the Museum of the American Revolution in Old City. Family fun, mini Nutcracker 1776 performance, sample dance class, lecture demonstration, costumed dancers, and live music. 💫 . . . Philadelphia's first Nutcracker circa 1776 #dreams #Nutcrackeralready #dreamfairies #Merriamtheater
Weekend in the Wings: Rock School Director, Stephanie Spassoff takes great care when approaching the coaching process. With well over two decades of directing, teaching and coaching students at all levels, she has a keen eye and nurturing spirit when it comes preparing students for professional careers. In the October edition of Dance Magazine, Stephanie's picture is featured and she is quoted saying, "We ask dancers to look at different variations and let us know what they feel they can handle." Co-Director Bo Spassoff adds, "The coach and student then assess the feasibility together. We believe we get the best out of our dancers when they are part of the process that's collaborative and congenial." Stephanie elaborated about her personal insights into the coaching process in an interview with #weekendinthewings. The main benefit of preparing with a coach for a variation and contemporary piece is to cultivate perseverance, "sometimes the student's confidence gets shaken during the beginning of the process but blossoms at the end. The growth is truly remarkable and rewarding for everyone involved." #Mentor #Inspire #hardwork #director #coach #ballet
The Rock School's Fringearts performance: "The Edge of The Rock" showcases international and local students. Join us for 45 minutes of beauty and talent with a post discussion with Directors Bo and Stephanie Spassoff in the cafe. Saturday, September 23rd at 2pm in Studio A at The Rock School for Dance Education. $10 tickets at the door or online, link in bio. All currently enrolled students can see the performance free. All early registered students can contact info@therockschool.org for the complimentary ticket. Tickets will be sold at door also. #fringefestival #fringearts #rockschoollife
"A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step." - Lao Tzu Merde to all of the dedicated and talented 2017 #rockalum on their newly appointed ballet positions. We can't wait to watch your journey unfold. #rockschooljourney #rockschoollife ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Cato Berry - PA Ballet, Apprentice Karley Brook - LA Ballet, Trainee Christian Gutierrez - Carolina Ballet, Corps Member Lucas Labrador - Atlanta Ballet, 2nd Company Olivia MacCabe - Oklahoma City Ballet, 2nd Company Juliana Missano - Atlanta Ballet, Apprentice Alana Morgenstern- PA Ballet, 2nd Company Luciano Perotto - American National Ballet, Corps Member Anne Plowden - Alonzo King Lines Ballet, Trainee Jillian Price - Orlando Ballet II Lucy Samuel - PA Ballet, 2nd Company Jimmy Shughart, PA Ballet, 2nd Company Kameron Triche - American National Ballet, 2nd Company Jenna Turner - Huntsville Ballet Yueh Erica Wang - Hong Kong Ballet, Corps Member Abbey Yoder - Joffrey Ballet Chicago, Trainee
#FlashbackFriday with the dynamic #rockalumna, Jeanette Kakareka. Formerly with English National Ballet and was one of 2016 emerging dancers finalists. . . . Congratulations on her recent acceptance to join the Bavarian State Ballet. We wish her all the joy and success on her dance and life journey. We can't wait to see her light up the stage, like she did pictured as ❄️ Snow Queen ❄️ in our Nutcracker 1776, circa 2010. . . . check out Jeanette's blog ballerinaandhome.wordpress.com #Grandjete #Nutcracker #Snowqueen #rockschoollife #nutcracker1776
#Gratitude Thank you to all of our friends and neighbors who joined us on Saturday to celebrate our pre-school sample dance class. We took 27 toddlers on our dance adventure with a storytime and snack afterwards in the cafe. #familyfuntime #dancewithus #nevertooyoung for #rockschoollife There’s still time to register to perform in Nutcracker 1776! 🥁🎺🌷❄️🍭