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Canada’s National Ballet School
Canada’s National Ballet School (NBS), based in Toronto, is an independent boarding and day school for students from Grades 6 through 12. Widely regarded as one of the world's leading institutes for dance education, it offers an integrated program of academic studies and dance instruction for about 150 students. Although separate institutions, the NBS has always been closely associated with its original parent organization, the National Ballet of Canada. Students have regularly appeared in National Ballet performances, and the school remains a major recruitment centre for the company. NBS graduates have provided the company with some of its finest artists, including Martine Van Hamel, Veronica Tennant, Karen Kain, Frank Augustyn, Kevin Pugh, Rex Harrington, Martine Lamy, John Alleyne and James Kudelka. The NBS remains a prestigious international training institute and an important player in Canada's arts community.