The Professional Performing Arts School, colloquially known as PPAS, is a public middle and high school specializing in the performing arts, located in the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City.[4]
Professional Performing Arts School PPAS | |
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Address | |
328 West 48th St. United States | |
Coordinates | 40°45′42″N 73°59′19″W / 40.761536°N 73.988506°W |
Information | |
Type | Public[1] |
Established | 1990[1] |
School district | 10036 |
Principal | Leah Dyer[failed verification] |
Teaching staff | 30 academic teachers[2][failed verification] |
Grades | 6–12[3] |
Enrollment | 485[3] |
Campus type | Urban |
Yearbook | 2009 |
Website | http://www.ppasnyc.org/ |
PPAS maintains professional partnerships with several nearby dance and drama schools, including the School of American Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, and the Juilliard School.
PPAS was created in 1990 to meet the needs of two groups of students: those who wanted to pursue professional work in the arts as they earned a junior/senior high school diploma, and those who wanted to study the arts as an avocation.[5]