Professional Performing Arts School

Summary

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
Address
Map
328 West 48th St.


United States
Coordinates40°45′42″N 73°59′19″W / 40.761536°N 73.988506°W / 40.761536; -73.988506
Information
TypePublic[1]
Established1990[1]
School district10036
PrincipalLeah Dyer[failed verification]
Teaching staff30 academic teachers[2][failed verification]
Grades6–12[3]
Enrollment485[3]
Campus typeUrban
Yearbook2009
Websitehttp://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.

History edit

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]

Notable alumni edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b Official site
  2. ^ [1] Archived 2010-04-20 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ a b "GoCityKids Professional Performing Arts School". Archived from the original on 2008-10-06. Retrieved 2009-07-17.
  4. ^ "Professional Performing Arts School". Professional Performing Arts School. Retrieved 2021-04-03.
  5. ^ "Second Grade". Archived from the original on 2010-04-20. Retrieved 2009-07-17.