The School of American Ballet (SAB) is an American classical ballet school and is the associate school of the New York City Ballet, a ballet company based at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York City. The school trains students from the age of six, with professional vocational ballet training for students aged 11–18. Graduates of the school achieve employment with leading ballet companies worldwide, and in the United States with New York City Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, Boston Ballet, San Francisco Ballet, Miami City Ballet, Pacific Northwest Ballet, and Houston Ballet.
History with the Macy's Parade[]
The school first danced on Revlon's Charlie and the Nutcracker float at the 55th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in 1981.
The school students would return to the line of march when they performed with The New York City Ballet on Angelina Ballerina's Magic of Dance float for three years straight. They last appeared in 2006 at Macy's 80th Anniversary Parade with Julie Andrews on the Story Time float.