ABT Studio Company, the junior company of American Ballet Theatre, features rising stars of the ballet world between the ages of 16 and 21. The company prepares these outstanding young dancers—who hail from across the globe—to enter American Ballet Theatre or other leading ballet companies worldwide.

Nearly 85% of current dancers in American Ballet Theatre are alumni of ABT Studio Company, including most Soloists and Principal Dancers.

Serving as an ambassador for American Ballet Theatre, the highly mobile ABT Studio Company tours to venues large and small. In recent years, the company has performed internationally in the United Kingdom, Greece, South Korea, the Philippines, Hong Kong, and Mexico, as well as at a wide variety of U.S. performing arts centers, universities, festivals, and galas.