This is a list of ballet premieres in the 1980s, by year.
| title | choreographer | composer | company | venue | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suite of Dances | Jerome Robbins | Leonard Bernstein | New York City Ballet | New York State Theater | January 17 |
| Gloria | Kenneth MacMillan | Francis Poulenc | Royal Ballet | Royal Opera House | March 13 |
| Walpurgisnacht | George Balanchine | Charles Gounod | New York State Theater | May 15 | |
| The Seagull | Maya Plisetskaya | Rodion Shchedrin | Bolshoi Ballet | Bolshoi Theatre | May 27 |
| Robert Schumann's Davidsbündlertänze | George Balanchine | Robert Schumann | New York City Ballet | New York State Theater | June 19 |
| Rhapsody | Frederick Ashton | Sergei Rachmaninoff | The Royal Ballet | Royal Opera House | August 4 |
| title | choreographer | composer | company | venue or presentation | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antique Epigraphs | Jerome Robbins | Claude Debussy | New York City Ballet | New York State Theater | February 2 |
| Brahms/Handel | Jerome Robbins | Johannes Brahms | New York City Ballet | New York State Theater | June 7 |
| Creole Giselle | Frederic Franklin | Adolphe Adam | Dance Theatre of Harlem | London Coliseum | July 13 |
| Tango | Peter Martins | Igor Stravinsky | New York City Ballet | Tivoli Concert Hall | September 14 |
| title | choreographer | composer | company | venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In Memory of ... | Jerome Robbins | New York City Ballet | Alban Berg | New York State Theater |
| Valse Triste | Peter Martins | Jean Sibelius | New York City Ballet | New York State Theater |