[StBernard] NOBA offers free ballet classes for St. Bernard Parish youth

[Westley Annis]

Free Ballet Classes for Students in St. Bernard Parish

New Orleans Ballet Association Opens Registration for Free After-School
Ballet Classes 

 

 

The New Orleans Ballet Association (NOBA), in partnership with Chalmette
Refining, L.L.C. and the St. Bernard Parish School Board, is proud to offer
free after-school ballet classes in St. Bernard Parish for youth ages 6-18
for the 2014-15 school year.  

 

Registration for new students will take place on Monday, August 25th, from
5-7 PM at the Chalmette High School Cultural Arts Center, 1100 East Judge
Perez Drive. Students can continue to register through September 20, or
until classes are filled, by contacting Susan Bensinger at
sbensinger at nobadance.com or 504-522-0996, ext. 207. 

 

Requirements for Registration: 

.         Students must turn 6 by Monday, September 1, 2014, and be no older
than 18 AND a senior in high school to enroll.

.         A copy of the student's birth certificate must be submitted for
students ages 6 and 7. 
PLEASE NOTE: Original documents will NOT be accepted at registration (copies
only, please). 

 

Academic year classes begin in September. Ballet classes are offered on
Mondays and Wednesdays from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Chalmette High School
Cultural Arts Center, 1100 East Judge Perez Drive. Students are placed in
the appropriate class based on both age and experience level.

 

The 2014-2015 Academic Year dance classes include quality instruction in
ballet technique, along with choreography sessions in preparation for a
winter concert on Thursday, January 8, 2015, and a spring concert (date TBA)
at the Chalmette High School Cultural Arts Center.  

 

The St. Bernard After-School Ballet Program is designed to cultivate a
child's appreciation for the arts, while building self-esteem through
challenges that speak to the child's individual growth. Striving to serve
children and their families, the New Orleans Ballet Association, Chalmette
Refining, L.L.C. and the St. Bernard Parish School Board partnered in 1995
to offer this program for the youth of St. Bernard Parish.

 

For more information regarding registration or 2014- 15 classes available in
St. Bernard Parish, contact Susan Bensinger in NOBA's Education Department
at sbensinger at nobadance.com <mailto:sbensinger at nobadance.com> , or call
(504) 522-0996 ext. 207.

 

This project is funded by Chalmette Refining, L.L.C. and ExxonMobil, and is
supported by a grant from the Louisiana Division of the Arts, Office of
Cultural Development, Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism in
cooperation with the Louisiana State Arts Council as administered by the St.
Tammany Commission on Cultural Affairs. 

 

About NOBA

NOBA is the Central Gulf region's premiere presenting and service
organization dedicated solely to the art of dance. NOBA's dynamic Main Stage
season annually features a diverse array of world-class companies and
artists.  Each year NOBA provides concerts, classes, workshops and lectures
to more than 25,000 area dance enthusiasts of all ages.  In addition, NOBA's
nationally recognized award-winning education programs provide the youth of
our community access to quality arts programs with over 5,000 free dance
classes and workshops annually at ten sites throughout the Greater New
Orleans area.  

 

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