Eastern Connecticut Ballet, the shoreline's preeminent school for dance education with a 22 year history of exceptional quality programming, will launch Ballet and Jazz classes in Old Saybrook this fall at the Estuary Senior Center, 220 Main Street, lower level. Experience the same excitement, energy and beauty characteristic of classes held in ECB’s home school in East Lyme.
Three levels of Jazz will be held in Old Saybrook on Mondays: ages 3-5, ages 5-7 and ages 8-10. Three levels of Ballet are offered on Thursdays: Ballet A/B ages 3-4, Ballet C age 5 and Ballet D age 6. Ballet D students are eligible to audition for participation in the region’s Nutcracker of Choice to be performed Dec. 13,14, and 15 at the Garde Arts Center with the live music of Eastern Connecticut Symphony Orchestra and presenting Sara Mearns and Jonathan Stafford, NYC Ballet Principal Dancers.
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A mandatory Nutcracker parent information meeting will be held on September 6 at 6:00 pm. Nutcracker auditions for this age group will be held on September 7 from 4-4:45 pm. All students will have the opportunity to perform in ECB’s spring showcase.
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Ballet classes will be taught by Marylu Clark, Director of ECB’s Young Children’s Ballet Program, with the same age and developmentally appropriate focus and curriculum emphasized at ECB”s main campus. ECB faculty member and Saybrook resident, Amy Brady, will lead the Jazz program.
East Lyme classes for Ages 2 to Adult will also begin in September. Look for Ballet, Bounding Boys! Pointe, Repertory, Jazz, Modern, Tap and Mommy & Me. A complete program of adult classes including Ballet, Tap, Modern and Jazz is also available at the newly expanded state-of-the-art facility at 435 Boston Post Road.
CALL TODAY TO REGISTER at 860 739-7899 to receive additional information on East Lyme & Old Saybrook classes. Visit the website at easternctballet.com for a full listing of audition and class times. Eastern CT Ballet is a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit organization. Fun, Friendly and First-class! Photo credit: V. Murgio & T. Giroir
