Marblehead School of Ballet Launches 44th Class Season

The Marblehead School of Ballet (MSB) celebrates its 44th anniversary season this fall with a full line-up of classes for 2015-2016. Registration is now being taken for the new semester. Classes are taught at the school’s studio, located at 115 Pleasant Street, in Marblehead, Massachusetts.

With a motto of quality education, individual attention and working with people to reach their goals, seasoned dancers, avocational, and aspiring dancers -- men, women, girls, and boys of all ages will find a range of opportunities available to meet their interests at this dance oasis on the North Shore. This fall, the MSB provides weekly classes in ballet, pointe, and variations; pre-ballet and creative movement; modern and jazz; repertory; pilates, stretch and strength; and partner dancing with ballroom, fox trot, swing, Latin, Argentine Tango and salsa. Private lessons are also available for dancers preparing for a special event or seeking additional instruction.

Seasoned and aspiring dancers find high quality training at the MSB. “The internal mechanics of the body are emphasized and not the superficial aspects of style, bringing the dance to a higher level. For new students of all ages, MSB offers a very strong foundation emphasizing proper technique, such as correct alignment, body mechanics and musicality,” said Paula K. Shiff, recipient of Salem State University’s 2009 Lifetime Achievement Award in the Arts.

The MSB graduates have continued their dance studies at some of the most prestigious ballet companies worldwide, including Eliot Field, Alvin Ailey, Houston Ballet, Metropolitan Ballet, Joffrey Ballet, and Ballet de Lorraine in France, among others. Alumni have graduated from leading postsecondary institutions, such as Boston Conservatory, New York University Tisch School of the Arts, University North Carolina School for the Arts, University of Utah, and others and pursued careers in a range of fields globally.

Dancers are attracted from near and far to study at the school. Students attending the MSB are drawn from the surrounding cities and towns of Beverly, Boston, Boxford, Danvers, East Gloucester, Hamilton, Haverhill, Ipswich, Lynn, Manchester by the Sea, Marblehead, Melrose, Nahant, Reading, Revere, Rockport, Salem, Saugus, Swampscott, Topsfield, Wakefield Wenham and Winthrop. Others come from out-of-state, including Maine, Florida, Texas, New Hampshire, Vermont and countries such as France and Italy.

Register for the new fall semester today! Download a copy of the new class schedule. For further information, call 781-631-6262 or send an e-mail to msb@havetodance.com.

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