South Shore Conservatory Opens Registration for 2017 Summer Ballet Programs

South Shore Conservatory (SSC) announces open registration for their summer 2017 summer ballet programs for students of all ages at their Duxbury campus at 64 St. George Street.

For students ages 7 to 10, SSC’s Children’s Ballet Camp provides younger ballet students with daily ballet classes from June 26 through June 30, from 9 am to 1 pm. The program also includes workshop classes in other genres of movement, such as hip-hop, jazz and yoga, plus craft time and a choreography class, and culminates in an end of camp performance. Previous ballet experience is helpful but not necessary

From June 26 through June 30, Ballet Bootcamp offers intermediate and advanced ballet student, ages 11 and up, a chance to intensify their training with daily technique classes, daily pointe classes, stretching and conditioning, and sessions on other complimentary genres such as contemporary and yoga. Evaluation is required for non-SSC students. Please contact Nancy Meredith at n.meredith@sscmusic.org or 781-934-2731 x11.

SSC’s Intermediate/Advanced Ballet Technique, held on Tuesdays and Thursdays from August 8 through August 24, for students age 12 and up, offers ballet and pointe for intermediate to advanced students (Ballet 4 and up). Placement is by evaluation. Please contact Nancy Meredith at n.meredith@sscmusic.org or 781-934-2731 x11 for more information or to schedule an evaluation class. Students should have at least four consecutive years of classical ballet training to be eligible.

For more information about SSC summer programs, including schedules, tuition and financial aid, visit http://sscmusic.org/dance_movement.html or find them on Facebook at South Shore Conservatory Dance Department.

About South Shore Conservatory

South Shore Conservatory, (SSC) has been providing access to and enriching the lives of South Shore residents through music and the arts for over 45 years. Recognized as a national model for arts education by the National Guild for Community Arts Education, SSC is the largest, not-for-profit, community school for the arts in Massachusetts, serving over 3500 students of all ages and abilities at its two beautiful campuses and in partnership with schools, and social service and community agencies throughout the South Shore. Students participate in more than 50 diverse programs in music, dance and drama, with performance playing an important role in overall education. With more than 100 exceptional musicians on faculty, SSC offers 30 professionally produced concerts annually. Through innovative partnerships, SSC’s Creative Arts Therapies department supports the mental, emotional, and physical health of some of our community’s underserved members, and the ImagineARTS program strengthens pre-reading skills for young learners in Brockton Schools through integrated music and dramatic play. SSC’s campuses are located at One Conservatory Drive, Hingham, (781-749-7565) and 64 St. George Street, Duxbury (781-934-2731). SSC programs are supported in part by a grant from the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency. For more information call us, follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest or Instagram or visit www.sscmusic.org.

In keeping with SSC’s inclusive mission to provide access to quality education in the arts for all, the Conservatory offers programs for all segments of the population to enjoy, regardless of age, ability, geography, and financial means. Furthermore, South Shore Conservatory admits students and families of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school.