Ballet CNJ to Offer Free Classes for World Ballet Day

School of Ballet Central New Jersey is celebrating World Ballet Day with the community.

BalletCNJ will offer free ballet, jazz, and modern classes to all ages and levels Sept. 29-Oct. 4.

The inaugural World Ballet Day takes place in the middle of this week, as five of today’s top ballet companies together in a live internet streaming of their daily ballet class and rehearsal on Oct. 1.

The worldwide event gives audiences a glance at all the hard work that goes into ballet performing arts, and BalletCNJ will look to do the same at the local level.

The five ballet companies participating in the official worldwide event are Australian Ballet, Bolshoi Ballet, The Royal Ballet, The National Ballet of Canada and San Francisco Ballet.

In America, World Ballet Day is the second official celebration of ballet. The domestic version of Ballet Day, which is celebrated in honor of the arrival of ballet in the United States on Feb. 7, 1668, takes place in February.

BalletCNJ’s free classes are designed to build awareness of ballet and dance training, and give the community a sense of the personal feel for dance and a chance to explore new activities.

It will all take place at BalletCNJ’s Hamilton Township location, which recently underwent massive renovations.

For more information on free class schedule visit www.BalletCNJ.org/schedule.

For more information on BalletCNJ, call (609) 249-4066 or email nfo@balletcnj.org.

The attached photo was provided by BalletCNJ.