DANCE SERIES 

SOUTHERN NH YOUTH BALLET
Saturday, JULY 3, 2010 - 3 PM

Southern NH Youth Ballet is the affiliate performing company for Southern NH Dance Theater. The company serves as a training ground for local youths and pre-professional students by providing them with intensive training, individual coaching, performing opportunities, and exposure to master classes from various guest artists. Southern New Hampshire Youth Ballet, Inc. is a nonprofit organization. It is organized to act as a performing group, with the intent of promoting and encouraging the knowledge and appreciation of ballet and other dance forms through performance and education. This company will be performing "Fairy Houses - The Ballet".

PORTSMOUTH SCHOOL OF BALLET
Saturday, July 24, 2010 - 3 PM

Portsmouth School of Ballet is dedicated to professional instruction with one-on-one attention. The program's focus in on Ballet Technique and the development of technical skills for each student. The school's Ballet program is based on a Vaganova syllabus. The school's faculty consists of professionals with extensive performing dance backgrounds as well as college degrees in Dance Education. Classes in ballet, tap, jazz, hip-hop, lyrical, modern, and street funk.

SEACOAST CIVIC DANCE COMPANY
Saturday, July 17 and Friday, August 6 - 5:30 PM

The Seacoast Civic Dance Company (SCDC) is comprised of auditioned dancers from the NH Academy of Performing Arts. Dancers range in age from 10-18 years old. Founded in 1976 by NHAPA directors, the company is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit, educational organization committed to excellence in dance education coupled with professional performance opportunities. Company members are skilled and trained in a diverse curriculum of classes at NHAPA including classical ballet, lyrical, tap, jazz, contemporary, and hip-hop. Well known for dynamic choreography and high energy performances, the SCDC appears at a variety of local and national venues.

***Kids in the community are being asked to join us for this show with a unique and complimentary hip hop dance workshop and performance experience. To learn more or secure a registration spot check out: www.nhapa.org/danceexperience

GREAT BAY ACADEMY OF DANCE
Saturday, August 21, 2010 - 3 PM

Great Bay Academy of Dance (GBAD) is the Seacoast's non-competitive dance education center. Our focus is on the fundamentals of dance instruction, not dance competitions. GBAD's is focused on providing a well-rounded dance education with an emphasis on ballet. From ages three and beyond, GBAD brings excellence in dance to the Seacoast with instruction in ballet, modern, hip-hop, flamenco, tap and jazz. By incorporating technique, discipline, and instruction, our students achieve confidence, presence for stage and ultimate life-artistry skills.

GBAD was established in 2009 by Elisa Gerasin and its foundation is built upon 29-years of excellence in dance education. Our most notable performance includes "An 1836 Portsmouth Nutcracker" at the Music Hall in downtown Portsmouth.