YOUTH Classes

Preparatory Youth & Teen Program

Ages 6-18 No prior dance experience necessary.

Tuition-Free classes in ballet, jazz, and hip hop offered at partner locations in Orleans and St. Bernard Parishes.

QUESTIONS? Have questions or need assistance with Preparatory & Teen Program classes? E-mail enrollment@nobadance.com or call 504.522.0996 x 207.

Pre-Professional Program

Ages 7-18 By Audition/Invitation Only

Auditions for the 2024-2025 School Year Pre-Professional Program will take place August 15 – 17!

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CLICK HERE for Pre-Professional Program schedules & important dates.

This unique and highly specialized, tuition-free program provides motivated, talented and focused students ages 7 -18 with intensive instruction in ballet, pointe, modern and repertoire, plus workshops in other dance forms such as hip hop, jazz and West African dance, and unprecedented opportunities to study and even perform with world-renowned artists through the Master Artist Series.

Classes are held weekly between September 7, 2024 – May 18, 2025, at NORD partner locations throughout the New Orleans area as well as Tulane University’s McWilliams Hall, depending on track/level. Accepted students also perform in NOBA’s exciting annual productions of The Nutcracker Suite and Spring Concert Evening of Dance.

Teaching faculty includes highly qualified local instructors and select students will receive training with NOBA Master Artists in Residence Vince Collins and Donald Williams (former stars with Dance Theatre of Harlem), among others.

Students are also offered unique opportunities such as special master classes with NOBA Main Stage artists, performances on local and national stages, and deeply discounted tickets to NOBA Main Stage performances.

Auditions will take place at the Lyons Rec Center, 624 Louisiana Avenue (corner of Tchoupitoulas), at the following times:

Thursday, August 15, 2024

5:30 – 6:30 p.m. Audition (Ages 7-8)

6:45 – 8:00 p.m. Audition (Ages 9-11)

Friday, August 16, 2024

5:30 – 7:20 p.m. Audition (Ages 12-18)

7:20 – 7:45 p.m. Pointe* Audition

*Pointe audition open to students ages 12-18 who are currently studying pointe and attended the prior general audition (ballet & modern); must bring and wear pointe shoes

Saturday, August 17, 2024

9:30 a.m. – 1:45 p.m. Placement Day*

*Attendance at Placement Day is required for both returning and newly accepted Pre-Professional Program students; call times will vary depending on age.

QUESTIONS? Have questions about NOBA’s Pre-Professional Program or need assistance? E-mail enrollment@nobadance.com or call 504.522.0996 x 207.