YOUTH Classes

Preparatory Youth & Teen Program

Ages 6-18 No prior dance experience necessary.

Tuition-Free classes in ballet, jazz, tap, and hip hop.

Registration opens December 15 for Spring 2024 Semester classes, held between January 16 – May 15, 2024*!

*Dates vary per location & class. Students must be the required age by December 1, 2023, to enroll. Chalmette classes begin January 22, 2024.

QUESTIONS? Have questions or need assistance with Preparatory & Teen Program classes? E-mail enrollment@nobadance.com, or call 504.522.0996 x207.

Pre-Professional Program

Ages 7-18 By Audition/Invitation Only

Auditions for the 2023-2024 Academic Year Pre-Professional Program have passed.

This tuition-free program provides motivated, talented students ages 7 to 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 9, 2023 – May 19, 2024, 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 such as former Dance Theatre of Harlem stars Christina Johnson, Vince Collins, and Donald Williams, 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.

QUESTIONS? Have questions about NOBA’s Pre-Professional Program or need assistance? E-mail mwhite@nobadance.com, or call 504.522.0996 x213.