YOUTH Classes
Ages 4-18
Coming up next!
Applications are now open for June Twilight Dance Program classes for ages 4-18, held June 5 – 29, 2023!
Adventures in Dance Daytime Camp – FULL for 2023
Pre-Professional Program Open Auditions: August 10 & 11 for the 2023-2024 School Year
Early Childhood Program
Ages 4-5 No prior dance experience necessary.
Tuition-free Early Childhood Ballet offered at partner locations in Orleans Parish.
Applications are now open for our June Twilight Dance Program classes, held June 5 – 29, 2023!
QUESTIONS? Have questions or need assistance with Early Childhood Program classes? E-mail enrollment@nobadance.com, or call 504.522.0996 x207.
Preparatory Youth & Teen Program
Ages 6-18 No prior dance experience necessary.
Tuition-Free classes in ballet, modern, jazz, hip hop, and West African Dance.
Applications are now open for June Twilight Dance Program classes, held June 5 – 29, 2023!
QUESTIONS? Have questions or need assistance with Preparatory Program classes? E-mail enrollment@nobadance.com, or call 504.522.0996 x207.
Open Community Classes for Teens & Adults
Ages 13 and up Drop-In Classes
Ballet Technique (Intermediate/Advanced)
Fridays • 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
With Master Artist-in-Residence Donald Williams or other visiting/local faculty
Spring 2023 classes: January 13 – May 19
Lyons Rec Center Dance Studio
624 Louisiana Ave., New Orleans, LA 70115 MAP
Modern Dance Technique (All Levels)
Wednesdays • 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
With Corey Melancon
Spring 2023 classes: January 11 – May 10*
*No class on May 3
Lyons Rec Center Dance Studio
624 Louisiana Ave., New Orleans, LA 70115 MAP
QUESTIONS? Have questions or need assistance with Open Community classes? E-mail mwhite@nobadance.com, or call 504.522.0996 x213.
Pre-Professional Program
Ages 7-18 By Audition/Invitation Only
Coming up next!
2023 Summer Intensive Programs – auditions have passed
Open Auditions for the 2023-2024 Academic Year Pre-Professional Program will take place on August 10 & 11, 2023, with a mandatory placement day for all accepted students on August 12, 2023.
AUDITION LOCATION: Lyons Rec Center, 624 Louisiana Ave.
Thursday, August 10, 2023 | 5:30-7:15pm Audition (ages 7-11)
Friday, August 11, 2023 | 5:30-7:45pm Audition (ages 12-18)
Saturday, August 12, 2023 | 9:30am-1:45pm Placement Day*
*Required for both returning and newly accepted Pre-Professional Program students; call times will vary depending on age.
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 starts 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 or need assistance with Pre-Professional Program or Summer Intensive Programs? E-mail mwhite@nobadance.com, or call 504.522.0996 x213.
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