South Shore Conservatory (SSC) Dance Department hosts Ballet Week, from January 12 to 17 at SSC’s Ellison Center for the Arts, 64 St. George Street in Duxbury. During Ballet Week, families are welcome to tour the facility, meet faculty and staff, participate in free dance trial classes and learn more about the broad range of programs offered for children of all ages. The public is invited to attend an Open House on Saturday, January 17 from 2:00 to 3:30 pm, featuring a demo class and performance by SSC Dance Department students.
Free South Shore Conservatory Dance Trial Classes
January 13th
3-3:45 pm Creative Dance (3 to 4 yrs)
3-3:45 pm Creative Dance (3 to 4 yrs)
3:45-4:45 pm Pre-Ballet (5 to 6 yrs)
4:45-6:15 pm Ballet 1 (7+)
6:15-7:30 pm Teen Adult Beginner (11+)
January 15th
3:45-5:15 pm Level I (ages 7+)
January 17th
10:15-11 am Creative Dance (3 to 4 yrs)
11 am-12 pm Hip Hop (5 to 8 yrs)
Classes are free, pre-registration is required, space is limited to capacity. Please contact Nancy Meredith at n.meredith@sscmusic.org or 781-934-2731 x11 to register. Participants are encouraged to wear comfortable, form-fitting clothing.
SSC Dance Department offers a full range of classical ballet and movement classes for children ages 3 and up. Providing a positive and nurturing atmosphere, its faculty creates an individualized experience for each student within the classroom setting. Whether they are exploring dance as recreation or wishing to pursue their training to the pre-professional level, all students are given the foundation of quality ballet training. SSC is proud to include the American Ballet Theatre® (ABT) National Training Curriculum, a breakthrough 9 level program that combines high quality artistic training with the basics of dancer health and child development. The ABT ®National Training Curriculum consists of a comprehensive set of age-appropriate, outcome-based guidelines to provide the highest quality ballet training to dance students of all ages and skill levels. Currently, Level 2 and Level 3 will be taught by ABT® Certified Teacher, Susie Guthro, who has successfully completed the ABT® Teacher Training Intensive in Pre-Primary through Level 3 of the ABT ® National Training Curriculum.
To learn more about SSC’s Ballet, Dance and Movement Programs, please visit www.sscmusic.org/dance_movement.html, or contact Nancy Meredith at 781-934-2731, ext. 11.
About South Shore Conservatory
South Shore Conservatory, recently recognized as a national model for arts education by the National Guild for Community Arts Education, is celebrating nearly 45 years of enriching the lives of South Shore residents through music and the arts. SSC was founded as a not-for-profit community music school in 1970 and now has two beautiful campuses in Hingham and Duxbury. Currently serving over 3500 students of all ages and abilities, SSC is the largest community school for the arts in Massachusetts. Students participate in more than 50 diverse programs in music, dance and drama. Through innovative partnerships with social service agencies, SSC’s Creative Arts Therapies department supports the mental, emotional, and physical health of some of our community’s more fragile members. SSC’s Hingham campus is located at One Conservatory Drive, Hingham, 781-749-7565. SSC’s Duxbury campus is located at the Ellison Center for the Arts, 64 St. George Street, Duxbury, 781-934-2731. South Shore Conservatory is a member of the National Guild for Community Arts Education. SSC programs are supported in part by a grant from the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency. For more information call us, follow us on Facebook or visit www.sscmusic.org.
South Shore Conservatory admits students and families of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school.
