* Not an NVDA Program. BODY BY NABO, Total Body Core Class, taught by Colleen Naboicheck, and ACE certified personal trainer. Stability Ball weight training class. With Total Body Core you will enjoy the benefits of developing balance and core strength, and the strength benefits of weight training. For more info contact Colleen at 978-448-3168 or email cnaboicheck @charter.net.

** It is not required, however it is STRONGLY recommended that students participating in Tap, Modern or Street Funk also take a ballet technique class. Ballet is the base of all dance forms. Ballet helps with students posture, alignment and technique.

Also keep in mind that in order to acquire the level of skill (technique) that is needed for a student to advance, it is necessary to increase the number of classes taken per week.

Session 1: September 8 - November 9

Session 2: November 10 - January 30

Session 3: February 1 - April 10

Session 4: April 12 - June 18

Classes will not be held on the following days:

• Thanksgiving Break: November 24-29
• Holiday Break: December 21-January 3
• Winter Break: February 15-20
• Spring Break: April 19-24
• Memorial Day: May 31

Year-End Performance Schedule

Dress Rehearsal at Theater: Tuesday, June 15 & Thursday, June 17

Year-End Performance: Friday, June 18 at Littleton High School

Classical ballet technique gives students control, strength, grace and beauty. Each class focuses on the basic foot and arm positions and encourages proper body alignment, coordination and flexibility. Basic fundamentals are taught, as well as performing qualities. Ballet gives a dancer the basis to perform any dance style well.

Your child is welcomed into a warm environment for a fun and energetic adventure into the world of dance. Both classes teach students some ballet basics and is designed to ehlp children develop confidence, agility, coordination, self-expression and a love for dance through creative movement.

This class is very similar to Pre-Ballet but will include more singing and imaginative play.

Students are required to take Ballet in order to take Lyrical

Lyrical is a combination of ballet and modern styles which emphasizes the use of song musicality and lyrics to create an expressive form of dance. It requires strong technique and incorporates many emotions and feelings.

From Broadway to music videos, jazz is a contemporary dance style involving many aspects of dance. Modern is an eclectic and unique style of dance based upon the styles of many past and present dancers from Martha Graham to Lester Horton to Alvin Ailey. The teacher's individual and distinctive style pulls both Jazz and Modern together in one exciting class. Each class will begin with a basic technique warm-up that will stretch and strengthen muscles and develop proper body alignment. Students will then participate in longer dance combinations across the floor to all different types of music.

Come on in and get FUNKY! Street Funk is an exciting class that will teach students stylized dance steps featured in current music videos.

A rhythmic dance form, tap offers an exciting class for both kids and adults. Contemporary and traditional tap styles are taught stressing the basics and emphasizing technique. 

This class uses a stability ball and incorporate elements of Pilates and Yoga. Pilates focuses on the core postural muscles which help keep the body balanced and which are essential to providing support for the spine. Exercises teach awareness of breath and alignment of the spine, and strengthen the deep torso muscles, which are important to help alleviate and prevent back pain. Elements of Yoga will also be incorporated. This class will help increase strength and flexibility. 

Students are required to take Tuesdays Ballet Technique class, in addition to their regular ballet class in order to participate in either Pre-Pointe or Pointe class. Students must also maintain good attendance in all of their classes in order to remain in Pre-Pointe or Pointe class.

Pre-Pointe will help prepare those ballet students for pointe. This class will focus on basic exercises that need to be mastered prior to starting pointe. This class requires Thera-bands, as it works to strengthen the area of the leg, the feet, and turnout of the student to get closer to the technical requirements needed to pursue Pointe work. It is not uncommon for students to be in Pre-Pointe for more than one year.

Pointe class students must have reached technical and physical readiness in order to participate. They also must receive approval from the Director in order to participate. Students usually begin pointe work at age 13 due to the ossification in our feet, to reduce injury, and assure that they have had proper training.