New Haven Ballet is committed to helping students reach their full potential, whether they'd like to dance professionally or recreationally. The life skills acquired by our students will take them far beyond the studio and stage and help them succeed in every area of life. We hope you'll join us! New Haven Ballet is dedicated to sharing our love of dance with the broadest possible audience.
We invite the community to learn and engage in dance through our in-school programming and it is our hope to cultivate and educate a new generation of dancers and arts advocates. New Haven Ballet's Student Company gave a virtual performance of Maidens set to music composed by Franz Schubert and inspired by the poem Der Tod und das Mdchen by Matthias Claudias.
We invite the community to learn and engage in dance through our in-school programming and it is our hope to cultivate and educate a new generation of dancers and arts advocates. New Haven Ballet's Student Company gave a virtual performance of Maidens set to music composed by Franz Schubert and inspired by the poem Der Tod und das Mdchen by Matthias Claudias.
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New Haven Ballet (NHB), a 501(c)(3) non-profit arts organization, is widely regarded as the standard for classical ballet training throughout Greater New Haven. Founded by Noble Barker in 1985, we provide the highest caliber classical ballet training and dance education in southern Connecticut to students preparing for professional careers or dancing for the sheer joy and pleasure of movement.
To provide the greater New Haven Community with exceptional classical ballet training, performances, and outreach programs, that nurture appreciation of ballet and foster the joy of dance. New Haven Ballet celebrates those who aspire to excellence in classical ballet. A culture of creativity is the core of our work and diversity promotes innovation.
Ruth Barker grew up in Connecticut and studied at Connecticut Ballet before going to study at The School of American Ballet in New York. She went on to apprentice with the Pennsylvania Ballet. Ruth received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in dance from S.U.N.Y Purchase. She has taught at New Haven Ballet since 1987.
For those enrolled in 3K pre-kindergarten, 1st Steps celebrates creativity and introduces fundamental movement to music, in addition to basic motor skill development. For those in 4K Pre-kindergarten and Kindergarten, Creative Ballet promotes the development of a child's natural creativity with focus on motor skill development and musical awareness.
The purpose of the New Haven Ballet Company is to provide intermediate and advanced level students (levels 5-8) with enhanced training through exposure to celebrated guest choreographers, works and teachers, and to offer additional performing opportunities.
In recent years, the New Haven Ballet Company has worked with professional teachers, choreographers and dancers from companies such as School of American Ballet, New York City Ballet, Boston Ballet, and Miami City Ballet, as well as performed highly acclaimed work, including Giselle, Le Corsaire, Paquita, and Swan Lake.The Company's eclectic repertoire includes classical ballet, neo-classical ballet, modern, contemporary, and other dance forms.
In recent years, the New Haven Ballet Company has worked with professional teachers, choreographers and dancers from companies such as School of American Ballet, New York City Ballet, Boston Ballet, and Miami City Ballet, as well as performed highly acclaimed work, including Giselle, Le Corsaire, Paquita, and Swan Lake.The Company's eclectic repertoire includes classical ballet, neo-classical ballet, modern, contemporary, and other dance forms.
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Nathan Rawling
Jan 22, 2020
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The New Haven Ballet has all the best features of a traditional ballet school: classes for ages and levels, grace, and discipline. Further, though, it has a community and camaraderie which makes a huge difference in the lives of the students and their families.
My whole family studies there, and I really can't imagine going anywhere else.
My whole family studies there, and I really can't imagine going anywhere else.
Puma E.
Nov 19, 2013
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New Haven Ballet is great for those of us getting back into dance after a few years off. Open classes are easily accessible at this location and 591 Whitney Ave at the Whitney Arts Center and affordable. Student rates available. Classes for school aged kids by semester/year. Experienced and fun teachers.
