Festival Ballet Providence Center for Dance EducationOpen House for Fall Pre-registration August 17 & 18Ballet, Jazz & More!

Providence, RI - The Festival Ballet Providence Center for Dance Education, the official school of Festival Ballet Providence, is now accepting ongoing registration for fall classes. The FBP Center for Dance Education will also hold an open house Wednesday August 17th & Thursday August 18th for fall class pre-registration at the Dance Center's 825 Hope Street location. Open House hours are 10:00 am to 6:00 pm. Each afternoon there will also be several classes available for observation, as well as tours of the facility.

The Festival Ballet Providence Center for Dance Education offers a comprehensive dance program for children and adults, for recreational, pre-professional and professional dancers. Fall classes begin Tuesday September 6 th , and are offered in four 9-week terms during the academic year. The school offers seventy-five (75) classes a week, and is one of the state's largest dance education programs. The Young Children's Program is designed specially for children aged 3 to 7 years old, and the Core Ballet Program is designed to train the 8 to 17 year old in a methodologically sound ballet curriculum. Classes in this division include Technique, Pointe, Variations, Boys Ballet Class, Character and Historical Dance.

The school's Enrichment Program offers Teen and Jazz, Teen and Adult Ballet, Modern, Pilates Mat Classes, and the Festival Ballet Workout. Classes take place in the Dance Center's three state-of-the art studios Monday through Saturday throughout the day. Classes are conducted at many levels, from beginner to advanced, and many classes are open to all members of the community.

The Festival Ballet Providence Center for Dance Education provides a positive environment for dance students to flourish to their fullest potential. Class size is limited to afford maximum attention to each student. The professional faculty members bring to their teaching extensive performing careers both nationally and internationally, as well as a strong commitment to pass on their acquired knowledge and experience to the new generation of dancers. Students in the school are also exposed to Festival Ballet Providence's professional resident Company and pre-professional Junior Company, who serve as exemplary role models for the younger dancers.

At the end of the academic year, students age 6 and over have the option to perform in a fully staged evening repertory performance at Rhode Island College's Roberts Auditorium. It is always a wonderful opportunity to see the growth of the children as artists on stage.

The Festival Ballet Providence Center for Dance Education's student body has grown since opening its expanded facility on Hope Street in 2001 to over 450 registered students aged 3 to 70. The increased number of students matriculating to the school has caused a number of classes to fill before classes begin. Early registration is highly recommended to avoid the disappointment of being closed out of a class.

For further information about classes or to request a registration package, please call 401.353.1129 or log onto www.festivalballet.com .

Young Children’s Program
Parent/Child Movement Class for children 18 months to 3 years
Creative Movement for ages 3-4
Pre-Ballet I for ages 5 by September 30
Pre-Ballet II for ages 6 by September 30
Pre-Ballet III for ages 7 by September 30
Pre Core Ballet for Ages 8 by September 30

Core Ballet Program
Beginner Ballet I, II, and III
Intermediate Ballet I, II, III
Advanced Ballet
Boy’s Ballet Class
Character, Historical, Variations, Repertory, Partnering

Enrichment Division: Open Classes
Pilates Mat Classes, Teen and Adult Ballet,
Teen and Adult Jazz, Modern, and the Festival Ballet Workout