The Marblehead School of Ballet celebrates National Dance Week from April 19 through April 28 and National Poetry Month. On Saturday, April 27, from 2 to 3 p.m., the school presents a special program, Marblehead School of Ballet Celebrates National Dance Week, featuring a performance of dance repertory. During the program, the winners of the MSB’s National Dance Week Poetry Contest will also be announced, receive their awards, and read the poems they wrote.
The program, sponsored in part by the North Shore Civic Ballet and the Ruth N. Shiff Memorial Fund, will be held at the Marblehead School of Ballet’s upper studio, located at 115 Pleasant St. The program is open to the public and free, with donations greatly appreciated. Seating is limited. Reservations are required and may be made by contacting msb@havetodance.com or calling 781-631-6262.
Dance Presentation
The MSB’s Repertory Class will present a range of repertory highlighting classical ballet and Spanish works. The program includes excerpts of “Konservatoriet” choreographed by August Bournoville and staged by Paula K. Shiff. The MSB’s students will also perform the Spanish piece, “Las Niñas del Pasodoble,” with choreography by guest performer Carlos Fittante. Fittante, the artistic director of BALAM Dance Theatre, will also dance an 18th-century fandango from Lima, Peru.
National Dance Week Poetry Contest
In observance of National Poetry Month in April, the Marblehead School of Ballet launched a National Dance Week Poetry Contest. The MSB’s current and former students and the general public were invited to submit poems with the theme, Wonders of Dance, from March 1 through April 8.
Special Offers
National Dance Week is also a time to dance and go shopping. The public may purchase a range of products, such as coffee mugs, sweatshirts, sweatpants, and more in the school’s online store at https://msb-ballet.creator-spring.com and receive 10% off the total order. To receive the special discount, customers must use promo code DanceWeek24 at checkout.
In-person and Online Classes
Classes and private lessons are taught in person and online for students of all ages — children, tweens, teenagers, adults, and seniors. Instruction is provided in creative movement, ballet (children through adult levels), stretch and strength, pre-pointe and pointe, partner dance, West Coast Swing, Argentine tango, ballroom, Latin, and theater arts. Students may register for classes online at https://marbleheadschoolofballet.com/classes/schedule/.
For a class schedule, information about private lessons and other details, call 781-631-6262, send an e-mail to msb@havetodance.com or visit the organization’s website, www.marbleheadschoolofballet.com.