Dance and Movement
Summer Ballet 2013Ellison Center for the Arts 64 St. George Street, Duxbury
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Ballet
José Mateo Ballet Theatre Young Dancers Program at South Shore Conservatory offers formal instruction in classical ballet for dancers beginning at age three. Ballet Theatre's philosophy – that every student has the right to a quality dance education – is unique in the ballet world. Acknowledging that children develop an interest in ballet at varying stages, Ballet Theatre at South Shore Conservatory's Duxbury campus offers a broad range of classes allowing children to enter the program any time between the ages of three and nine.
SSC reserves the right to cancel a class due to low enrollment.
32 weeks
Program has rolling admission. Spring Session starts the week of March 4, 2013
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2012-2013 schedule
The Elementary Division
Creative Dance
José Mateo Ballet Theatre
For three and four year-olds, this 45-minute class allows children to explore their imaginations through the experience of music and movement.
Duxbury: Thursday 4:00-4:45 pm (JS) or Saturday 10:00-10:45 am (JS)
$500/year
| Thursday 4:00-4:45 pm | Saturday, 10 - 10:45 am |
Pre-Ballet
José Mateo Ballet Theatre
In this one-hour class for five and six year-olds, students learn to explore ranges of movement through basic dance steps (chasse, polka, skipping, etc.) that help them develop basic rhythm and movement skills and posture awareness.
Tuesday 3:45-4:45 pm (JS) or Saturday, 9-10 am (DG)
$550/year
| Tuesday 3:45-4:45 pm | Saturday, 9 - 10 am |
Ballet: Level I
José Mateo Ballet Theatre
Taught through structured exercises at the barre and center, this program for children ages seven through nine is a formal introduction to classical ballet and vocabulary.
Tuesday 4:45-6:15 pm (JS)
$875/year
The Middle Division
Ballet: Level II
José Mateo Ballet Theatre
Continuing formal ballet training, this two-day-a-week class is recommended for students ages 8 - 11 who have successfully completed at least one year of Level I training. Enrollment is after evaluation only. Monday, 3:45-5:15 pm (SG) and Thursday, 4:45 – 6 pm (JS)
$1480/year
Ballet: Level III
José Mateo Ballet Theatre
Students having mastered Level II skills continue to advance their ballet technique and begin preparing for regular training en pointe.
Monday, 5:15-7:15 pm (SG), Wednesday, 3:45-5:15 pm (DG) and Friday 5:45-7:45 pm (SG)
$2500/year
Ballet: Level IV
José Mateo Ballet Theatre
A technically more accelerated class, Level IV carefully guides students toward beginning to formulate their plans for intensifying their ballet studies.
Tuesday, 6:15-8:15 pm (SG), Wednesday, 5:15-7:15 pm (DG), Friday, 3:45-5:45 pm (SG) and Saturday 10 am-12:30 pm (DG)
$3125/year
Ballet Instructor Key: JS: Julia Mifsud-Stetson, DG: Dawn George SG: Susie Guthro
Students are expected to spend at least two years in Levels I – IV. Placement for transferring students ages 8 and above is by audition.
Students ages six and older are invited to audition for children’s roles in Ballet Theatre’s production of The Nutcracker, which tours throughout the state.
Call (617) 354-7467 or visit www.ballettheatre.org for details.
SmARTy Dance
Create, Pointe, and Flex
Ages 3-6
Girls Groove (Hip Hop for Girls)
Ages 4-7
Hip Hop for Boys
Ages 4-7
Yoga
Yoga for Kids
a great, fun way for kids to get exercise, improve their focus, nurture their soul
Ages 3-6
Hingham Campus
Thursday, 11:30 am - 12:15 pm or Friday, 11:30 am - 12:15 pm
and Friday, 10:30-11:15 am
10 weeks/$180
Register Here
Yoga for Young Performers
Meg Durkin
Ages 12 and up
Explore the mind-body connection, learn techniques for better breathing and focus! Hingham: Monday 5:30-6:30 pm 10 weeks/$225
Dance and Movement Faculty
Meg Durkin, Yoga
Teaching Artist Statement
Teaching yoga is about exploring a whole person: body, mind and breath. When students feel aligned in these three areas, their world expands. I feel extremely fortunate to be in a position to introduce life time habits of movement and mindfulness to children. These habits help nurture the spirit and calm the mind so it is easier to weather the storms that humans face on a daily basis. I am also happy to offer children at the Conservatory a safe and caring place to explore and reach their potential in a noncompetitive environment.
Teaching bio
Meg Durkin, MS, RYT, RCYT has been studying and practicing yoga since 2007. She is a Certified Radiant Child Yoga Instructor, a Licensed Yoga 4 Classrooms Instructor, and also completed her 200 hour RYT Teacher Training through Yoga of Energy Flow. She has a master's degree in Library and Information Science from Simmons College, and a BA in American Studies from Middlebury College. Meg began teaching yoga at the South Shore Conservatory in 2009 to preschool and kindergarten children. Yoga for children teaches them about proprioception, social and emotional skills, self regulation, and body awareness through strength, flexibility and balance. When she not spreading her love of yoga with others, Meg enjoys spending time with her four children. She and her family live in Hingham, MA.
Dawn George, Saturday 3/4 class
“Miss Dawn” began dancing at the age of six in Indiana where she studied for most of her formative years under the direction of Margie Thilmont and Irene Hand (London's Royal Academy of Dance). She continued her dance education at Indiana University's Ballet Conservatory with Melissa Lowe and Jory Hancock (University of Arizona). She has studied with several top dance instructors in their fields including: Mandy Moore, Doug Caldwell, Joe Tremaine, Frank Hatchett, Jeanette Neill, and Finis Jhung. She continues to take classes in Boston and New York attends at least one major dance teacher’s conference a year.
Prior to moving to Boston, Dawn was a member of the Andanté Dance Company and a senior instructor/ choreographer at Attitudes Dance by Aimeé. She was selected for two years running as the children’s choreographer for Moscow Ballet’s Nutcracker. In addition to teaching jazz and lyrical, she is currently director of the classical ballet program at a Boston area dance school. For more than 15 years, she has taught ballet, pointe, jazz, and lyrical and her students have gone on to both dance professionally and study with the Joffrey Ballet, Indiana Ballet Conservatory, American Ballet Theater, Alvin Ailey, Boston Ballet, and Finis Jhung.
Miss Dawn hopes to pass on to her students the passion, enthusiasm, and joy that she feels for the art of dance.
Susan MacNichol Guthro, Principal, Jose Mateo Ballet Theatre Young Dancer's Program at South Shore Conservatory Principle, levels III & IV
Susan is a former company member of Jose Mateo Ballet Theatre where she performed corps de ballet and soloist roles. She has danced with Indianapolis Ballet, Boston Early Music Festival, Boston Liturgical Dance Ensemble, Margot Parsons, and The Portland Ballet.
Susan began her teaching as a student teacher at Joffrey Ballet School in New York. Over the last ten years she has taught for many area schools including Jose Mateo Ballet Theatre Young Dancer’s Program. Having the opportunity to work with many great teachers and choreographers throughout her training and career, Susan is thrilled to impart all that she has learned with her students. She is proud to bring encouragement and a positive atmosphere to all her classes.
Susan was a scholarship student at Joffrey Ballet School’s trainee program and has studied ballet with Boston Ballet School, Royal Winnipeg Ballet School, Pennsylvania Ballet School, and North Carolina School of the Arts. She received her early training at The Portland Ballet in Maine.
Susan also shares her love of dance as a licensed ZUMBA ® Fitness teacher.
Duxbury Clipper.com article: Notes from the Conservatory: Ballet – a love affair
Julia Mifsud-Stetson
Julia was introduced to dance at the age of three with the Medina Academy of Classical Ballet. There she completed Grades III-V with distinction. Later becoming the teaching assistant to the Creative Movement and Pre Ballet classes at the age of thirteen. She was selected to join the Ohio Youth Ballet Company. She went on to Cincinnati and attended The School of Creative and Performing Arts. She was among the student dancers selected to represent the school while performing in Japan. After high school, Julia chose to attend the College Conservatory of Music at the University of Cincinnati. She completed her BFA as a Dance Major with emphasis in ballet, while simultaneously completing all prerequisites for a Masters Degree in Physical Therapy.
Julia is a certified instructor of the Burdenko Method at the The Burdenko Water and Sports Therapy Institute. She has also has trained under the Royal Academy of Dance, Vaganova, Balanchine, Cecchetti, and Paul Taylor techniques. Julia has taught and danced professionally with the Cincinnati Ballet, Albany Berkshire Ballet, Ballet Quad Cities, Burklyn Ballet Theatre and the Jose Mateo Ballet Theatre. She feels that providing dancers a well rounded curriculum, blended with the joy of dance are keys to success.
Adrienne Perfetuo, SmARTy Dance.
Adrienne Perfetuo has a B.A. in Dance and Performance Studies from Roger Williams University . She has been studying dance for 16 years, from Ballet to Jazz, Tap to Hip Hop, although her main focus is Modern and Creative dance. She has also trained thoroughly in Figure Skating.
Teaching and choreographing is a huge passion for Adrienne. "Working with children is so fulfilling and rewarding, there isn't anything I would rather do," says Adrianne. A piece Entitled "Emotional Divide," choreographed by Adrienne, was featured and adjudicated in the American College Dance Festival, and received great reviews! In the future, she plans to attend graduate school to pursue more education in the field of teaching.
Adrienne joined the South Shore Conservatory faculty in 2005.
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