News & Events

Hip Hop Class – 1/11/14

Hip Hop Class, Saturday, January 11th, 1-2 pm:

NHB Level 8 student, Alaina Hartnett, will be teaching a hip hop class in Danspace on Saturday, January 11th, from 1:00-2:00 p.m. It will be open to all 6/7/8 students who wish to participate. Dance sneakers or jazz shoes are encouraged but not required. There is no charge for the class.

Lisa Sanborn Teaches 1/4/14

Nutcracker choreographer and Interim Artistic Director Lisa Sanborn will be teaching two classes on Saturday, January 4, 2014 in Danspace at 70 Audubon Street, New Haven.

Open Division from 10:00a to 11:30a, and
Levels 6, 7, and 8 from 11:30a to 1:00p.

NHB Welcomes Joanne Whitehill

Joanne Whitehill, Artistic Director of Burklyn Ballet Theater, will be a guest master teacher for the Level 6/7/8 ballet technique class this Saturday, November 23, 2013, at 11:30 a.m. Ms. Whitehill has performed with several ballet companies, including, American Ballet Theater, Oregon Ballet Theater, and others.

Joan Kunsch, Guest Teacher

We are pleased to announce that we will have special guest teacher, Joan Kunsch, Associate Director of the Nutmeg Conservatory of the Arts, on Friday, October 11th, 2013. Ms. Kunsch will be teaching Levels 6-8 and the Boys’ Technique Class.

Ms. Kunsch, as well as being an accomplished ballet instructor, is also an award winning choreographer and poet.

Lisa Sanborn, Interim Artistic Director

The New Haven Ballet Board is pleased and excited to announce that Lisa Sanborn has accepted the position of the Interim Artistic Director at New Haven Ballet, effective August 5, 2013.