Academy
Great Bay Academy of Dance offers a class schedule designed to strengthen, diversify, and enhance the technique of dancers of all ages and abilities. Our philosophy is one that emphasizes training in dance as a performing art in a non-competitive setting and offers a distinctive curriculum that reflects today's standards in the dance world. Quality instruction has enabled our students to audition for nationally recognized dance intensive programs. Students have been accepted into such programs as: Joffrey Ballet, ABT Ballet, Boston Ballet, Washington DC Ballet, Lines, Bossov Ballet, Burklyn Ballet, The Rock School, and Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet.
We believe in the importance of developing well-rounded dancers. GBAD offers classes in classical ballet, pointe, modern, jazz, tap, hip hop, flamenco, African, yoga, pilates, and creative movement. The Academy emphasizes classical ballet training as it is the foundation for any type of dance and provides the alignment, placement, technique, strength, and musicality of a correct foundation. The ballet curriculum has been designed to integrate the best elements and techniques from a variety of sources including: Russian Vaganova, Checchetti, and Balanchine methods.