Welcome to Ballet Center at New Berlin! We are a neighborhood dance center where each child is Special! Come enjoy the magic of dance with us!
Mrs. Karen
Robert & Karen Hicks Directors
Mrs. Karen our Artistic Director, has over 20 years of experience dancing, teaching, and choreographing Ballet. Mr. Robert, our Operational Director, is a retired Army Officer, one of whose specialties involved high level Department of Defense protocol, including missions with the President of the United States and myriad foreign dignitaries. Karen received her training primarily in Southern California, and has studied dance in San Francisco, Los Angeles, and New York City. Robert's career of over 21 years has taken him worldwide. In addition to his extensive experience in dealing with a wide variety of people in multicultural settings, he coordinated operations for a wide variety of offices in cooperation with the Department of State while serving in five consecutive U.S. Embassies abroad. Karen has performed nationally, most recently as a principal dancer for the Southern California Dance Theatre in Long Beach CA. Karen has owned and operated several dance studios, teaching students of all ages and levels. Karen and Robert bring both experience and love of dance as well as significant leadership, managerial and operational skills to Ballet Center at New Berlin.
Mr. Robert
2011- 2012 CLASS SCHEDULE
We will be structuring our classes slightly differently this year; going to a '12 weeks on, 2 weeks off' schedule concluding with a performance at the end of each session.
Fall classes will start September 19 and end December 10. The last week of classes will consist of a Nutcracker performance in the studio. Each day, the classes from that day (and select others) will perform. At the conclusion we will have an end of the semester party. The performance will last about 15-20 minutes.
The Winter semester will begin Jan 2 and conclude March 24. The semester ends with an informal performance incorporating choreography by the students, and fun props which they help to design and make. Students will demonstrate what they are learning in the class, as well as perform a short dance.
The Spring semester begins April 9 and concludes June 30. The performance will be a revival of our original ballet 'Magical Creatures', lots of fairies, sprites, and elves!
The cost for each session is as follows: One class per week: $100 paid in advace, or three payments of $36 each
Two classes per week: $185 paid in advance, or three payments of $64
Three classes per week: $245 paid in advance, or three payments of $84
Unlimited classes per week: $290 in advance or three payments of $100
There is no charge for performances in the studio and costumes will be provided
We hope you will enjoy trying our new format, made possible by our new, larger space.
Monday Mon. 4:00 Creative Movement Mon. 5:00 Ballet I Mon. 6:00 Ballet II
Tuesday Tues. 4:30 Intro to Ballet Tues. 5:30 Ballet I Tues. 6:30 Ballet III
Wednesday Wed. 9 Ladies Stretch Wed. 4:00 Intro to Ballet Wed. 5:00 Ballet I Wed. 6:00 Ballet II
Thursday Thurs 4:30 Intro to Ballet Thurs 6:30 Ballet III
Policies
Missed Classes: There are no refunds for missed classes; a makeup class may be taken during the same month during which the class is missed.
Mrs. Karen
Mr. Robert
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