Naples Ballet and Company, Inc is a nonprofit ballet school and dance company in Naples, Florida, offering professional instruction for all ages using ABT and Vaganova methods, with performances at Artis Naples alongside the Naples Philharmonic.
Naples Ballet and Company, Inc is a nonprofit organization in Naples, Florida that operates both a dance company and a school. The company performs on the main stage of Artis Naples with the Naples Philharmonic. Productions have included Swan Lake, The Nutcracker, and Cinderella, with performances featuring guest artists from organizations such as American Ballet Theatre.
The school provides dance instruction for all ages, from recreational students to those pursuing professional careers. Classes include Pre-Ballet, Ballet, Adults Ballet, and a Homeschool Program with six daytime classes per week covering Ballet, Pointe, Variation, Pilates, and Floor Barre. Training uses the American Ballet Theatre National Training Curriculum for Pre-Primary through Level 3 and the Vaganova method for ballet classes. Artistic Director Christophe Maraval is an ABT Certified Teacher who danced as a principal with Pacific Northwest Ballet. Faculty includes Renato Penteado, a former Miami City Ballet principal dancer.
The organization states its mission is to provide professional dance instruction and performance opportunities while promoting cultural enrichment and awareness of dance in the Naples community. Funding comes from ticket sales, fundraising, charitable contributions, and tuition.
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Naples Ballet and Company, Inc is a 501(c) nonprofit organization dedicated to setting new standards for artistic excellence and promoting cultural enrichment by creating awareness of the art of dance within the Naples community. The organization provides dancers of all ages with professional dance instruction and performance opportunities, and is home to a dance company that performs at Artis Naples with the Naples Philharmonic.
The organization is located at 1005 5th Ave N, Naples, FL 34102, USA.
The organization offers professional dance instruction including Pre-Ballet, Ballet class, Adults Ballet, Homeschool Program, and regular classes. It provides performance opportunities through its dance company and uses both the American Ballet Theatre National Training Curriculum and the Vaganova ballet method. The Homeschool Program includes Ballet, Pointe, Variation, Pilates, and Floor Barre classes.
Anyone can use the organization’s services, whether their goal is a dance career or recreational study. The Adults Ballet class is for beginners or those wishing to hone existing talent. The organization’s policy prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, religion, sex, handicap, sexual orientation, or veteran status in admissions, employment, financial assistance, and educational, art, or athletic programs.
The organization caters for all ages, from Pre-Ballet students through adults. The curriculum includes Pre-Primary through Level 3 of the ABT National Training Curriculum and is designed to develop dancers from their first day of class, building strength, focus, creativity, and love for dance.
Yes, the organization offers performance opportunities through its dance company, which performs on the main stage of Artis Naples with the Naples Philharmonic. The organization also provides scholarships and works to instill professional values in dancers to benefit their artistic pursuits.
The organization follows the American Ballet Theatre National Training Curriculum, a 9-level program providing age-appropriate, outcome-based guidelines for ballet training taught by ABT Certified Teacher Christophe Maraval for Pre-Primary through Level 3. It also uses the Vaganova ballet method, described as a fusion of French romantic ballet, Russian artistry, and Italian athleticism, emphasizing harmonious movement, proper body alignment, core strength, stability, mobility, precision, detail, energy, ease of execution, and expressive grace.
Yes, the organization’s dance company performs at Artis Naples with the Naples Philharmonic. Productions have included Swan Lake, The Nutcracker, and Cinderella, featuring guest artists from American Ballet Theatre and live orchestral accompaniment.
You can contact the organization by phone at (239) 732-1000, by email at dance@naplesacademyofballet.com, or by mail at 1005 5th Ave N, Naples, FL 34102, USA.