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Love Affair 2016 Keynote Speaker Announced

January 2, 2016

The Upcoming 2016 Love Affair performance, An Evening of Dance to Honor Joan Miller, hosted by The Dancer’s Alchemy, will feature internationally acclaimed former New York City Ballet dancer and ballet photographer, Steven Caras.

Love Affair Keynote Speaker Announced

The internationally acclaimed former New York City Ballet dancer and ballet photographer Steven Caras will join A Love Affair – An Evening to Honor Joan Miller as Keynote Speaker. Steven Caras’ life in the arts began as a dancer with the New York City Ballet.

Southern Dance Theatre is pleased to participate in this important event. All proceeds will go toward the care of Miss Joan MIller, owner and director of Palm Beach Ballet Center for over 50 years. After a life dedicated to her dancers and the dance community, Miss Joan now lives with Alzheimer’s disease and needs our help.

Joan Miller, grande dame of Palm Beach County dance, faces Alzheimer’s

For more than 50 years, Joan Miller was the grande dame of dance in Palm Beach County. Through her Palm Beach Ballet Center, she trained thousands of dancers, including her “stars” who went on to the country’s premiere dance schools and companies, including Julliard, American Ballet Theat…

This show will be held Saturday, February 27th at 7pm at The Countess de Hoernle Theatre at Spanish River Community High School in Boca Raton, Florida. Tickets are now available for orchestra or balcony seating.  Get your tickets online here or over the phone by calling 561-901-4743.  Group tickets are also available.

Former Student Treyden Chiaravalloti Featured in The Tampa Tribune

January 2, 2016

Great article from over the holidays featuring former student, Treyden Chiaravalloti, who is now a student at the Patel Conservatory at the Straz Center for the Performing Arts.  We’re so happy for Treden and all of his achievements!

‘The Nutcracker’ features local rising dance stars

Two South Tampa ballet Next Generation Ballet students will portray the Snow Queen and the Snow King in a production of “The Nutcracker” Saturday and Sunday featuring Sterling Hyltin and Adrian Danchig-Waring of the New York City Ballet. Tessa Hartmann, 15, and Treyden Chiaravalloti, 17, are students at the Patel Conservatory at the Straz Center for the Performing Arts.

The Impact of Early Childhood Movement

September 7, 2015

We have seen first hand the importance of movement education for our youngest students for many years.

Linking Literacy and Movement, by Rae Pica, Movement Specialist, explains…

“the cognitive benefits of movement and how young children need to physically experience concepts in order to truly grasp them…Research shows that movement is the young child’s preferred mode of learning – and that children learn best through active involvement.”

It is an excellent read for anyone who wishes to learn more about the fascinating study of how movement impacts early childhood learning.

Sleeping Beauty Mice Seth Steinberg

The following class options are currently available for our early childhood classes (ages 3-5 and 6-7 years) for anyone who wishes to register. Also note that trial classes are available if you’d like your child to try the class before enrolling.

Our full class schedule is available for downloading and printing here and our class descriptions here.  We recommended enrolling early this season. Space is limited to ensure individualized attention for all students.

  • Monday:
    Ballet Basic 2 4pm
  • Tuesday:
    PreCombo 1 4pm
  • Wednesday:
    Pre Combo 2 3:30pm
  • Thursday:
    Pre Combo 1 3:30
    Ballet Basic 1 3:30pm
    Jazz/ Tap Basic 1 4:30pm
  • Friday:
    Pre Combo 1 4:30
  • Saturday:
    Pre Combo 2 9am
    Ballet Basic 1 9am
    Ballet Basic 2 11am