Ensemble: 4 or more classes per week

This full-year program is open to mid-year enrollment through Monday, February 3. Please contact our Director of Dance, Jessica Wilson (jessica@hopartscenter.org), for more information and pricing if your child is interested in joining.

Weekly Schedule: Tuesdays, Contemporary Studies; Wednesdays, Ballet and Pointe Repertory; Thursdays, Progressing Ballet Technique and Ballet/Pointe; Fridays, Ballet and Pointe Repertory; Saturdays, Ballet/Pointe Variations and Character.

Ensemble is encouraged to attend a minimum of four classes each week. Contact jessica@hopartscenter.org to set up your schedule.

In ballet, artistic expression in waltz, grand pirouettes, adagio, and allegro develops at this level. Lessons in creative dance improvisation and floor work are workshopped regularly in contemporary studies in addition to modern technique. Students are also exposed to regular enrichment throughout the year including dance history, music appreciation, acting, and guest teachers in various dance genres. Pre pointe and pointe students must be enrolled in three classes each week in order to develop and maintain the required strength and technique. Pointe students must be deemed physically ready by an HCA instructor.

If you are a new student seeking to join the ensemble program, you must make arrangements to audition for the HCA Dance Director, Jessica Wilson. Send an email to jessica@hopartscenter.org

Location: This class takes place at the HCA Annex, 34 Hayden Rowe, Hopkinton.
Dress Code: The HCA youth and teen Dance Dress code is listed on our website here.

Classes will take place over a 34-week schedule from September 2024-June 2026. 

HCA Policies: Please review our website's HCA Student Policies and Procedures here.

• Injury Waiver: You must agree to the HCA injury waiver to register for classes. 
  
  
• Photo Release Agreement: You can agree to the HCA's Photo Release Agreement during registration.
  
  
• Waiting List: If this class is sold out, it will say so below and will not allow you to register. If so, please add your name to our waitlist here. 
  
  

Scholarships: The HCA believes the arts are for everyone. Thanks to the generosity of the Dora Kishabay Garabedian Scholarship Fund and individual donations to our scholarship fund, we can assist children, teens, and adults who might not otherwise be able to afford classes. Assistance is awarded based on demonstrated need, motivation, and potential benefit to the student. Apply for a scholarship here.

MEMBERS SAVE ON CLASSES: Your membership helps the HCA change the lives of artists and art lovers through its nurturing faculty, state-of-the-art facility, and need-based scholarship program. We are pleased to offer 5% off class costs to HCA Members from the Insider–Plus LEVEL and up.

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