Announcement! Congratulations to our Danceartists Student Annette Ellis on her beautiful performances at the Genee International Ballet Competition 2018 in Hong Kong! Annette was one of the 3 candidates selected to represent the USA.
Welcome to Danceartists Ballet Academy!
Awarded Best Dance School Massachusetts 2018
We are a Royal Academy of Dance registered Dance School teaching the International benchmark University Accredited Dance Programs.
Our Dance programs offer cutting edge training with enthusiasm driving our students progress being an integral part of our training philosophy."
Ballet training led by our Joanna Duncan RTS ARAD Solo Seal
Registration for our 2018 is open
Contact us directly [email protected]
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We accept a maximum 40 students per year.
Royal Academy of Dance Ballet for Children aged 5 to Pre-Professional Ballet Contemporary Ballet / Character / Limber Conditioning / Choreography Composition / Theory of Dance / Repertoire / Production class and Stage production including Music as applied to Dance and Pro Tools and Visual Projection, The Movement as Metaphor Aerial Acrobatic Program created by Francoise Voranger.
Registration for our 2018/2019 is now open.
We work with schools to facilitate Academic Credits for Ballet for our students.
10 Academic Credits awarded to our year 12 Graduates 2018.
Congratulations to all our students on a their wonderful progress !!
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Congratulations! to Fool of Potential being Awarded 2 World Maker Fair Editors Choice Awards for its incredible show, A Secret Door. Our students danced beautifully in front of huge crowds at the NY Hall of Science. Amazing opportunity - big thank you to Francoise Voranger, Nikki Ortiz and Cameron Finley for the invitation to perform in their show.
Congratulations to our students cast in the
Moscow Ballet's Great Russian Nutcracker.
Performance is December 1st at the Toyota Oakdale Theater Wallingford Ct. 3pm. We are fulfiling 40 roles.
Moscow Ballet Great Russian Nutcracker photo below with our student Hana Rits in the student role of Spanish Variation at Toyota Oakdale Theater.
Testimonials
"Joanna Duncan, and her ballet academy, are hidden gems. Rigorous, world-renowned training, in a healthy, positive, caring environment. For children and youth who love the artistry, expressiveness, and discipline of ballet, and thrive in a cooperative environment, there is no better learning and performing environment."
Maryann Davis, Ph.D.
Dept. of Psychiatry
University of Massachusetts Medical School
"Joanna Duncan is one of the best teachers I have ever come across in over 40 years of my taking class and teaching. Highly professional yet caring. As a movement educator myself, I cannot stress enough the import of the teacher understanding and being able to communicate to students proper bio-mechanics. Joanna combines this with the desire and ability to have students connect with their internal awareness and create movement patterns that are true to each individual and to the genre of study. The depth of Joanna's knowledge is unparalleled. She creates an atmosphere where students are supported, and are encouraged to explore. She offers them tools to grow as dancers, artists, and human beings. Whether you/your student aspire to be professional dancers or not, here is high- quality professional training for anyone who wants to focus and work hard. The skills you will learn will serve you in all aspects of your life."
Karen Michaels LMT, CZB, CET
Boston Conservatory of Music
Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA)
Field Of Study Dance
"Ms Joanna is an incredible, nurturing teacher. Her detailed knowledge of classical ballet is so very immense. Danceartists is such a positive, happy learning environment, and is my daughter's favorite place to be. We are so fortunate to have world class training right here in Shrewsbury. "
Michelle Ellis
Registered Nurse
"Pristine training! It is the most incredible opportunity to learn from someone who has trained so many professional and famous dancers who have worked all over the world. Joanna Duncan is the real deal, providing an education to her students on an international level. The environment is so supportive and nurturing. Not only does DanceArtists Ballet Academy provide world-class ballet training, but true artistry is fostered here. At DanceArtists Ballet Academy, you won't find the pressure of competition like all the hobby schools. The focus is reaching your potential out of love for dance whether you want to go professional or not. Training at this studio is so rewarding with so many performance opportunities available to students. This is the only ballet studio I would ever recommend.
My experience here as a student is one of the things in my life that I'm most grateful for." Nicole Marchand
Registered Nurse
"Wonderful instruction that motivates and instills discipline, focus, passion and drive in a nurturing environment."
Jessica Sadlier
University of California, Berkeley
M Arch, Architecture
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
BSAD Architecture
Dedicated 150% to teaching the art of dance. If you are serious about your ballet career, willing to go the extra mile, then these are the teachers you need."
Julie-Ann Petterson
Galya Ponomareva
"DanceArtists is not your conventional hobby dance school. You will not find a more passionate classical ballet teacher in Massachusetts. DanceArtists programs develop proper classical ballet technique, artistry and musicality. If you are looking for StarDance-type competitions, look elsewhere. The only person you are expected to compete here with is yourself. Push hard today, work harder and smarter tomorrow than you did yesterday. The instructions are passed to you through generations of principal dancers and talented teachers. Listen well, find that elusive body placement, don’t give in to shortcuts. Even if dance is not your chosen career path, you will be trained with all vigor the professional dancers receive, but you will need to be equally committed. We are and we LOVE it here!"
Anna Apgar
Society of Actuaries
