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Why Choose NESD&T?
At New England School of Dance & Theater, we believe performing arts education should be about more than learning steps. Our goal is to give students a strong, well-rounded foundation while helping them develop confidence, creativity, discipline, artistry, and a genuine love of performing.
A Curriculum Designed to Grow With Your Child
One of the things that sets NESD&T apart is our age-appropriate, progressive curriculum. Rather than offering individual classes without a clear path forward, our programs are thoughtfully structured so students can build upon their training from year to year.
Beginning with our youngest dancers and continuing through advanced training, students progress through developmentally appropriate levels designed to strengthen technique, musicality, coordination, artistry, confidence, and performance skills.
With classes in Ballet, Pointe, Jazz, Tap, Modern/Contemporary, Hip Hop, Musical Theater, Acting, Acro, and more, students have the opportunity to become versatile, well-rounded performers while discovering the areas of the performing arts they love most.
Nationally Recognized Training
NESD&T is proud to be affiliated with the American Ballet Theatre National Training Curriculum and Acrobatic Arts, bringing respected training methods and educational standards into our classrooms.
These programs complement our own curriculum and support our commitment to providing safe, thoughtful, developmentally appropriate training for our students.
More Than a Recital
Performance is an important part of a performing arts education. Each year, NESD&T students have the opportunity to participate in two full-scale productions: our annual Nutcracker and our themed Spring Production.
Past Spring Productions have included Beauty & the Beast, Tangled, Inside Out, Cinderella, The Little Mermaid, The Greatest Showman, and Madeline.
For dancers looking for additional performance opportunities and a greater commitment to their training, our Performing Company provides a competitive team experience while emphasizing teamwork, growth, and artistry.
Training That Lasts Beyond the Studio
Since 1986, generations of students have grown up at NESD&T. While not every student will choose a career in the performing arts, we believe the confidence, discipline, creativity, teamwork, and perseverance developed through their training will stay with them wherever life takes them.
For those who do choose to continue, NESD&T alumni have gone on to study dance and theater at colleges, universities, and conservatories; pursue professional performing careers; and become teachers and choreographers themselves.
Whether a student dreams of a professional career, a college dance program, the stage, or simply looks forward to coming to class each week, our goal is the same: to provide an education, a community, and a foundation they can carry with them long after their time at NESD&T.
Our Clients Say
"NESD&T is a special place, it is a positive place to be encouraged, inspired and strengthened in the art of dance. Our children have had the pleasure of dancing at NESD for over 6 years, and every year we are even more amazed at the commitment to class! They truly are a step above the rest. The Spring performance is a wonderful testament to the level of grandeur at NESD. The teachers, dancers and choreographers strive to maintain modesty, dignity and grace in Classical Ballet and all forms of dance. The parents at NESD have come to realize we have found a rare gem of a dance school, a place we can feel proud to send our little treasures."