Dance Year at a Glance
We offer sessions seasonally to accommodate the year round and visiting residents of Nantucket.
REGISTRATION OPENS JULY 16th!
2025 - 2026 Season
Fall: September 13th - December 14th*
Winter: January 5th - February 21st
Spring: March 7th - May 23rd*
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When you register for the 2025 - 2026 season you will be enrolled for the full year! If you know you will NOT be participating in the winter or spring session please let us know so we can schedule your drop and fill the empty space. If you're not sure, please take note of the drop dates below. No refunds or credits will be given past the drop dates.
Fall Session Drop Date: November 24th, 2025
Winter Session Drop Date: February 16th, 2026
Tuition is posted on the 20th of each month and auto-pay is run on the 25th of each month. Tuition can change slightly each month based on how many times per month your dancer takes class. (You are not billed for holidays and no-class dates). If you need to change your auto-pay date please email hello@nantucketballet.com
*Our Spring session ends with a children's ballet, and our Fall session ends with the annual Nantucket Nutcracker
Private Lessons are available year-round.
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of the 25' - 26' schedule
Pre-Primary Ballet (ages 3+)
Pre-Primary Ballet is a weekly, 45 minute drop off ballet class, designed for ages 3+ with little or no dance experience. The class is an introduction to ballet and creative movement.
Children must be potty trained and comfortable in a drop-off class setting.
Primary Ballet (ages 5+)
Primary Ballet is designed for ages 5+ and who have experience (minimum one session) of ballet training. This class meets once weekly for 45 minutes.
Class is a combination of imaginative exercises that help develop early fundamentals of ballet such as balance, musicality and flexibility.
Levels 1 - 7 (ages 8+)
Placement in Level 1 and above is at the discretion of the instructor. Students should have a minimum of 1 year ballet training and have successfully completed Primary Ballet or the previous level.Â
Class work starts at the barre and moves center floor. Exercises emphasize posture, placement, musicality, and expands upon ballet vocabulary in each level
Lyrical (ages 8+)
Lyrical is a fusion of ballet and jazz dance. Class will begin with a Jazz/ballet combo warm up, focus on jazz technique and choreography to popular music. Dancers will work to connect their steps together with fluidity and grace. Open to students ages 8+
Contemporary Dance (ages 14+)
Contemporary class will focus on ballet and jazz techniques while exploring a modern movement vocabulary. High energy, highly expressive, and designed to help dancers develop and express their artistry. Open to ages 12+
Tap (ages 8+)
Students will gain experience in traditional tap vocabulary through learning and practicing a variety of tap steps, short phrases, tap turns, and choreography using different rhythms supported by a wide range of music.