Dance at MusicalArts
Ballet, Contemporary, Hip Hop , Jazz, Tap & Aerial
At MusicalArts, our focus is the learning process and building strong technique. Dance builds confidence and self esteem to support the expressive artistic dancer. Young child classes are nurturing and engaging to set the tone for future learning. Students are appropriately challenged to master new skills and techniques with each level. The artistry and expression are paramount in student learning. Our ultimate goal is to nurture a life long love of dance and creative expression in every student.
Our faculty are University trained teachers and performers. More importantly, they are passionate about teaching and their students.
Each December our level 1 & higher students have the opportunity to perform in The Steadfast Tin Soldier by Hans Christian Anderson alongside faculty. All students perform in the Spring recital in June. This is a culmination of all the hard work, accomplishments, and achievements of the year.
Not sure what level to sign up for? Call the school at 603-778-4862! We will be happy to help place your child in an appropriate class. For students, who have had more extensive dance training we will set up a placement class to ensure students are in the appropriate class.
“Dance is the hidden language of the soul”
– Martha Graham
For schedules & more specific information please visit the pages below:
I’m excited on graduating this year with a certificate and associates degree in dance education from Northern Essex in Haverhill, Ma. As a college student I have had ample opportunity to perform and choreograph while being exposed to variety types of dance including ballet, jazz, modern, world, and Hip hop. The majority of my dance training is from Jeannette Neill’s in Boston, Ma where I have studied under well-known choreographers. Growing up with a strong passion for Hip hop, Jazz, and cheer I look forward to doing what I love sharing my passion every week as a new member of the studio.I’m excited on graduating this year with a certificate and associates degree in dance education from Northern Essex in Haverhill, Ma. As a college student I have had ample opportunity to perform and choreograph while being exposed to variety types of dance including ballet, jazz, modern, world, and Hip hop. The majority of my dance training is from Jeannette Neill’s in Boston, Ma where I have studied under well-known choreographers. Growing up with a strong passion for Hip hop, Jazz, and cheer I look forward to doing what I love sharing my passion every week as a new member of the studio.
I am a recent graduate of the University of New Hampshire, where I received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mathematics Education and a minor in Dance. I will be continuing my education at UNH by completing the Masters in Education program during the 2016-17 school year. This entails a full year teaching internship at Exeter High School. While attending UNH, I continued my dance career by joining the UNH Ballet Company, under the direction of Assaf Benchetrit. This opportunity allowed me to perform in Don Quixote and Le Enslave, which was Assaf’s modified version of the ballet Le Corsair. I am looking forward to continuing my dance career at Musical Arts!
I am a nutrition major at the University of New Hampshire on the pre med track going into my junior year. I have been dancing since I was three everything from ballet tap and jazz to swing. I love creating a safe environment for students have fun, form friendships, and to share in my passion for dance.
Olivia Allen (Kunst) received her MFA in Ballet with an emphasis in Teaching and choreography, May of 2010, and her BFA in Ballet with an emphasis in Performance, May of 2008. at the University of Utah.
During her time as an undergraduate she performed with Utah Ballet for three years, and participated in the cultural exchange with Kyung Hee University in Seoul, South Korea. She has had valuable experience working with guest choreographers through the University of Utah as well American Ballet Theater’s Summer Intensive and Ballet Regent Summer Intensive.
In the past she has had the honor of performing with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra Christmas show in Salt Lake City, Utah, with East West Dance Theater in Maryland, a benefit for the Chinese Embassy, and performances at the Baltimore Museum of Art in Maryland.
At the University of Utah Mrs. Allen taught several courses including ballet technique for non-majors at the beginning level, freshman ballet technique for modern majors, and advanced ballet technique for modern majors.
Mrs. Allen has choreographed for several performances in the Department of Ballet including Ballet Showcase and the Graduate Student Concert. During the summer of 2010 Mrs. Allen enjoyed a summer at Long Lake Camp for the Arts where she spent time choreographing for the dance performances and musicals including Ruthless, Dear Edwina and Once on this Island.
Currently Mrs. Allen is a Teaching Artist at Colby College in Waterville, ME. She also enjoys teaching at Dance Unlimited in Augusta, ME and MusicalArts in Exeter, NH. Mrs. Allen is Les Mills Certified in BodyStep, Sh’Bam, CXWORX and BodyFlow and currently teaches group fitness at The Sweatshop in North Hampton, NH.
Mrs. Allen is an active member of the National Dance Education Organization, and pursues her own continuing education completing classes through the Online Professional Development Institute.
Alexis has taught and performed both locally and internationally. Originally from the Greater Boston area, she received her early training at the Centre for Performing Arts in Acton, MA and the International Dance Project in Concord, MA studying ballet, modern, and jazz. At Marlboro College in Vermont she focused her education on Cultural History and Dance Education expanding her pedagogical, anatomical, historical, and philosophical training as well as technique. After college she performed for many years with the internationally diverse Bermuda Civic Ballet, BalletRox in Boston (now Tony Williams Ballet), and Ballet New England (formerly of Portsmouth, NH), as well as in various community theatre and concert performances throughout the Boston area. Her teaching returned her to Bermuda where she taught at the Bermuda School of Russian Ballet, as well as at the International Dance Project, Deborah Mason School of Dance in Cambridge, Brattleboro School of Dance in Vermont, Ballet New England, Alexander Children’s Theatre in Concord, MA, and numerous independent lessons throughout New England.
Sara Kaufman is an acrobatic clown who inspires delight in audiences of all ages through her joy in play and sharing experiences. She studied aerial acrobatics and circus arts at UNH, the New England Center for Circus Arts, and Esh Circus Arts where she continues to train her skills focusing on fixed trapeze and clowning. Her love for circus arts comes from the transformative power of play and performance when set in a safe and supportive artistic community.