Summer Camp!

We would like to welcome all of our Campers who will be dancing with us this summer! We are so excited to share in part of your vacation, and we hope you are excited too!

Here are some tips to make summer camp an enjoyable experience:

- Try to arrive on time! We wouldn't want you to miss any part of camp!

(but, if you will be late, please call the office so your teacher can be notified!)

- Wash your hands! We don't want to spread any germs, so when

the teacher asks you during bathroom break, please wash them!

- If you are in an afternoon camp, please bring a peanut-free lunch!

- Don't forget to fill out your emergency info form at the beginning of the week!

- And most importantly, be ready to have some FUN!

Meet Miss Natalie!

Miss Natalie started dancing at the age of 5 with some beginning tap classes. After a short break, she resumed dancing with ballet classes at age 13. Her work at a day care center inspired her love of teaching children, and so she decided to combine her passion for dance with her passion for children, beginning at Ballet Petite in 2008. Upon completing her training at Ballet Petite and taking on her own classes, she decided to pursue a degree in Dance at Montgomery College.
Miss Natalie has been a beloved Ballet Petite teacher for countless students. She has a number of very devoted students who have followed her between different locations and changing days of the week to accomodate her ever-changing school schedule.

Congratulations Dancers!

We'd like to congratulate all of our

Youth Performing Arts School students

for two weekends of wonderful recitals!

Thumbelina, Alice in Wonderland,

Sleeping Beauty, Spotlight on Broadway, and

Spring Concert

were all amazing!

Thank your for all your hard work!

And thank you parents for your continued support

of our students and teachers!

Tappin' Toes: Shirley Temple

If you thought young kids couldn't tap like pros, then you've never seen Miss Shirley Jane Temple on-screen! This American actress, singer, dancer, writer, and former U.S. ambassador tapped her way into everyone's hearts before she even his adolescence! At just 6 years of age, she made nine movies! Although you may confuse her for starring in Annie, Shirley Temple's actual filmography includes Heidi, The Littlest Rebel, and Stowaway. In 2005, she received a Screen Actors Guild Lifetime Acheivement Award. Come learn more about Shirley Temple this summer at Ballet Petite's TAPulous camp!

Come and join us for Nutcracker 2011!

Audition to be part of the Ballet Performance Company's production of the classic holiday ballet The Nutcracker.

Ballet Performance Company Auditions will be held tomorrow June 10th in Bethesda!

Ages 5&6

Sign in at 4:30pm

Ages 7+

Sign in at 5:30

Ballet Around the World: South Korea

South Korea is putting on its very first ballet festival, beginning June 12th! The country's four ballet companies - Korea National Ballet, Universal Ballet Company, Seoul Ballet Theater, and the Gwanju City Ballet - will each stage their audience's favorite piece during this two-week long event. The festival will include classics like Giselle and Swan Lake, to modern works such as "Life is..."

Story Corner: Thumbelina

It is the first recital weekend here at Ballet Petite, and tomorrow we will be presenting Thumbelina at the Robert E Parilla Performing Arts Center in Rockville! Each class will perform a part of the Thumbelina story.

If you are a little rusty or unfamiliar with this Hans Christian Anderson fairytale, you can read up online or perhaps rent the movie! Thumbelina follows the story of a tiny girl who: gets kidnapped by a toad, works in a field mouses' house, almost marries a mole, and finally, ends up with a flower prince who is just her size!

We are so excited to see our wonderful Thumbelina dancers tomorrow!