3 CHARLES ST.  NEWPORT, RI 02840  401-849-8473

The Newport Academy of Ballet believes that every person can benefit from exposure to dance. We know that we must first teach a love of movement before we can teach the art form. Our youngest students begin with free flowing creative movement classes followed by Pre-Ballet. More formal training begins at the age of six. The Academy offers classes for all ages and skill levels in ballet, pointe, jazz and tap. There are many opportunities to gain performance experience for those who are interested, including a non-mandatory end of year performance. Parents and friends are invited to observe class every eight weeks.

Miki Ohlsen founded the Newport Academy of Ballet in 1979 after completing her education in the Netherlands in performance and teaching. For thirty years Miki and her staff of teachers have been providing dance education of the highest quality to children and adults from all over Rhode Island. With the Academy’s strong emphasis on classical ballet and the study of the art form, the school has provided countless hours of joy to those dancing for the sheer love of it and has trained many dancers who have gone on to professional careers.

The Academy is also the official school and home of the Island Moving Co., a critically acclaimed, professional contemporary ballet company. Miki Ohlsen is the Artistic Director of both the company and the school. Most of the teachers in the school are dancers in the company who are well trained as teachers and also masters at linking the art form to performance. The students are exposed to the professional dancers as teachers and performers who, because of their love of the art form, have made dance their life’s work.

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