Maria Benson's Centre for Dance
 

Upcoming Events

Classes resume on Monday, February 22, 2010

 March 12-14,2010 Starquest Competition at the PPAC

Spring Break April 12-17 2010 Studio is closed

April 24-25,2010 IDC Competition in Providence  TBA

Monday May 3, 2010 tickets will be available for Our 4th Annual Performance

16.00 per person in advance or 20.00 at the door

All tickets will be sold during the week at all class times

Our 4th annual performance Sunday, June 6, 2010

Rhode Island College, Sapinsley Hall  4:00pm

 Winter Break is over so we are thinking spring very soon! My dog Dancer  is shedding so badly! I hope the cleaning of my house for hours for dogs sake is an early sign of spring!

 We just finished the amazing Starquest competition at the PPAC. There is so much talent out there and our girls held right up to it. Our studio received  27 High Golds and 5 Platinum Awards!  Congratulations to Jordan Campagnone who received the special award for "Miss Personality" and Fever (Brittany,Diana, and Danielle) for "Sizzling".

 In this competition if there were more than five in your category they rank you. Hailey Balletto recieved 3rd in her category of musical theatre and Brittany Benson received 1st in her jazz and 3rd in her contemporary. Brittany also ranked 11th place overall out of 73 Senior Soloists! I am beyond proud of all my dancers and thankful to my teachers for a great variety we teach these children. Keep up the good work! The next competition and nationals will be here before we know it!

 Costume deposits are due for our performance that is scheduled for June.  I am so excited that our show is on Sunday this year! We are scheduled still at RIC but at a beautiful theatre right around the corner from Robert's Hall...The show is scheduled for 4:00pm... Mark it on your calendars!

 The studio is busy with a lot of energetic students. We are having a great time learning technique in a fun way.  My ballet classes are classically structured but they are also incorporated with some contemporary choreography. This is were the movement of dance is headed.

 We have many non-competitive classes that I encourage pre-school- adult to join.

Our Adult classes geared from 16 and up have really been busy and I am so happy about that because my younger days of dancing when I was 19, I remember very big adult classes! You are never too old and if it was ever your passion you have to try it out! Dance Fitness has  also been so much fun and the work-out is great.

****Special sign up for 5 Walk-in classes (40.00) and recieve 1 Free*****

  It is not ever too late to join the studio! Our fees are reasonable and we are a very family oriented studio striving to build your child with confidence and coordination but most of all enjoyment.

Fees for September 2009-2010:

Preschool classes 40.00 monthly

Primary classes 42.00 monthly

Combo classes 45.00 monthly

Teen classes 1 hr class per week = 50.00 monthly (every class after per week add 10.00 more per month)

Competition team = the first class is 60.00 monthly and every class after per week is 10.00 more per month

  For example the average student who  takes ballet, tap, jazz, hip hop, and modern / their tuition will be 100.00 monthly

Ballet is mandatory  and we offer solos or duo/trios after you have been on the team for 1 year.

Open classes 8.00 per class these are non committed classes that you can walk in at any time and pay per class

We have a special that if you sign up for 5 classes you will get one free.  These classes posted will say "Open" next to it.

We also offer Latin Classes that have been very popular. I very much enjoy teaching this dance workout that works every inch of the body. I choreogragh many steps right through and many people who have never danced come in and have a really fun time. It is for the beginner-adv. and I welcome all ages from teens -adult.

This  is an open class that is only 8.00.

Check out our complete 2009-2010 schedule that is posted now!

We hope to see you I am in the studio Monday-Thursday after 3pm 

and there is no registration fee to sign up your child!!

ThankYou,

Maria Benson