Down East Dance
Dance Studio
New Bern, NC

"Teaching the Art of Dance"
252~633~9622
About Us

About Us...
 
   
At Down East Dance, classes are carefully designed to promote coordination, flexibility, strength, technique, correct alignment, and creativity!

    We strive to promote and develop self confidence & self-esteem in a supportive & enjoyable dance environment.

    Down East Dance offers classes in preschool, kinderdance, kindermusik, classical & contemporary ballet & pointe, tap, clogging, jazz, hip-hop, lyrical,  and modern dance classes for students age birth  through Adult!  Professional dancers and educators teach all of our classes. Classes are designed to follow a nine-month comprehensive curriculum including technique, terminology and creativity followed by year-end recital to display the progress of the students. 

Performance Opportunities...

     Each Down East Dance student has the opportunity to perform in the year end recital.  Other performance opportunities include Mumfest, Festival of Fun, Disney World, etc. 
     Ballet 2 through Advanced Ballet classes participate in Down East Dance's bi-annual production of The Nutcracker Ballet.
    Students 7 yrs. old and up are also invited to attend/perform our bi-annual Disney Dancin' Days event held in February.  Dancers perform on one of the Disney stages as well as participate in a Master Dance Workshop by Disney staff!
     Summer classes & workshops are offered for continued learning as well as to have fun!

Our Facility...

     Each of our two studios are professionally equipped  with a sprung marley floor, water cooler, bathroom and a full wall of mirrors.  Our lobby is equipped with two private dressing rooms, seating, and a mini dancewear boutique to service dancewear needs of our students.


Down East Dance...26 years of service and commitment! 

 

   

I am a dancer. I believe that we learn by practice. Whether it means to learn to dance by practicing dancing or to learn to live by practicing living.... In each it is the performance of a dedicated precise set of acts, physical or intellectual, from which comes shape of achievement, a sense of one's being, a satisfaction of spirit.  One becomes in some area an athlete of God.  ~Martha Graham, c.1953