NEW ORLEANS (press release) – The New Orleans Ballet Association (NOBA)’s Center for Dance (CFD), in partnership with the New Orleans Recreation Development Commission (NORD) and St. Bernard Parish Public Schools, will hold online registrations beginning Jan. 19 for the spring 2021 semester of tuition-free, after-school dance classes for ages 3-18. The NOBA Center for Dance’s nationally award-winning, tuition-free Early Childhood Program (ages 3-5) and Preparatory Program (ages 6-18) provide sequentially based technique classes in ballet, modern, jazz, hip hop, movement and conditioning. Classes will be held in-person at six NORD Rec Centers Cut Off, Gernon Brown, Joe W. Brown, Rosenwald, Stallings St. Claude, and Tremé and virtually through NOBA’s robust Zoom platform. (See details below.) Registration for any child with a demonstrated interest will be filled on a first come, first served basis and can be accessed at nobadance.com/youth-classes. Classes begin o
Updated 12/18/2020 11:51 PM
I have been giving a lot of thought to the children of our community, and to ways to help them cope during the COVID-19 pandemic. Disruptions to daily schedules that provide the structure they need to thrive, the stress that parents and other family members are experiencing, and the sense of loss and isolation caused by the lack of social interaction add up to a heavy burden for our community s children and teens.
I want to call your attention to a tremendous resource provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to support the social, emotional, and mental health of our community s children and young people during these unprecedented times.