June Ballet Series
Join NESA’s June Ballet Series in Lebanon, NH, serving families across the Upper Valley—a focused, three-week program for dancers of all ages and experience levels. Led by professional dancer and instructor Kassady Small, these small-group ballet classes help students build technique, confidence, and a love of movement in a supportive, artist-centered environment.
Whether your child is just beginning or ready to refine their technique, NESA’s approach combines strong foundational training with creativity, confidence-building, and joy in movement.
Space is limited. Registration reserves your student’s spot, and classes will be confirmed once minimum enrollment is reached.
Class Offerings: June 10 - June 25
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Discover Dance!
Instructor: Kassady Small
Cost: $90
Schedule: Saturdays, 9:45-10:35 am
Dates: June 13, 20, and 27
Ages: 3-4
Course Description: Discovery Dance is a great way to introduce dance and ballet into a young child’s life. We will explore creative movement, improve motor skills! Skip, Run, Leap into this exciting class! We will read ballet stories and play games! Most of all we will have fun moving our bodies! This fifty minute class is the perfect activity for your tiny dancer!
Dancers must be joined by a guardian.
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Intro to Ballet
Instructor: Kassady Small
Cost: $90
Schedule: Wednesdays 4:30-5:30 pm
Dates: June 10, 17, and 24
Time: 4:30-5:30pm
Ages: 5-7
Course Description: Intro to Ballet is the big stepping stone to the ballet world! We will discover the Ballet Barre, learn ballet positions and learn the etiquette of a ballet class. We will continue to make ballet playful and have a positive learning environment that supports a young artist's developing mind.
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Intermediate Ballet
Instructor: Kassady Small
Cost: $90
Schedule: Thursdays, 4:30–5:30 pm
Dates: June 11, 18, 25
Ages: 8+
Prerequisite: Must have three years of dance experience
Course Description: Intermediate Ballet will refine the foundation of ballet and progress further learning. Dancers will increase their ability mentally and physically with retentiveness of combinations as well as conditioning exercises. Dancers can move with confidence in this supportive environment.
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Advanced Ballet
Instructor: Kassady Small
Cost: $180
Schedule: Wednesdays, 5:45–7:15 pm & Fridays, 4:30–6:00 pm
Dates: June 10, 12, 17, 19, 24 and 26
Ages: 13+
Prerequisite: Must have 6+ years of ballet experience
Course Description: Advanced Dancers will further their dance education, solidify their foundation, and strengthen their bodies. They will discover and learn Ballet Variations! Dancers will dip their toe into performance training, learning stage presence and what makes a good performer.
About Your Instructor
Kassady Small
Kassady grew up in Enfield, NH and began dancing at the age of two at Lebanon Ballet School. From 2001 to 2009 she worked with the Albany Berkshire Ballet as a student. She then joined City Center Ballet company in 2010 and danced professionally with them since 2015 with roles of Snow Queen, Arabian, Dew Drop (Nutcracker), Princess Jasmine (Aladdin), Crystal Fountain Fairy, Ruby Jewel (Sleeping Beauty), Caterpillar and Alice (Alice in Wonderland). She graduated in 2019 from the Boston Conservatory at Berklee with a BFA in dance, emphasizing in Ballet.
Since graduating she has gone on tour professionally multiple seasons with Albany Berkshire Ballet. Kassady has worked with a variety of local and international choreographers such as: Jennifer Henderson (CCB), Madeline Culpo (ABB), Sydney Skybetter (BOCO), Tommie-Waheed Evans (BOCO), Gregory Dawson (BOCO), Jon Ol Stad (BOCO), Adriana Suarez (BOCO) and Gianni Di Marco (BOCO). Kassady is a current company dancer with Saving Grace Dance Ensemble in Bedford, NH.
In addition to being a professional dancer, Kassady is an active Ballet teacher at Dartmouth College for Dartmouth Classical Ballet Theater. Kassady enjoys teaching all levels of ballet from ages three to adult and creates a safe and positive artistic environment.
Stay Tuned for Fall!
Our full Fall Ballet schedule will be announced soon. In the meantime, explore elective credit opportunities or full time enrollment at NESA.