NESA Ballet
NESA Ballet
Fall registration is now open for Upper Valley students
NESA Ballet provides year-round classical ballet training in a supportive, inspiring environment for children, teens, and adults. Discover artistry, build confidence, and grow with us, on stage and in life.
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Discovery Dance
Creative movement and beginning dance basics for little ones.
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Young Beginners
Introductory ballet building coordination and confidence.
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Youth Ballet Training
Structured training for developing dancers.
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Pointe and Advanced
For experienced dancers ready to elevate.
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Adult Ballet
Ballet classes for teens and adults of all levels.
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Tap & Musical Theater
Rhythm, steps, and stage performance fun.
Program Pathways
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Young Dancers
A joyful introduction to dance that builds coordination, creativity, and a love for movement.
Ages 3-6
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Youth Ballet Training
A progressive curriculum that develops technique, artistry and discipline.
Ages 7-14
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Pointe & Advanced
Advanced training for dedicated dancers pursuing excellence in ballet.
Ages 12+
(Advanced pointe requires 3 years+ of beginning pointe work to participate and teacher approval)
Meet Your Instructors
Kassady Small
Lead Ballet Instructor
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), 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.
Denise Frawley
Denise Frawley has been in theatre since the age of 7 when she performed with the Regale Players in Waltham, Massachusetts. She toured the country as a dancer and singer and performed for artists such as Frank Sinatra and John DeLouise. She was the first female to win the state championship in Waltham, Massachusetts for soap box derby racing and went on to represent Boston at the world championship in Akron, Ohio. Denise has spent the past 20 years of her life in the Upper Valley choreographing shows at Hanover High School, Crossroads Academy, the Lyme School and Hartford High School. She is passionate about starting a performing arts school and believes in any opportunity that provides more access to the arts for the Upper Valley community.
Jennifer Guess
Jennifer Guess is an experienced dance teacher and dance coach specializing in technical training and performance preparation. She is classically trained in the Vaganova method of ballet, classical modern techniques (Horton & Graham), and jazz (Luigi, Maddox, Hachett). She graduated from North Carolina School of the Arts in 1989, and supplemented her training with Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre from 1985-1991 before being signed, working and traveling with the Campbell Agency (Dallas) and Fontaine Agency (Los Angeles). In addition to walking the runways in New York, Dallas and Los Angeles, Jennifer worked in print, editorial, catalog, and commercial television advertising. Jennifer is one of the founding members of NESA.
Jennifer Henderson
Jennifer Henderson
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