About New School of Dance & Arts
Our mission and goals are quite simple;
New School of Dance & Arts is dedicated to the study of classical ballet, its related dance forms, and classical music appreciation for children in a nurturing and supportive environment. The New School of Dance & Arts helps young students gain confidence with their bodies, self discipline, the ability to work in group settings, responsibility, and the desire to reach their personal best
While not every student will become a professional artist, the instruction they receive prepares them for life. New School of Dance & Arts strive for excellence in providing educational, performance, and cultural training opportunities for young dancers to enable them to pursue professional careers in dance
OBJECTIVE & PURPOSE
At New School of Dance & Arts, it is our philosophy that every child deserves a chance to dance. We know that early exposure to the arts, when used in conjunction with formal academic education, enhances and enriches students’ ability to develop self-confidence and poise. Exposure to the arts has been shown to help students become better problem solvers, gain physical awareness, and develop a way to express their inner feelings.
Our Legacy
Some dancers take lessons for the cultural exposure to enhance their growth and development, and some dancers take lessons with a career goal in mind. Recent graduates from our school have gone on to receive scholarships to attend the University of Virginia (UVA), Jacksonville University (Florida), University of the Arts, Yale University, Spelman College, and Fordham University, and professional schools such as Alvin Ailey American Dance Center.
Former students of the founder of the school Lynn B. Welters, have danced professionally with Joffrey Ballet, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Philadanco, the Atlanta Ballet and Pennsylvania Ballet and the Radio City Rockettes. They have appeared in The Lion King, Equus, Ragtime and The Color Purple, and in the films, Dream Girls, Step Up, Center Stage, the Celine Dion Stage Show and Hairspray, to name a few.
Our Mission
Ballet Elite is a DC-based performing arts education nonprofit centered on underserved children that transcends barriers in accessing the finest classical ballet training to inspire, enrich, and nurture bodies and minds. We accept students regardless of their ability and help them master self-discipline, confidence, and character, to prepare them to succeed in college, in their communities, and in their future career.