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Tuition Free Ballet and Dance with NOBA for Youth Ages 4 - 18

August 16, 2026

Dance classes in ballet, jazz and hip hop taught by a professional faculty for children ages 4-18 of all experience levels!

Have questions? Call 504-522-0996 ext. 207 (M-F 10am-5pm).

The NOBA Center for Dance’s nationally award-winning, tuition-free Early Childhood Program (ages 4-5), Preparatory Program (ages 6-11), and Teen Program (ages 12-18) provide sequentially based technique classes in ballet, jazz, and hip hop. All students will participate in costumed performances as part of NOBA’s Neighborhood Concert Series.

Click here for details about our current Early Childhood, Preparatory & Teen Program class locations and schedules.

A $60.00 Registration Fee* for the School Year is due at the time of registration per type of class and center.

*Financial need-based scholarships for youth registration fees are available by request and via an application process.

**Start & end dates vary per location & program. No audition or experience required.Ballet, jazz, and hip hop is offered at partner sites in Orleans and St. Bernard* Parishes. These are tuition free classes!


Have questions? Call 504-522-0996 ext. 207 (M-F 10am-5pm). or at enrollment@nobadance.com.

ABOUT NEW ORLEANS BALLET ASSOCIATION 
NOBA is the Central Gulf region’s premier presenting and service organization dedicated solely to the art of dance. NOBA’s dynamic Main Stage season annually features a diverse array of internationally acclaimed companies and artists. Each year NOBA provides concerts, classes, workshops, and lectures to more than 33,000 area dance enthusiasts of all ages. In addition, NOBA’s nationally recognized, award-winning education programs provide accessible, inclusive, quality arts programs with over 5,500 tuition-free dance classes and workshops annually at up to 20 sites throughout the Greater New Orleans area.

“NOBA strives to present top-notch, diverse offerings for the communities which we serve,” said NOBA Board Chair Dottie Belletto, adding that “in addition to presenting a blockbuster season, it is with great pride that we celebrate the 30th Anniversary of the NORD/NOBA Center for Dance. Throughout our history, NOBA has been at the vanguard nationally for creating partnerships that strive to meet the needs of our community through innovative programs that address challenges that our citizens face. Our groundbreaking public-private partnership with NORD established a path in 1992 for a child to enter a neighborhood center and receive the training necessary to pursue a career in dance – all completely tuition-free.”

These programs are supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA); a Community Arts Grant made possible by the City of New Orleans; and by a grant from the Louisiana Division of the Arts, Office of Cultural Development, Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism, in cooperation with the Louisiana State Arts Council.