New Jersey Dance Theatre Ensemble Inc

Programs: New jersey dance theatre ensemble celebrates over 49 years of excellence as a pre-professional training school and performing company. Founded in 1969 under the direction of internationally acclaimed ballet master, alfredo corvino, and now led by award-winning artistic director nancy turano since 1994, njdte has maintained a successful dance curriculum with an unparalleled outcome of artistic excellence. Njdte's forward-thinking programming empowers contemporary dance technologies as well as ballet, pointe and modern techniques. The ensemble provides mentorship programs and access to master artists and choreographers as role models, providing a network for the dancers to succeed as performing artists in higher education and as professionals in the field. An esteemed advisory panel of the country's most inspired dance artists and governing board of directors supports the ensemble. The company also provides continuing support for its alumni with employment opportunities as njdte staff members and guest artists. Throughout the year, classes are offered in ballet, pointe, modern and contemporary dance for dancers ages 7-18 are taught by faculty from prominent companies and schools, including the paris op ra ballet, lim n dance company, parsons dance, ballet hispanico, dance theatre of harlem, lar lubovitch dance company and alvin ailey american dance theater, among others. Njdte's movement invention project and pre-mip programs provide advanced programming in contemporary and improvisational skills for dancers ages 15-22 in new york city. Njdte presents a full-length production of "the nutcracker," annually premieres new works by emerging artists-in-residence through its air program, and maintains a diverse repertory by master choreographers, including twyla tharp, david parsons, robert battle, sidra bell, adam barruch, loni landon, kate skarpetowska, belinda mcguire, bradley shelver, elizabeth roxas and nancy turano. Njdte alumni have danced in numerous acclaimed companies, including houston ballet, national ballet of canada, sacramento ballet, ballet hispanico, ballet hispanico 2, metropolitan opera ballet, new jersey ballet, miami contemporary ballet, cedar lake ii, rioult, momix, carolyn dorfman dance, nimbus dance works, dayton contemporary ii, abt ii, and cas public (montreal).