Ballet

Classical Ballet is the basis for all types of dance. It develops posture, strength, body placement and proper dance technique. Noretta Dunworth School of Dance offers: The Ceccehtti Method, Russan Vaganova Method, and a non-syllabus class.

The Cecchetti Method is a graded system that develops and teaches the student from basic ballet in Grade 1 all the way through professional levels. Our instructors are certified to teach through the professional levels.
Russan Ballet classes follow the Vaganova technique, this is for the advance students.
The non-syllabus classes are designed for all students to experience a variety of steps and movements.

All Ballet classes start with a complete barre warm-up, body placement and stretch. Then center work which includes adage and allegro movements in every class. Depending upon the age and level determines the depth of the class. Pointe work for the advanced student.

Noretta Dunworth School of Dance

Welcome to the National award winning Noretta Dunworth School of Dance, offering classes in Ballet, (Cecchetti,Vaganova, and non-syllabus), Pointe for advanced students, Tap, Jazz, Contemporary, Lyrical, Hip-Hop, Acrobatics and Gymnastics. From beginners and baby ballet through adults and professionals.

Noretta Dunworth began teaching at the age of 12 in 1940. She started out teaching in her parents basement with just a few of the neighborhood children. It continued to grow into what it is today, 72 years later, one of the most honored studios in the country. Noretta's greatest success is in the quality and consistency of her successful students. Not just in the state of Michigan, but also in all parts of the United States and Canada, her students now have their own dance studios and have been successful themselves.

A Dance Masters of America member for nearly 50 years, and a Cecchetti Council of America member, Noretta is still teaching and producing champion and professional dancers. The Noretta Dunworth Dancers can be seen on Broadway, on tour all over America and in Europe, in music videos, in Professional Ballet Companies, Radio City Productions, Rockettes, Disney, Busch Gardens, Cruise Lines, Television, Modeling, Pageants, and Competitions.

The Noretta Dunworth School of Dance, NDSD, offers a program which covers a full range of techniques necessary for each of the dance arts. The studio's faculty consists of professional teachers who are fully qualified to provide training that will prepare those students that have the talent and desire to enter a career that is professional or recreational. We welcome you to explore our website and learn more about how we get the most out of every dancer that dances at The Noretta Dunworth School of Dance.