Fresh Pond Ballet

Jenn Segawa _{on Google}

Nov 12th, 2012

Fresh Pond Ballet is a wonderful studio, and I cannot recommend it enough. I've taken classes at other studios in the area, but found my home at Fresh Pond Ballet with Nina Rubenstien Alonso for the last 3 years. There is a sense of family among the students and parents. The class atmosphere is fun, friendly, and not overly competitive. The classes are challenging, but still emphasize strong basic technique.
My favorite thing about the Fresh Pond Ballet is its philosophy, which is rather unique for a ballet studio. Nina imparts an appreciation of music, movement, and dance to her students, but understands that most will not go on to be professional dancers. Her students shine as dancers but also in academics, sports, music, etc. To this end, dancers are trained with strong technique that is still safe and healthy (e.g. not forcing turnout to 180 degrees). I have also noticed that all body types are embraced, and students have very healthy body images (sadly, a rarity in the ballet world).
It has been fun and rewarding for me to dance at Fresh Pond Ballet, and in the future, my husband and I can't wait for our children to take classes as well!