Fitzgerald Performing Arts

About

Artistic Director, Julie Fitzgerald began dancing at the age of 5. At the age of 13, she found her love for classical ballet and started her pre-professional training with Boston Ballet School. At age 15, she continued her training and schooling at Walnut Hill School for the Arts, where she then graduated. Julie also spent every summer on Cape Cod dancing with teachers Skip Warren, former professional of Boston Ballet and former owner of North Atlantic Ballet Company, and Thomas Vacanti, Artistic Director of Pioneer Valley Ballet.
After graduating high school, Julie joined Festival Ballet Company in Rhode Island as a professional ballet dancer. Over the years, Julie has danced many leading roles, such as Swanhilda in Coppelia, Titania in A Mid-Summer Night's Dream, Cinderella, pas de deux in Graduation Ball, and Dew Drop and Snow Queen in The Nutcracker. Julie is a firm believer in having children perform as much as possible to grow their artistry and confidence.

Along with creating a love of the arts for all ages, Fitzgerald Performing Arts strives to inculcate the love of ballet, dance, and musical theatre in an artistic yet non-competitive atmosphere.

Our Offerings

The Nutcracker

Our Nutcracker tickets are now on sale! Join us at Smith College in Northampton for our best Nutcracke yet on Saturday December 21st at 2pm!
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Aspiring Dancer Program

For our ballet students who aspire to take ballet to the next level and are looking for a career as either a professional or a ballet teacher. The students will also have additional performance opportunities.
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Adult Program

The love of dance is not only for the young! Our adults can enjoy classes in Ballet, Ballet Aerobics, Barre Fitness, Heels, Belly Dancing!Get your exercise in a fun and artistic way!
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Aladdin Trouble The Musical

Registration is now open for our Spring Musical! Perfect for ages 7 & up! Rehearsals will take place on Saturdays starting on January 4th. Auditions for lead roles only will be held on Saturday November 16th. Please contact the studio for audition times.
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Schedules/Tuiton

24/25 Season Schedule

Monday
4:30-5:30p Primary Ballet/Tap
4:30-5:30p Kids Hip Hop
5:30-6:30p ADP 5/Ballet 5
5:30-6:30p Hip Hop 2
6:30-8p ADP Advanced

Tuesdays
4:30-5:15p ALL ADP Strength
5:15-6:15p Kids Improv Dance
6:15-7:15pp Contemporary
7:15-8:15p Teen/Adult Tap

Wednesdays
4:30-5:30p Pre-Primary Ballet/Tap
4:30-5:30p Dance Movement
5:30-6:30p Ballet 1/2
5:30-6:30p ADP 4
6:30-7:30p ADP Advanced

Thursdays
2:30-3:30p Homeschool Theatre Arts
4:14-5:15p ADP 4
4:15-5:15p Theatre Arts
5:15-6:15p Ballet 3
5:30-6:30p Youth Theatre Company
6:30-7:30p Adult Ballet

Fridays
4:15-5:30p ADP 5
4:30-5:30p Into to Broadway
5:30-6:30p Improv
6:00-7:30p ADP Advanced
7:30-8:30p Broadway Jazz

Saturdays
8:30-10:00a ADP Advanced (Nutcracker)

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Tuition for Student Program

Tuition Costs
1 Class per week is $836 for the season
2 Classes per week is $1,650 for the season
ADP Program and Youth Theatre Company $1,650 for the season, ADP Advanced $2,000.

Payment plans

10 month payments will be broken up evenly starting August 25th, or when student registers, and will be collected monthly with the last payment collected on May 25th along with any unpaid charges from the season.
12 month payment option will be broken up evenly starting August 25th, or when student registers, with the last payment on July 25th.
Pay in full at time of registration option will be discounted 7% if payment is received in full by Sept 7, 2024. Annual tuition is calculated based on the number of weeks a student is enrolled. This amount is divided into equal monthly payments; the first payment is due upon enrollment, payments continue on the 25th of the prior month.Upon registration you will be charged a non-refundable $45.00 registration fee per student.
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Adult Schedule Fall

Belly Dancing
Mondays 6:30-7:30p
Heels
Wednesdays 7:30-8:30p
Ballet Aerobics
Tuesdays 5:15-6p
Barre Fitness
Tuesdays 6:00-7:00p
Adult Ballet
Thursdays 6:30-7:30p
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Class Descritions

Dance Movement
Taught by Miss Bella, our Dance Movement class was designed for ages 2.5-4. The children will learn the basics of dance, while enjoying fun music and play!
Pre-Primary/Primary Ballet & Tap
Taught by Miss Julie/Miss Bella, this class is for ages 5-7. The children will be learning the Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) ballet technique that is the world’s most influential dance education and training program, along with an introduction to tap.
Ballet levels 1-5
Taught by Miss Julie, the students will be learning RAD ballet technique, which will form a solid base not only to their ballet technique, but also in all other forms of dance.
Aspiring Dancer Program
Taught by Miss Julie/Miss Maria, Our Aspiring Dancer Program is intended for dancers who have an interest in advancing further in ballet with possibilities of either dancing professionally in the future or teaching someday. These students will be exposed to technique classes, pre-pointe/pointe, variations, along with elective classes of their choice. These students will also have extra performance opportunities along with the chance to dance in our annual Nutcracker.
Contemporary
Taught by Miss Tiffany, the contemporary class is a combination of modern, jazz, and lyrical. It is a style of expressive dance that allows the dancers to move in a fluid no restrictive manor.
Hip Hop
Taught by Miss Alex, this class will be offered to ages 6-Adult. Hip Hop is typically danced to hip hop music and is a high energy style of dance using moves seen in many popular music videos and on the famous TikTok app.
Theatre Arts/Improv/Intro to Broadway
Taught by our Theatre Program Director Mrs. Lamprey, the mission of our Theatre Arts Class is to build the necessary skills for students to confidently participate in our children’s theatre productions. The class will focus on character development, vocal expression, movement and musicality. Students will have opportunities to create characters and scenes in a comfortable environment.
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