2025 program

A week of intensive workshops in Baroque dance (European ballroom and theatrical dance of the late 17th and early 18th centuries) taught by expert instructor Ken Pierce assisted by Scott Metcalfe, violin. Classes in technique, repertoire, and dance notation, with opportunities for independent projects.

This year’s intensive workshops focus on dance-music connections, with dances chosen partly on the basis of their accompanying music..

The workshop will be offered in hybrid format: students may either attend in person or join online via Zoom.

Dates & Location

Dates: Aug. 4 - 8 (Mon–Fri)

12pm - 5:30pm

  • optional ballet class at 10am

  • open studio until 5:30pm

Northeast Arts - Jamaica Plain MA 02130

Teachers & classes

  • Warmup, basic steps, and practice step sequences.

  • Movement sessions devoted to learning material from dance notations.

  • Topics in the study of Beauchamps-Feuillet notation.

  • Optional ballet open class taught by Northeast Arts faculty.

Sample Schedule

  • Optional: Ballet Class. .

  • Optional studio time. 

  • Baroque dance technique. 

  • Notation and sources. 

  • Baroque dance repertory. 

  • Optional independent study.

2025 packages ANd Fees

Baroque Summer Intensive: Baroque technique, repertoire, notation and open studios!

Monday - Friday 12pm - 5:30pm

$350 (in person)

$275 (online)

In order to participate in the online version of the workshop, you must have an internet connection and a computer or camera-equipped device that will allow you to connect via Zoom.

If you prefer, you may register by mail: send a check, made payable to Northeast Arts, to:

Northeast Arts
54 Cedar St. #1
Roxbury MA 02119

Note: Classes are held in studio in Jamaica Plain. This is Northeast Arts’ legal mailing address only.

Optional Open Ballet Class:

2025 summer schedule TBD

$18 per class, in-person only

Please note that schedules and other program details outlined above are subject to modification. In the unlikely event the program is cancelled by Northeast Arts, tuition paid will be refunded.