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New Orleans Ballet & Dance


Just as music happens organically in New Orleans, dance is also part of the natural landscape

Dance, from ballet to burlesque, is performed at venues all over New Orleans.  Lovers of classic artful adagio can take in ballet presented by the New Orleans Ballet Association, the New Orleans Ballet Theatre and Delta Festival Ballet.

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People's Health New Orleans Jazz Market- Magnolia Dance Theatre Performance

The New Orleans Ballet Association has performances at the Mahalia Jackson Theater and a committed roster of tuition-free dance education for children. The New Orleans Ballet Theater, supported by the Schramel Conservatory of Dance, presents performances steeped in the contemporary traditions of George Balanchine, Maurice Bejart and Twyla Tharp. Delta Festival Ballet,  Louisiana’s largest resident, professional dance company, stages an annual production of Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker with the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra around the Christmas holidays.

One of the newest entries to the ballet scene is the contemporary Marigny Opera Ballet, founded in 2014 and based at the Marigny Opera House, a non-denominational, neighborhood church of the arts on St. Ferdinand Street.  Smaller companies celebrating ethnic dance, tap and other movement arts also thrive in the New Orleans cultural diaspora. 

New Orleans Dance Companies & Troupes
  • The Marigny Opera Ballet, founded in 2014, is a professional contemporary dance company that produces a full season of original performances danced by its resident dancers, and accompanied by live...
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  • Dancing for humanity. Impactful contemporary dance productions that educate, entertain, and inspire.
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  • Gregory Schramel and Marjorie Hardwick Schramel founded New Orleans Ballet Theatre in 2002 with the goal of providing local dancers a platform to pursue a full-time career in ballet. That goal has...
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  • The mission of the New Orleans Shakespeare Festival at Tulane is to produce professional, classical theatre with a primary focus upon the works of William Shakespeare. Founded in 1993.
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  • A nationally award-winning organization that annually brings world-class dance companies of all genres to the region and provides a comprehensive dance, health and wellness program of over 5,000...
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  • Try our Girls Trip NOLA dance experiences. Choose from NOLA Bounce n Twerk (most popular), hip-hop, sexy dance, bridal party choreography, or any special requests. Taught by celebrity dancer Tamika...
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