BALLET DANCE LESSONS

Instructor: Karen Harriell

Bio: Karen Simmons Harriell began serious ballet training at the Huntsville Civic Ballet in Huntsville, Alabama under the direction of Loyd Tygett. She toured Europe with the Alabama State Ballet training under Josef Gregory while there. After receiving her BA degree in Dance Performance she danced with the Birmingham Ballet Theatre where she achieved soloist status. She performed with the Indianapolis Ballet in 1977-78. Locally, Karen has choreographed high school musical productions and served as adjunct professor teaching ballet for Binghamton University. She was on the staff of the Kathy Hansen School of Dance in Owego from 1988 to 2003. Karen attended the Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet teacher workshop in 1998 and 2000. She is presently on the staff of the Ballet Arts Theatre in Endicott and the Southern Tier Academy of Dance in Binghamton and gives private ballet lessons to local students.

Classes & Times:

Depending on demand, Miss Karen offers:

• Pre-ballet (ages 4-6)
• Level 1 ballet (ages 7-9)
• Level 2 ballet (ages 10-12)

Attire for Children's Ballet: black leotard, pink tights, pink ballet shoes, hair pulled back away from face.

Place: Four Seasons Fitness Studio
32-34 Lake Street
3rd Floor
Owego, NY 13827

Course Content: Dance classes offered in a nurturing, non-competitive environment with emphasis on individual attention. Class sizes will kept small to ensure more individual attention

Interested?
Call us at (607) 687-5775 or email Karen.