The Hartt Community Division of the University of Hartford Hosts A Magical Dance Tea Party for Children 9/12

The Hartt Community Division of the University of Hartford will host a Magical Dance Tea Party for children ages 3 through 9 and their families. The free event will occur on Saturday, September 12, from 2:00 PM through 3:30 PM at the Handel Performing Arts Center, 35 Westbourne Parkway (at the corner of Albany Avenue) in Hartford. For more information, contact the Hartt Community Division Dance Department at (860) 768-6000 or e-mail dancedesk@hartford.edu.

Activities will include a free dance class, an elegant tea (juice) party, crafts, and the opportunity to have your photo taken with the Sugar Plum Fairy, star of The Nutcracker ballet, and Howie the Hawk, the intrepid mascot of the University of Hartford.

In addition, children will receive balloons, a discount certificate for Community Division dance classes, and other free gifts. Children will get to experience the joy of a children's ballet class and parents will have the opportunity to meet and ask questions of the Hartt Community Division's professional dance faculty.

No reservations are necessary. The Handel Performing Arts Center is located just minutes from the main University of Hartford campus and features state-of-the-art dance studios and theatre space, free parking, the stylish Backstage Café, and a People's United Bank branch.

The Hartt Community Division currently is registering students for its music, dance, and theatre programs for the 2009-2010 school year. For complete registration information, visit the Community Division website at www.hcd.hartford.edu.

The Hartt School Community Division of the University of Hartford is a comprehensive community arts school providing instruction in music and dance for individuals of all ages and experience levels. It is a division of The Hartt School, one of the seven colleges of the University of Hartford. The Community Division is accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Community and Pre-College Art Schools, is an active member of National Guild of Community Schools of the Arts, and is viewed as a national model for community schools based on university campuses. It is one of the largest and most evolved programs of its kind in the country. For more information on The Hartt School Community Division, visit www.hcd.hartford.edu.

The Hartt School is the comprehensive performing arts conservatory of the University of Hartford that offers innovative degree programs in music, dance, and theatre. With more than 400 concerts, recitals, plays, master classes, dance performances, and musical theatre productions a year, performance is central to Hartt's curriculum. For more information on The Hartt School, visit www.hartford.edu/hartt.

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