The Hartt School Hosts a Magical Dance Tea Party 9/25

The Hartt School 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 25, 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 or to make a reservation for the party, 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 for children to have their photos taken with the Sugar Plum Fairy, star of The Nutcracker ballet.

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.

The Handel Performing Arts Center is located less than a mile east of the main University of Hartford campus and features state-of-the-art dance studios and theater space, free parking, the stylish Backstage Café, and a People's United Bank branch.

The Hartt Community Division currently is registering students of all ages for its music, dance, and theatre programs for the 2010-2011 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 Arts Education, 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. Founded 90 years ago, Hartt has been an integral part of the University of Hartford since its charter merged the then Hartt School of Music, the Hartford Art School, and Hillyer College to create the University in 1957. 2010 marks Hartt's 90th year of providing world class performing arts education to students in Greater-Hartford and around the world. 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 about The Hartt School, visit www.hartford.edu/hartt.

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