Very Electric Christmas,” and keep the season 

flying high with their very first presentation of 

Peter Pan in March.

These are ballet at its best, the very lifeblood of 

this mesmerizing form of art and expression. These 

are the classics that inspire and delight, and to watch 

them unfold is to watch an artist at work. “At its 

essence, classical ballet is like storytelling without 

words,” explains Allen, “and the choreographer 

is like a painter, painting a visual story using the 

dancers as his medium on the canvas of a stage 

set with visually stunning scenery and costumes. 

Every movement is a brushstroke of color, and the 

experience is completely heightened by a musical 

score that adds depth to the emotions and events 

being brought to life.”

That life and that depth is what continues to 

connect people with ballet and keeps it so very 

relevant even in such a technological age. The desire 

to be a part of it all is the very reason that people 

not only love to watch, but also love to learn the 

techniques of this wonderful method of dance. For 

that very reason, ballet academies welcome students 

to their classes, providing aspiration and natural 

talent a place to be nurtured and given direction. 

And the instructors at NFB are doing precisely 

that, offering instruction in a variety of dance 

including ballet, Pointe, modern, jazz, and other 

contemporary styles to dancers of all ages and skill 

levels. 

As these skills are given the floor, the tradition 

continues, giving rise to new generations of dancers 

and ballet lovers who keep the art alive, celebrating 

the very essence of beauty in motion. 

 

Northwest Florida Ballet is located at 310 Perry 

Avenue SE, Fort Walton Beach, Florida 32548. 

For more information on the 2017-2018 schedule 

of performances, call (850) 664-7787 or visit           

www.nfballet.com. For information on NFB Academie 

and Community Classes at the Northwest Florida 

Ballet, call (850) 226-8072 or visit the website.

“The arts are magical to children, and usually the 

kids that are movers are naturally drawn to ballet”

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