Northshore Academy of Dance

IT’S HERE… 5 Weeks of Summer Classes begin this Monday (June 1st). Weekly classes for ages 2-up offered on Monday-Wednesday June 1-July 1. and Intensives will begin in July!

Email the studio if you’d like to register! [email protected]

5 WEEK SESSION… Classes Offered:
👑 Princess Ballet “Mommy & Me” (18 mo-3yrs) Tuesday 10:00-10:45am

Preschool Classes (2-4 yrs old)
🩰 Ballet & Tap combo - Monday 10:00-10:45am or Tuesday 3:45-4:30pm
🩰 Be Bop Hip Hop - Wednesday 4:00-4:45pm.

Beginner Classes (K-2nd grade)
💜 Tumbling - Monday 3:30-4:15pm
💜 Hip Hop - Monday 4:15-5:00pm
💜 Barre & Stretch Class - Tuesday 4:00-4:45pm
💜 Jazz - Tuesday 4:45-5:30pm

Intermediate Classes (3rd-5th grade)
🦋 Ballet - Monday 4:00:4:45pm
🦋 Turn Technique - Monday 4:45-5:30pm
🦋 Contemporary - Monday 5:30-6:15pm
🦋 Hip Hop - Monday 6:15-7:00pm
🦋 Tap - Tuesday 5:00:5:45pm
🦋 Jazz Technique & Combo - Tuesday 5:45-6:45pm.
🦋 Acro - Wednesday 3:30-4:15pm
🦋 Dance Team Tech - Wednesday 4:15-5:00pm
🦋 Strength & Stretch - Wednesday 5:00-5:45pm
🦋 Leaps & Jumps - Wednesday 5:45-6:30pm

Advance Classes (6th grade - up)
✨ Contemporary (6th-7th) - Monday 5:15-6:00pm
✨ Ballet - Monday 6:15-7:15pm
✨ Turn Class - Monday 7:15-8:00pm
✨ Contemporary (8th-up) - Monday 8:00-8:45pm
✨ Jazz Tech & Combo - Tuesday 6:00-7:15pm
✨ Dance Team Tech - Wednesday 5:00-6:00pm
✨ Hip Hop - Wednesday 6:00-6:45pm
✨ Strength & Stretch - Wednesday 6:45-7:30pm
✨ Leaps & Jumps - Wednesday 7:30-8:15pm

JULY INTENSIVES (3rd grade-up)
July 13-24 (2, 3, & 4 day Intensives)

Summer classes are one week away!!!

✨Our 31st Annual Recital is here! ✨
“ ELEVE’ “

Location: CASTINE CENTER, Mandeville, LA

SHOW TIMES:
Saturday, May 16th
Children Shows - Preschool & Beginner Classes (3 Shows)
10am, 2pm, 6pm

Sunday, May 17th
Intermediate & Advance Classes (2 Shows)
12pm & 6pm

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✨SENIOR SPOTLIGHT! Celebrating our graduating seniors, Class of 2026!

Caroline Reagan is a graduating senior from Archbishop Hannan High School, where she has maintained above a 4.0 GPA while taking AP and dual enrollment classes. She has been active in Spanish National Honor Society, National Honor Society, Campus Ministry, and Key Club, and is a 2-year member of the Hawkettes Dance Team.

Caroline has been dancing for 15 years, including 13 years at Northshore Academy of Dance and 5 years on the REC Team.
This fall, she will attend the University of South Alabama, majoring in Health Sciences with a concentration in Health Management, with hopes of becoming a Pediatric Occupational Therapist.

Caroline is so grateful for the memories and friendships she’s made at Northshore, and she looks forward to the path God has ahead.

✨SENIOR SPOTLIGHT! Celebrating our graduating seniors, Class of 2026!

Samantha McMahon is a graduating senior from Archbishop Hannan High School, where she has maintained a 4.2 GPA and is a member of the 30+ ACT Club. She served as president of the Hawks for Life Club and was actively involved in National Honor Society, Mu Alpha Theta, French Honor Society, and Rho Kappa. She was also a proud 3-year member of the Hawkettes Dance Team. Samantha has been dancing for 15 years, including over 10 years on competitive teams, and cherishes the memories and relationships she’s built along the way.

This fall, she will attend Mississippi State University to study Biomedical Engineering as she pursues a career in medicine.
Samantha is deeply grateful for her teachers, teammates, and the life lessons dance has given her—memories she will carry with her always.

✨SENIOR SPOTLIGHT! Celebrating our graduating seniors, Class of 2026!

Emily McDougal is a graduating senior at Archbishop Hannan High School, where she has been an honor roll student and an active member of Campus Ministry, Business Club, Key Club, and Student Ambassadors. She is a 5-year member of the Hawkettes Dance Team and served as lieutenant her senior year, helping lead her team to finals at UDA Nationals.

Emily has danced at Northshore Academy of Dance for 15 years, including time on both the Rec and Pro Companies.
She will attend Mississippi State University this fall, majoring in Marketing. Emily is so grateful for her teachers, teammates, and the memories she’s made at Northshore—a place that will always hold a special place in her heart.

✨SENIOR SPOTLIGHT! Celebrating our graduating seniors, Class of 2026!

Hayden Grace Hulsey is a graduating senior from Saint Scholastica Academy. As Hayden Grace concludes her time at Northshore Academy of Dance, she reflects with gratitude on the years of training, growth, and friendships that have shaped her into the dancer she is today. A dedicated member of the Pro Company for nine years, including two years on the Elite Company, Hayden Grace has also performed with the Royalettes JV and Royals Varsity Dance Teams at Saint Scholastica Academy.

Her dance journey has earned her numerous honors, including being named an All-American at UDA, a Top 5 All-American finalist, and a Top 4 dancer at UDA New Orleans Elite Camp with a collegiate team invitation. She has also received scholarships and recognition from REVEL, NYCDA, Velocity, WCDE, Heat, and Streetz.

This fall, Hayden Grace will attend Mississippi State University, where she plans to double major in Psychology and Criminology. Hayden Grace is also one of the newest members of Mississippi State’s dance team!

Hayden Grace is deeply grateful for her teachers, teammates, and the memories she’s made at Northshore—lessons that will stay with her for a lifetime.

✨SENIOR SPOTLIGHT! Celebrating our graduating seniors, Class of 2026!

Camryn Elliers is a graduating senior at Northshore High School in Slidell and has been dancing for 16 years, including this past year and a half at Northshore Academy of Dance as a member of the Pro/Elite Company.
A 9-year competitive dancer, Camryn has earned numerous titles and scholarships, including KAR Teen Solo National Title Winner and Senior Elite Reveler, and has traveled as a Pro Reveler assisting on the Revel convention tour. At Northshore High, she was actively involved in multiple organizations and spent four years on the Silverbelles Dance Team, serving as co-captain her senior year.

This fall, Camryn will attend Mississippi State University, She will be majoring in Political Science on a pre-law track. We are very excited to announce that she is also one of the newest members of their dance team!

Camryn wants to thank all the staff at NAD for believing in her and gifting her this year of time on the team. She is incredibly grateful for her time at NAD and the friendships that have become like family, and she will always cherish this special chapter.

Wishing all dancers, coaches/sponsors, & choreographers the best of luck this weekend at DII Nationals!