Apollo Muses
P.O.
Box 16
Peapack, NJ
07977
Contact:
R. Eric Gustafson, President
Phone: (908) 234-0254
Type of Organization:
Private, Non-profit
Purpose:
To showcase young, professional talents in the dance arts,
and to encourage cultural awareness and participation within the
community.
Events:
programs of dance are offered
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Bee Sharps Square Dance Club
685
Montgomery Road
Hillsborough, NJ 08844
Contact:
Nancy
Ammons
Phone: (908) 369-3418
Fax: (973) 324-8373
E-mail:
aammons@hhkfdn.org
Web site:
www.squaredancing.com/beesharps
Type of Organization:
Non-profit,
Social
Club for members
Purpose:
to
promote square dancing as a cultural & fitness activity for people
of all ages; also provides instruction in square dancing
Membership events:
Square
dances are held every 2nd & 4th Fridays at the
Bound Brook United Methodist Church,
150 Union Avenue from September-May. Lessons are provided
at the Adamsville School, on Union Avenue in Bridgewater every
Monday night from mid-Sept.- June from 7:30 - 9:30 P.M.
All ages welcomed; partners not necessary.
Public Events:
Three open house dances are held at the Adamsville School from
mid-September through early October for people interested in learning to
square dance.
When requested, organization participates in helping other
organizations put on square dances and barn dances as fundraisers or
just for social purposes.
They have participated in SC 4-H Fair and for J&J as
a cultural activity for their foreign-national employees.
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Belle Meade Ballet Company
1
Jill Court
Hillsborough, NJ 08844
Contact:
Jane Venezia, Director
Phone:
(908) 874-8800
Fax: (908) 874-8800, ext *51
E-mail:
bellemeadballet@hotmail.com
Type of Organization:
a semi-professional dance company;
Non-profit
Purpose:
To reach out to communities in New Jersey
and introduce children and their families to the joy of ballet.
The
Belle
Mead Ballet Company accomplishes this by presenting fully
narrated ballets based on children’s stories. The students
in the ballet company, augmented by dance professionals,
are drawn from The Belle Mead Ballet School and open auditions.
The young dancers are imbued with valuable skills, ethics, discipline,
dedication, hard work, respect, self-esteem
and confidence from rehearsal and performance experiences.
Public Events: Performances in public and school theatres
are open to the public. Performances may be sponsored
by County Recreation Departments. The company performs
The Nutcracker annually in
December, with performances
of a ballet based on children’s stories usually in the fall
of each year. Master classes and special workshops are offered.
The Belle Mead Ballet School provides regular classes
and summer ballet workshops.
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Franklin Hi-Steppers
Community
Senior Center
Municipal Complex
505 DeMott Lane
Somerset, NJ 08873
Contact:
Shonda
Sanchez
Phone: (732) 873-2500 ext 347
Fax: (732) 873-1595
Type of Organization: Volunteers
Purpose:
To entertain at civic, county and state functions, nursing
homes and senior organizations; also to provide intergenerational dance
instruction for local elementary school students.
Membership Events: Practices held on Monday and Wednesday mornings,
9:30 -11:30 A.M. at the Community Senior Center.
Public Events: Performances at local hospitals, nursing homes,
senior centers, PNC Bank Art Center, Meadowlands, Atlantic City, etc.
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Living
Parables/Puppe'N'Dance
196
Tanglewood Drive
Branchburg, NJ 08876
Contact:
Loretta
D. Fois, Artistic Director
Phone:
(908) 595-0408
Fax:
(908) 595-0408
E-mail:
Director@puppendance.com
Web :
www.puppendance.com
Type of Organization: Non-profit; Dance and Puppet Performance
Company
Purpose: To provide entertaining and artistic performances
for the general public
Public Events:
Performances, Lectures & Demonstrations, etc.
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