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<p>The Harris Conservatory for the Arts, Luzerne is beginning a new community initiative called &#8220;Free Dance Fridays.&#8221; This monthly program will debut Friday September 25, 2015 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.</p><p>Each month the Harris Conservatory will offer free dance classes to both experienced and novice dancers. The first series will include Ballet and Contemporary dance forms.</p><p>The Ballet class, taught by Paula Heritage, will focus on technique and terminology. Paula began studying dance at a young age in Buenos Aires City, Argentina, first attending the Jose Neglia dance school with the intention of becoming an instructor in ballet and Spanish Flamenco. Mrs. Heritage later attended the Michel Borowski Superior Institute of Ballet on Scholarship under the direction of former leading dancers of the Colon Theater and English National Ballet. Upon arriving in the United States, she continued her studies with Russian instructors furthering her knowledge of various schools of ballet including the Royal, Cecchetti and Vaganova methods.</p><p>Melissa Reynolds-Appel will be teaching classes in Contemporary dance. This style of expressive dance combines elements of several dance genres including modern, jazz, lyrical and classical ballet. Melissa received a Bachelor&#8217;s degree in dance from DeSales University. Mrs. Reynolds-Appel has studied and performed choreographic works presented by Marisa Cervias (New York City Ballet), Dan Joyce (Mark Morris Dance Company) and Sean Curran (Sean Curran Dance). Prior to returning to Northeastern Pennsylvania, Melissa taught ballet and modern at Mendon Dance Center in Boston and performed with Acton Ballet/Boston Dance Company.</p><p>Classes on &#8220;Free Dance Friday&#8221; are open to the public and are being offered to boys and girls ages 7-13 and 14-15. Pre-registration is recommended as class sizes are limited. There will be a voluntary donation of $1 that will benefit Dance For a Cure, a foundation supporting children with cancer. The Harris Conservatory for the Arts is located at 545 Charles St. in Luzerne.</p><p>Call 570-287-7977 to register. For more information visitwww.harrisconservatory.org</p><style>
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Harris Conservatory for the Arts in Luzerne offers free dance classes