CORVINO BALLET


Announcements

Ernesta Corvino's Dance Circle Company in 
Holmes, Sweet Holmes    
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We are continuing to teach online through ZOOM!
Now 5 days a week

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Class Schedule: (NYC Time)


Mondays....No Class

Tuesdays.... No Class


Wednesdays....11am & Pointe 12:20 to 1pm



Thursdays....11am



Fridays....11am & Pointe 12:20 to 1pm



Saturdays....11am



Sundays....11am



(All technique classes are 1 hour and 15 minutes
Pointe Classes are 40 minutes )


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***PLEASE NOTE...There will be no classes***
Sunday April 27th thru Wednesday April 30th 

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 For ZOOM classes:   


PAYMENT IN ADVANCE IS REQUIRED!
$15 per class 

(technique class followed by pointe is considered one class)
Attendance records will be kept.
 Non-payment will result in inability to enter.


You can pay per class or for a series of classes.
Either way, payment is due 24 hours before start time.
Please keep your own records so you can be sure you are paying in advance.



!!! NO CHECKS !!!


Payment Methods:
1-PAYPAL ....account is ecdoesit3@gmail.com 
2-VENMO....account is ​Ernesta-Corvino


PLEASE! When you join, TURN OFF  your own mic and keep it muted for the entire class! Having your camera on is optional. When the class is over you can unmute yourself and we can talk to each other.
Please remember to sign into "Chat" with your whole name and change your screen name to your initials.
 
The combinations will be demonstrated and explanations and tips will be given so we can practice between exercises. We will do a full barre plus some centerwork. Class is followed by Q&A and discussion if you can stay beyond the hour and 15 minutes!


For the link to join:
Email ecdoesit3@gmail.com


These classes are now open for in-person attendance! 
$20 must be paid two days in advance
and is non-refundable

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Go here for a description
of our sleepover workshops

Email 
ecdoesit3@gmail.com
with any questions



​The 11am ballet class portions ONLY of these workshops will be live streamed through Zoom.

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PRIVATE AND SEMI-PRIVATE CLASSES

AVAILABLE IN NEW YORK CITY

AND NORWALK, CONNECTICUT

WITH ANDRA OR ERNESTA CORVINO​

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WATCH OUR FILMS
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CORVINO BALLET CLASSES
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ERNESTA CORVINO'S GUEST ARTIST/TEACHING SCHEDULE 2025:

July 11 through July 20....Danspace...Oakland, CA*
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*with Andra Corvino


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Listen to Ernesta Corvino: A Life in Dance and Ballet, a radio/podcast interview with host Mark Lynch of  WICN, Public Radio of the Boston area.....Go here
Fabulous interview about The New Jersey Dance Theater Ensemble (formerly the NJDT Guild)....the youth company Alfredo Corvino directed in the 1970s.....Go here​ 
Watch a video interview of Andra Corvino....     Part I   Part II   Part III
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ALFREDO CORVINO'S BOOK

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To purchase the ballet class CD, supervised by Ernesta Corvino,
played by Barbara Riske, and produced by Roper Records, click here
If unavailable, email us directly...ecdoesit3@gmail.com

CORVINO BALLET CLASS CD
To read and/or add to Alfredo Corvino's Guestbook on the New York Times Legacy website, go here
 
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ALFREDO CORVINO'S GUESTBOOK
 Entertaining Pina Bausch and many company members at the Corvino home in New York City. Pictured here are Fernando Suels Mendoza, Andra Corvino. Pina Bausch, Ernesta Corvino. Nazareth Panadero, Daphnis Kokkinos and Marion Cito.
~~~~~ REST IN PEACE PINA.....WE MISS YOU! ~~~~~
If you desire private or semi-private instruction, or coaching, in New York City with either Ernesta or Andra Corvino, you must arrange and pay for a studio as well as pay a set fee for the teacher.

Please direct all inquiries to ecdoesit3@gmail.com

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The Dance Hall of Fame

Maestro Alfredo Corvino has been inducted into the Dance Hall of Fame at the National Museum of Dance in Saratoga, NY!
A special induction ceremony took place there on Saturday August 11, 2018 as part of the museum gala and an exhibit featuring his career was on view for one year.





The Studio
at
Casa Corvino Little Fox
14 Little Fox Lane
Norwalk, CT 06850
An interview with Ernesta Corvino about her summers at Perry-Mansfield School for the Performing Arts.....Go here
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TWO INTERVIEWS FROM JUNE 2020


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ANDRA AND ERNESTA CORVINO TO RECEIVE LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD!​

We are excited to invite you to Dance for Dance for Social Change 2025 - Mark DeGarmo Dance’s 38th Anniversary Celebration and the NYC dance party of the year.

Honoring Our 2025 Lifetime Achievement Awardees! This year, we celebrate Andra and Ernesta Corvino, esteemed classical ballet teachers and practitioners, with the "Educational Visionary" Lifetime Achievement Award.

D4D Details:
Date: Thursday, May 8, 2025
Time: 6:30 – 9:00 PM ET
Location: St. Mary's Church, Grand Hall, 440 Grand St, New York, NY 10002

Join the Celebration & Support the Dance Arts




YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN NYC CHILDREN’S LIVES!

Welcome to Corvino Ballet

In the 1940s, a young soloist from the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo fell in love with and married a beautiful photographer and costume maker from New York City.
 
The rest is history........
 
 
 
~~~ This site is in    LOVING MEMORY   of these two remarkable people ~~~
 
 
                                        ALFREDO CORVINO (1916-2005)  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                                                 AND
 
 
 
                                                          MARCELLA CORVINO (1918-2004)

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