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New Bedford Ballet will present a blend of classical and contemporary dance in its summer performance, A Fusion of Dance, August 5 at 5:30 and 7pm and August 6 at 2 and 3:30pm, at the NBB Community Theatre, 2343 Purchase Street, New Bedford, Massachusetts.

New Bedford Ballet (Photo courtesy New Bedford Ballet)

Ballet instructors and advanced students will showcase their original choreography in this family-oriented collage of dance styles.

The Littlest Matryoshka is an original children’s ballet based on a children’s book by Massachusetts author Corinne Demas Bliss that describes the adventures of the smallest doll of a Russian Matryoshka doll set who becomes separated from her sisters. The ballet features choreography by New Bedford Ballet artistic director Rebecca Waskiel-Marchesseault and instructors James Brown and Alivia Cram.

The program also premieres The Music Box, an original classical ballet piece choreographed by Erin Petitjean Allen. A variety of original modern and contemporary dance pieces choreographed and performed by New Bedford Ballet advanced students under the direction of James Brown will also be included.

Tickets are $10 adults or $5 for seniors, students, and children. All proceeds support the New Bedford Ballet, a non-profit organization with the mission of providing classical ballet training for children and adults, granting scholarships, and educating the community in the value of the performing arts.

On-site registration for the 2011-2012 season will take place August 1 to 4 from 3:30 to 7:30pm. For more information, contact the New Bedford Ballet at 508.993.1387 or visit www.newbedfordballet.org.