Great Bay Academy of Dance

Specialties

Great Bay Academy of dance specializes in dance education with a main focus on ballet technique.

History

Established in 2009.

Great Bay Academy of Dance is the predecessor of the now defunct Ballet New England, also in Portsmouth. In 2009, Artistic Director Elisa Gerasin took over for Ballet New England in a time where the Connie Bean Center in Portsmouth, home to BNE for over 20 years, was revoked by the city of Portsmouth. Since then, Ms. Gerasin has made it a point to instill dance technique to her students and to enrich the caliber of teaching at one of the most prestigious dance academies in the state.

Meet the Business Owner

Elisa G.

Business Owner

The Director & Founder of GBAD is Elisa Gerasin. Elisa was born in Mexico City, Mexico and received her early non-​competition based classical ballet training at Victoria Ballet in Guadalajara, Jalisco. From 1993 – 2001, her training continued at various Ballet Companies including Cubalet, Boston Ballet, 12^th and 13^th International Ballet Seminar Lake Michigan, Pittsburgh Vaganova Seminar, Point Park College, Pittsburgh Ballet Theater School, Jose Mateo Ballet Theatre and Colorado Ballet.

Elisa’s professional performing career spans from 1993-​present. She has performed with Colorado Ballet, Victoria Ballet, Jose Mateo Ballet Theater Company, Ballet Theatre Workshop, Portland Ballet Company, Arts Rochester, and Ballet New England. She has danced in numerous productions including: Nutcracker, Swan Lake, Bayardere, Paquita, Giselle, Pas de Quatre, Don Quixote, Le Fille Mal Garde, Romeo and Juliet, Diana and Action, Night Before Christmas, The Wizard of Oz, and Raymonda.