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Little or no dance experience. Students who are 15 to 17 years old should have a parent/guardian present on the first day of class to sign up a release form.

For Students with no prior knowledge or background in Lindy Hop / Swing. This class is an introduction to the look and feel of social swing dancing. This course is intended to provide instruction and repetition of the basic 6-count patterns that form the structure of this dance. Students should feel comfortable with all the material and take this...

Haiti, the second independent republic in the Americas, partakes of three cultural sources: African, American, and European. The dances and culture of Haiti have been extremely important in the development of American dance, thanks to the pioneering work of Katherine Dunham.  Peniel Guerrier draws on his extensive knowledge of Haitian folkloric...

Burn calories and learn to bellydance with SharQui – The bellydance workout®, a dance-fitness class that is great for anyone of any age or skill level. The unique breakdown and repetition of bellydance movements is fun and easy to follow automatically improving your posture, slimming hips and legs, defining the waist, increasing upper body strength,...

If you ever wanted to learn how to perform a jaw dropping, titillating lap dance for your lover, then this is the class for you! We show you everything from positioning, grinding techniques and more!  Please Note: Heels are mandatory for this class!

NOT SURE IMPROV IS FOR YOU? WELL, GIVE US A FEW HOURS AND WE’LL SHOW YOU IT IS! Our intro is a fun, supportive introduction for anyone to learn the fundamentals of improvisation with our unique character-based approach. Discover the basic tools, rules, and philosophy of improv through fun, focused games & drills - even through your computer...

The core of ILLY’s Dance CLASH, CLASH Choreo is where you get your perfect blend of Soca, Afro and a dash of Dancehall in a single routine. Typically powered by soca but Afro is occasionally thrown into the mix with a clash of Afro street styles and Traditional West African movements. The class is sure to give you a little challenge with a lot of...

The Barrow Group offers a wide variety of improvisation training and programming for beginners and professionals. Improv will stimulate your imagination, encourage playfulness, instill confidence, and sharpen collaboration and ensemble building skills. Our improv activities train you to be an innovative and refreshing actor. We highly recommend incorporating...

Students will receive one on one private piano lessons each week with the same instructor. Lessons will focus not only on playing the piano, but also on technique, ear-training, sight-reading, and music appreciation. Please bring a notebook and pen to take down notes. Notes: Scheduling for private lessons is flexible and subject to the instructor's...

Absolute and Total Beginners start here! Starting from zero, learn basic chords like D, G, Em, C, D7, Am, C, A and E, with super broken down step-by-step explanations of chord diagrams, strings and fingers--and real songs by artists like John Legend, Sublime, Taylor Swift, Coldplay and more. Yes, you really can and will learn to play guitar in this...

From day one you will jump into a series of fun warm ups and games designed to ease you into improv. Before you know it you will be playing scenes and learning how to heighten and explore your ideas. As the class progresses you will learn how to do 2 person scenes, group scenes, group games and how to deliver simple monologues.  The class is...

Learn how to put your thoughts and emotions into song and take your improv scenes to the next level! In this 8-week course you will learn the song structures you need to make up musicals on the spot. No need to be an experienced singer! Through exercises in group dynamic, support, and movement, you will learn how to turn every song you improvise into...

Originally founded October 15, 1921 by Arthur Cremin, the New York Schools of Music (now City Music Schools) was the realization of his dream to make quality music education available to everyone. Today we carry on that tradition with inexpensive private instruction on any musical instrument or voice. Important: Scheduling for private lessons is...

In Person, Hells Kitchen/Times Square, NYC Start your journey to a becoming more creative, self-confident, public speaker while sharing much needed laughter with the world! This class is focused on having fun and playing games. Meanwhile discover basic tricks to great story telling and performance, creating fun, meaningful characters, enriching world's...

Basic knowledge of terminology and experience necessary. Tap shoes required. Students who are 15 to 17 years old should have a parent/guardian present on the first day of class to sign up a release form.