Dance

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“ To dance…is to step out on the great stages of the world…a carpet of music under you each night, to flash and soar…to ride violins and trumpets…to feel the magic work.”  (From “To a Young Dancer”)

Due to Covid variants, ballet instruction is offered in my home studio only. Up to three students can be accommodated at once; private lessons are encouraged.

Each session will be 45 minutes to one hour.  With social distancing, I can accommodate private, semi-private, or groups of three.  Please contact Deborah for more information.

My home studio is equipped with a professional Harlem dance floor, barre, mirrors on two sides, balancing challenges, and floor board for learning pirouettes.  Some students may like to study ballet and piano back-to-back.  

For adults, private yoga and dance classes will be offered during school hours.  The studio is equipped with a professional yoga wall.  Beginners welcome!

Classes under the careful direction of Deborah enhance the development of the whole child.  While gaining strong, graceful and responsive bodies, children develop coordination, concentration, and above all, self-esteem and confidence. 

Classes include: stretching and warm-up, exploring the elements of dance (shape, space, direction, tempo, energy and focus; rhythm awareness; ballet technique and the development of grace; and the encouragement of creativity.

Deborah believes that children as young as 3 can learn to create their own choreography.  Just as children can design their own paintings, they can create their own dances through self-expression.  To encourage each child to be expressive, each class ends with a “theatre time,” during which children discover dance for their very own, often using various props such as streamers, scarves, flowers, baskets, or ribbons.

Children progress through levels of ballet, hip-hop and jazz.  Parents are always welcome and encouraged to observe class at any time.