It’s Happening At the Art of Dance!

It’s Happening At the Art of Dance!

The Art of Dance Studio in Chester, New Jersey is proud to congratulate six of their teen dancers on their professional performance in The Delbarton Mothers Guild Annual Fashion Show and Gala. With exceptional dance training and versatility in dance styles, they put on a spectacular show as they opened the “Alice in Wonderland” themed event as dancing Alice’s! The dancers were a welcome opening number and were enthusiastically received as part of Delbarton’s fantastic fashion show.

As members of the Performing Company, the six dancers have been students at the Art of Dance for in some instances up to 15 years! They dance up to 5 days a week and have proven to be dedicated dancers with wonderful performing quality. The Art of Dance Performing Company consists of 50 dancers ranging in ages from six to seventeen years old. They study all styles of dance, including tap, ballet, jazz, and hip-hop.

The Art of Dance Performing Company has won many high awards throughout this dance season, including the Critic’s Choice Award at the prestigious New York City Dance Alliance competition, (the highest honor that they give). They have also won the Class Act Award for age-appropriate choreography, costume and presentation. Studio director Valerie Harman says, “We are so proud of these dancers that have followed their passion for dance and performing. All our dancers work so hard, and we are so proud of each and every one of them.”

This summer the Art of Dance will be offering exciting dance classes, camps and Intensives for all ages and levels of ability from beginner to pre-professional. Children’s themed (Princess, Trolls and Frozen) camps will be a blast with dance, crafts and more for 3-6 yrs. New this year is Princess in Training camp for 2 1/2-3yrs because it’s never too early to start dancing. Weekly fun in tap, ballet, hip hop, theater and Weekly fun in tap, ballet, hip hop, theater and Irish camps are available for dancers who want to immerse themselves and focus on a particular style with a show at the end of the week.

Our renowned Dance Intensives for intermediate and advanced dancers age 7 through 19, features faculty from Broadway, American Ballet Theater, So You Think You Can Dance, and the Rockettes. There is no need to travel to NYC to get great training, this amazing faculty comes to the Art of Dance to share their knowledge and training with young aspiring dancers!

The Art of Dance also offers the very popular, boys only classes starting at age 5 in tap & hip hop and has male teachers on their yearly faculty to be role models for the boys. Ms. Harman says, “We offer a Men’s class because it is important that boys dance like boys. At our Summer Intensive we bring in a lot of male teachers like Mike Cusamano who has been in several Broadway shows. The Art of Dance provides an environment to foster that passion.

The phenomenal Master Teacher Kat Wildish and the highly acclaimed Kenny Easter from the American Ballet Theater will again be teaching an unforgettable Ballet Dance Intensive. Open to all ballet students throughout the area, this is an incredible week of technique, variations, partnering and fun. The dancers will learn excerpts from Sleeping Beauty with a performance at the end of the week, with costumes!

To give back to the community and show our appreciation to our wonderful customers, everyone is invited to the Art of Dance’s 1st Annual Open House/Friends and Family Picnic, on Saturday May 20th 1:00-4:00pm. The rain date is Sunday, May 21st. Families and friends can expect to take part in free dance classes for all ages, a special Open Floor event, allowing all performers to sign up to take the stage and perform songs or dances to the crowd! There will also be a demonstration by the Chester Karate Academy. Hot dogs, raffles prizes and discounts on all Summer Classes and Camps will be offered!

With excellent dance training and a supportive community, this local dance studio will continue to produce the stars of tomorrow. Adjacent to the dance studio is the phenomenal dance boutique, the Essential Dance Shop. It is a one-stop shop for all of your dance needs. Whether it be an appointment for a pointe shoe fitting, or clothing, gifts and accessories, you will not find a more convenient, welcoming and family oriented place for you and your children.

To see all of the Art of Dance great dancers, come see the Dessert and Dance performance on May 5th starting at 6:30 pm or catch our annual recital with performances on June 10 at 1:00 and 5:00pm, and on June 11th at 1:00pm. Both the Dessert and Dance and the annual recital will held at West Morris Central High School in Chester. Tickets will be available on their website, on April 22nd!

For information or to register for Summer Dance Camps and Classes, go to www.artofdance.org or call 908-879-4919.