Arts & Entertainment
#72- Learn How to Dance in East Meadow
Enroll kids of all ages in classes to strengthen balance, coordination and cooperative skills.
Outdoor swimming lessons and summer baseball camps are starting to fade away, so register kids for a program so they can enjoy an exciting and healthy activity throughout the school year.
At the , where teachers have appeared in Broadway performances of The Radio City Christmas Spectacular, Annie Get Your Gun, Bring in Da Noise Bring in Da Funk and more, registration for fall classes has begun. Classes are slated for every day of the week, Monday through Saturday. For a full schedule, visit The NY Dancers Studio Schedule and Registration web site.
Starting at the age of 3, little ones can learn the moves of different types of dance in the Creative Combo class. When they turn 5, class offerings become more specific to individual dance disciplines and include Broadway jazz, hip-hop, ballet, modern, pointe and more. Classes go all the way up through the teenage level, so students can spend their entire dancing career at this studio.
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Open registration dates are planned for Aug. 30, Sept. 1, Sept. 6 and Sept. 8 from 6-8 p.m.
While there's still a few months before the Christmas season is in full swing, rehearsals for The Nutcracker are beginning in only a couple of weeks, so start getting excited for that spirited performance!
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Another option for those with dancing feet is Long Island Danceworks, which also has a full schedule lineup for Monday through Saturday during the 2011-2012 season. Danceworks offers some of the same classes as the , such as jazz, tap, hip-hop and ballet. Individuals up through the high school level are invited to participate in the classes, so they are open to a wide range of ages as well.
Additionally, Long Island Danceworks will be offering an acrobatics class for individuals 6-10 years of age on Tuesday evenings from 5:30-6:30 p.m. On Friday mornings, little ones will delight at the Mommy and Me program slated for 11 a.m. to noon.
A few different combination classes are available as well. There's ballet/tap (Combo 5), ballet/tap/acrobatics (Combo 4) and ballet/tap/acrobatics (Combo 3). The number of the combination refers to the age for which the class is appropriate.
