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WINTER-SPRING 2010 CLASS SCHEDULE
ASTERISK * INDICATES CLASS WILL RUN BUT IS AWAITING FURTHER REGISTRATION ... PLEASE CALL TO REGISTER
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MONDAY
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TUESDAY
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WEDNESDAY
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THURSDAY
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FRIDAY
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SATURDAY
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PILATES REFORMER PRIVATE SESSIONS
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9:00 AM
Pilates Mat - INT
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9:15 AM
Stability Ball |
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9:30 AM
Adult Ballet - BEG |
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11:00 AM
Flamenco (Ages 8-12) |
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12:00 PM
Flamenco - ADV/BEG (Teen/Adult) |
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1:00 PM
Flamenco - BEG |
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* 4:15 PM
Kids Hip Hop
(Ages 5-6)
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4:00 PM
Break Dance (Teen/Adult)
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4:15 PM
Pre-Ballet
(Ages 3-6)
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4:30 PM
Salsa!! On 2 BEG |
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* 5:00 PM
Hip Hop
(Ages 7-12)
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5:30 PM
Kids Salsa
(Ages 7 & up)
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5:00 PM
Kids Break Dance (Ages 8-12) |
5:00 PM
Ballet I
(Ages 7-8)
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6:00 PM
Reggaeton
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6:00 PM
ZUMBA!! (Co-Ed) |
6:30 PM
Salsa!! On 2 BEG
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6:00-8:00 PM The Art of Acting (begins 3/23)
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6:00 PM
Spanish Ballet (12 & Up)
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7:00 Baile Con Sabor! Cumbia/Merengue Bachata |
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7:00 PM
Belly Dancing - INT
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7:30 PM
Salsa!! On 2 ADV/BEG
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7:30 PM
Social Ballroom Dancing - BEG.
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8:00 PM
Belly Dancing - BEG
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8:30 PM
Salsa!! On 1 BEG
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8:00 PM
Argentine Tango |
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8:00 PM
First Friday of the Month Milonga
Argentine Tango
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8:00 PM
First Saturday of
the Month Social
'Strictly Salsa' Dance Social
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Thursday @ 4:15-5:00 pm. Registration Is Ongoing.
Price: 20 Weeks for $300 + $25 Registration Fee (for new students)
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A fun and nurturing environment where children learn the basic elements of ballet in a creative and imaginative way. Various music, scarf play and other props are used to explore creative movement. There is a short introduction to the 'ballet barre'. Each winter and spring term ends with a classic fairy tale production with the Ballet I class included. Taught by Josie LaRiccia and Deborah Murray.
Discount leotards, tights, skirts, slippers supplied through www.tapntoes.com.

Thursday @ 5:00-6:00 pm. Registration Is Ongoing.
Price: 20 Weeks for $300 + $25 Registration Fee (for new students)
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An introduction to the ballet class with emphasis on alignment and placement of the growing body and early performance ability. Taught by Deborah Murray, with a patience and caring for children. This class focuses on the discipline of dance with a fun element. Each winter and spring term ends with a classic fairy tale production performed by both Pre-Ballet and Ballet I classes combined. Taught by Josie LaRiccia and Deborah Murray.
Discount leotards, tights, skirts, slippers supplied through www.tapntoes.com.

Saturday @ 9:30-11:00 am. Registration Is Ongoing.
Price: 20 Weeks for $300 + $25 Registration Fee (for new students)
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This class will focus on building strength, increasing turnout and extension. Each class begins with a barre followed by across-the-floor moves such as leaps and turns as well as center floor combinations. Taught by Christina Neil.

Thursday @ 6:00-7:30 pm. Registration Is Ongoing.
Price: 20 Weeks for $300 + $25 Registration Fee (for new students)
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Also known as Escuela Bolera from the 18th & 19th centuries. This dance is imbued with the Iberian temperament making it uniquely Spanish. The steps (pasos) and combinations of steps (compuestos) are coordinated with the playing of castanets. Class consists of a ballet barre warm-up, center warm-up, castanet exercises, curso exercises for technique and choreography. The preservation of the escuela bolera dances is due largely to several generations of the Pericet family from Madrid. Taught by Josie LaRiccia.

Registration Is Ongoing.
KIDS - Saturdays @ 11:00-12:00 pm.
ADULT ADV. BEGINNER - Sat @ 12:00-1:00 pm.
ADULT INTERMEDIATE - Sat @ 1:00-2:00 pm.
ADULT BEGINNER - Sat @ 2:00-3:00 pm.
Price: 20 Weeks for $300 + $25 Registration Fee (for new students)
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A regional dance from Southern Spain developed by the gypsies and andalusians characterized by various heelwork rhythms and expressive lyrical arms which demonstrates the passionate Spanish temperament. Class consists of braceo (arm and hand movements), marcajes (marking steps), zapateo (heelwork), palmas (hand-clapping) and castanets. Focus is on proper body line to capture the beauty and essence of Spanish character. Taught by Josie LaRiccia.
Flamenco shoes, skirts and accessories can be purchased at Menkes on 54th Street in NYC. Visit them on the web at www.menkes.es.

Registration Is Ongoing. Belly Dance Boot Camp is March 7 @ 4 pm.
BEGINNER - Monday @ 8:00-9:00 pm.
INTERMEDIATE - Monday @ 7:00-8:00 pm.
Price: 20 Weeks for $300 + $25 Registration Fee (for new students)
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For body and soul ... learn this captivating dance from the Middle East. Enrich your cultural knowledge. Whether you want to belly dance like Shakira, perform professionally, or just have fun and get in shape, this is the place for you to start. The beginner class presents the basic movements and articulations of the hip, chest and arms along with simple improvisational choreographies. The intermediate class will focus on more complex choreography and layering movements for more precise interpretation of the music. An introduction and continuation of props such as veil, cane and zils. All body types and ages welcome. Coin belts, hip wraps and zils are sold at the studio. Taught by Nahara.

Registration is Ongoing.
BEGINNER ON 2 - Tuesdays @ 6:30 pm
ADVANCED BEGINNER ON 2 - Tuesdays @ 7:30 pm
BEGINNER ON 1 - Tuesdays @ 8:30 pm
Price: 10 Weeks for $150
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Learn the basics of the most sizzling and hottest dances today, New York Club Style Salsa/Mambo On 2. Beginner and Advanced Beginner classes cover proper timing and technique for footwork (shines), ear training, developing a sense of rhythm, and introduction to partnering. Singles and couples welcome. Taught by Edward Quiros (Eddie Q). Strictly Salsa Dance Social held on Every First Saturday of the Month.

Registration is Ongoing.
BAILE CON SABOR "Cumbia, Merengue, Bachata" - Friday @ 7:00 pm
Price: 10 Weeks for $150
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Learn the basic steps and partnering to the most popular latin club dances on the dance floor today: Cumbia, Merengue, Bachata. Taught by Maria Lavandier.

REGGAETON - Fridays @ 6:00 pm. Registration is Onoing.
Price: 10 Weeks for $150
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A great dance to learn for your club night out with your friends or at parties or just as a great work out at home. Feel sexy! Become more confident on the dance floor.

Wednesdays - Beginners @ 8:00 pm. Registration is Ongoing.
Price: 10 Weeks for $150
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Argentine Tango - born in the West Indies and stylized by the gauchos of Argentina, simmered in the brothels of Buenos Aires and brought to a boil in the elegant salons of Paris, the Tango is considered a "dancer's dance." In this class we will focus on the essence of Tango and the very basics of the dance, balance and walking. Students will learn the basic walking steps for Tango, forward step, back step, side step, and turns in place. Students will also learn the basic turns, leading to ochos and molinetes. Students will also learn paradas (stops) and la cruzada (the cross). Improvisation and musicality will be the mainstay of the class, as it is in Tango.
February Dates: 2 Wednesdays: February 10th & 24th
Intermediate - Alternate Wednesdays @ 8:00-10:00 pm. Please call (914) 432-8502 for monthly schedule. It's 's poetry in motion! Taught in both open and close embrace. Class warm-up consists of a walking exercise with a partner and a warm-up dance. Each week covers an explanation of execution basic to more advanced steps: the basic 6 and 8 count figure, cruzada, ocho, giro/molinete, sacada, parada, gancho, mordita, lapis, arrastre, volcada, colgada and more. Musicality (dancing to the emotion and speed of the music) is stressed. Singles and couples welcome. Taught by Laxmi Parida of Westchester Tango.
Classes are ongoing. Price: $15 Drop-In Class

Thursdays @ 7:30 PM. Registration is Ongoing.
Price: 10 Weeks for $150
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Introduction to Social Ballroom Dancing - "The Basic Six". Learn the six basic dances that will get you onto the dance floor in no time! This class is fun and very educational. It covers the basic steps of Waltz, Fox Trot, Rumba, Tango, Salsa/ChaChaCha and Swing. Singles and couples welcome. Following the class is our Beginner Argentine Tango and then a FREE Open Dance Practice for currently enrolled students. Taught by Richie Pagan & Josie LaRiccia.

Registration is Ongoing.
Mondays @ 4:15 pm - (Ages 5-7)
Learn the latest hip hop moves and styles and we'll put them together to the most popular hip hop songs. Taught by Taji Jones.
Mondays @ 5:00 pm - (Ages 8-12)
Learn the hip hop basics like tutting, threading, house and all those great moves that you see on your favorite music videos. Taught by Taji Jones.
Price: 10 Weeks for $150 + $25 Registration Fee
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Registration is Ongoing.
Wednesdays (Teen/Adult) @ 4:00 pm
Wednesdays (Kids 8-12) @ 5:00 pm
Price: 10 Weeks for $150 + $25 Registration Fee
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Ages: Energetic Youths, Pre-Teens, Teens & Up
Put a spin on things so you can learn how to turn up the dance floor with this fantastic energetic break dance class! Learn the basic break dance moves like top rocks, drops, freezes and all the fancy footwork you need to demo your moves in the cypher! Taught by Wadi Jones and Danny Flores.

Registration is Ongoing.
INTERMEDIATE - @ TUESDAYS @ 9:00 AM
A challenging pilates mat class which uses various small apparatus (balls, etc.). The focus is on a flow of exercises that help strengthen the core, sculpt the entire body and increase flexibility. Modifications given as needed. Taught by Kirsten Corrigan.

Registration is Ongoing.
MIXED LEVEL - WEDNESDAYS @ 9:15 AM
A pilates-based class using the stability ball to strengthen the core. Stability balls help to challenge the core muscles, improve balance and increase flexibility. Appropriate for all levels. Taught by Kirsten Corrigan.

BY APPOINTMENT
Enjoy the full effect of a pilates session on the reformer. Increase your extension and achieve your full range of motion throughout each exercise. Taught by Kirsten Corrigan.

Registration is Ongoing.
ZUMBA (Coed) - MONDAY @ 6:00 PM
Price: 10 Weeks for $150
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Zumba is a dance aerobics class inspired by latin rhythms and other international styles of music. You don't have to be a great dancer. Just follow the moves and get into the groove. Zumba sculpts and tones your body and burns about 600 calories per class when you give it your all. Each class includes a warm up and cool down stretch. Puts the fun back into fitness! For all ages and fitness levels. Taught by Sara Martinez.
