Dance Archive

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    TorlyKid’sAnnual Tween Party & Hula Hoop Contest

    Get ready! What began as a mere hula hoop contest has evolved into Torly Kid’s most anticipated event of the year, the annual Tween Party! We’re beyond excited for all of the great activities and giveaways we’ve got in store for kids ages 7 and up:...

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    Wake Up Your Weird @ West Side YMCA

    Join the West Side Y for some Imaginative Family Theater as Wake Up Your Weird! Debuts at the Marjorie S. Deane Little Theater Emmy®-nominated puppeteer, Leslie Carrara-Rudolph, Sesame Street’s Abby Cadabby, and her puppet pal, Lolly Lardpop, take over the Off-Broadway theater for a quirky...

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    Lil Yogi’s NYC

    Lil Yogi’s NYC was created to introduce the fundamentals of yoga to children while they are young, open-minded, and carefree. Designed to create a positive, playful and non-competitive space where children could explore their mind, body and spirit, Lil Yogi’s NYC helps children become healthier,...

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    Yoga for Kids @ Karma Kids

    Karma Kids provides classes from tots to teens through age-appropriate yoga exercises that parents can participate.  For the younger folk, Karma crafts activities that keep their interest while continuing to maintain the yogi experience in a way that hopefully children will carry throughout their lifetimes. ...

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    Symphony Space – Upcoming Children Events

    National Dance Institute: The Celebration Team! Sat, Nov 5 at 2 pm Peter Jay Sharp Theatre ADULTS $25, Members $21 KIDS $15, Members $13 Get the deepest discounts when you subscribe Click the blue subscription button to get started. Founded by ballet star Jacques d’Amboise, National...

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    Dharma Yoga Fall Session Open House

    Check it out, I am!

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    TorlyKid-Music Workshop

    Music classes or classes that integrate music into a program are abundant in NYC, but finding really good interactive music classes can be a difficult task. We suggest you look into Madame Violetta @ Torly Kid down on Hudson Street. Children will have an opportunity...

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    Kids Spring Break Weeklong Activities

    Don’t let your kids sit around becoming couch potatoes during the break. Here are some arts & crafts, cooking, theater and NYC exploration activities! ACT Spring Break Camp Dates: Mon Mar 22–Wed Mar 31 9:30am–4pm. Extended hours available for a fee. Ages: 5 to 13...

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    Creative Play for Kids

    We have had numerous visitors rave about the programs at several of the Creative Play for Kids centers. Satisfaction is consistent – many locations, drop-ins allowed, highly enthusiastic instructors, and affordable. The programs integrate music, movement, and play for children 3 months through 4 years...

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    Pre Tap @ School at Steps

    Once again, the School at Steps delivers a great class for young dancers. Pre Tap 1 for 4 year olds and Pre Tap 2 for 5 year olds are both terrific classes. Miss Danielle is enthusiastic, upbeat and really gets results from her young tapers....

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    Appleseeds NYC

    New York City is wonderful wonderland of parks and sights but can be difficult to maneuver with children when the weather doesn’t permit – be it the cold of winter, the hot of summer, or the spring rains. As a result there have been a...

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    Summer Camp Fairs!

    The New York Family Camp Fair Series is the best way to help parents make informed decisions about which camp is best for their child. New York Family and the American Camp Association- NY (ACA-NY) will bring more than 50 camps straight to parents and...

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    The Moomah Experience!

    Remember the Wetlands music club? It is no more, in its place is a wonderland called Moomah. An idea spawned from Tracey Stewart – wife of Jon Stewart (The Daily Show). The space is very hard to explain. It’s a gym, an art studio, a...

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    City Treehouse!!!

    City Treehouse is a nature-themed indoor play center. The facility offers many many children’s classes as well as parent workshops. It sports the largest indoor water play area in New York City and an impressive treehouse hideout. They offer popular classes such as music, dance...

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    You should try PLAY in Williamsburg

    A new indoor playspace and enrichment center has opened up for the newborn to five year old crowd. The space is 2,700 sq ft and combines an indoor play area with rotating toys and installations, a private classroom where arts, music and movement classes are...

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    About Our Site

    Over the past five years, we have spent hundreds – no thousands – of wasted dollars on kids classes that have been a total bust. We thought it would be useful to have a website where parents could go to get honest feedback on children’s...

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    Little Steps & Pre Dance @ School at Steps

    The Little Steps and Pre-Dance classes at the School at Steps are the best ballet classes on the Upper West Side in Manhattan. It is a formal and proper program, with dress codes, hair in buns and no talking in class, and the little ballerinas...

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    The Language Workshop for Children

    Have a child who loves words?  Try the language immersion classes at the Language Workshop For Children.  All teachers are native speakers who use the Thibaut Technique to engage kids in a foreign language.  Classes are structured like playgroups with music, games, art projects, puppets,...

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    Dancing Divas & Dudes

    Dance can enrich your child’s life. The rewards are coordination, self-confidence, memorization, musicality and increased fitness. These classes are designed for learning and fun and give your child a real sense of achievement. Students learn ballet, tap, jazz, tumbling and creative movement. Classes are customized...

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