NORTH HAMPTON – ‘Dancing with the Stars’ got football players into ballroom dancing. But a local dance studio owner has had to get creative during the pandemic to ensure his students can stay safely on the dance floor. Seacoast owner Amanda Deveau’s Arthur Murray Dance Studio has closed its business at 29 Lafayette Road North […]
ROOT — Since its inception in 2012, the “Movement” in the Sweatshop Movement name hasn’t been limited to the nonprofit dance academy’s energetic hip-hop, pom-pom and break-dancing moves. For director and Racine native Erika Bozinovski, “Movement” also encapsulated the nomadic state of the organization’s existence – it was always on the move, with more than […]
August 18, 2020, 5:14 p.m.Updated March 29, 2021 By: News 12 Staff A dance studio in the Bronx has finally opened its doors after being closed for nearly five months due to the pandemic. Now that social distancing guidelines are in place, the City Stage Dance Academy on Morris Park Avenue is back. “We will […]
As COVID-19 continues to limit activities and exercise for young people, Omni Dance Academy continues to provide young people with an outlet to dance. The studio is set to begin its third season on Monday, and it even held its annual year-end recital in the studio parking lot on July 25. Cassie Daley, owner and […]
SALISBURY — A global pandemic isn’t usually when people decide to start a business, but don’t tell Spencer Ann Brown and Kristie Thomas. After floating around the idea of opening a dance studio for several years, the two primary school teachers got the push they needed to open Salisbury Dance Academy when COVID-19 created free […]
Local dance school Ooh La La Dance Academy is offering parents of preschool and elementary school children a unique alternative to home-based online learning widely planned for public and private schools in the upcoming school year. Ooh La La offers a bilingual curriculum for young children and a performing arts plan for elementary students, aimed […]
By Mike Cook “The biggest challenge was dancing,” said Academy of Music and Dance owner Leslie Kowalski, as the academy moved to virtual classes during the pandemic for dance, music and dance students. Kindermusic. “[It’s about] how to rethink dance,” Kowalski said. “I promised parents and children that we would continue to put on these […]
Since being uploaded to Instagram in June, the video of Nigerian ballet dancer Anthony Mmesoma Madu dance in the rain has been viewed hundreds of thousands of times. At a time when our social media channels have been inundated with disturbing news, the sight of the 11-year-old pirouetting over puddles is particularly uplifting. As Viola […]
The Loudoun Dance Academy is the new tenant of Leesburg Tech Park. With 16 full-time instructors overseeing 200 dance teams and 600 students, the 25-year-old academy needed more space for its recreation, competition and performance teams. The academy signed a lease with St. John Properties for 12,000 square feet of space at 960 Sycolin Rd. […]