Classes

Beginner's Jazz (6 - 8 & 8 - 10 yrs)

And all that… fun! Students will learn to express their individual personalities and attitude through jazz. Class will consist of a thorough warm-up, stretching, plies, tondues, balancing, across the floor exercises, breaking down turns and leaps, proper placement, and how to connect movements so they flow – all while building the students’ jazz dance vocabulary. Each class will conclude with a high-energy routine emphasizing the focus of the day. The importance of discipline and etiquette will be emphasized; individual attention will help each student to progress.

Broadway, Here I Come! (6-12 yrs)

Children will learn to sing, dance and act!

This intensive will rotate children through dance choreography, acting and musical theater training, vocal exercises, and audition techniques. Children will also participate in a mock audition to help prepare them for future auditions. The intensive will culminate in a final performance for family and friends.

Capoeira - Afro-Brazilian Martial Arts (5 - 12 yrs)

This fast-paced martial arts incorporates a series of swift and powerful movements performed to Brazilian string music in what is known as a “roda” or Capoeira circle. Basic movements consist of circular kicks, cartwheels and whirling handstands on the floor. Students will enjoy ample opportunities to explore self-expression through this combination of martial arts, dance, and will create accompanying music to this art form.

Circus Arts (5-12 yrs)

MMAC Kids is joining the circus!  Your young ones can become junior acrobats and clowns in our *New* Circus Arts program.  Students will explore the fundamentals of gymnastics, clowning, juggling and prop manipulation, and group pyramids.  Along with these unique set of skills, your child will learn how to work as a group, overcome challenges and fears, and respect for one another in a nurturing and non-competitive environment.

DramaKids (4-6 yrs)

Is your child pretending to be Hannah Montana or dancing it up like a High School Musical cast member? This dance, song and drama combination class will inspire your child to perform like a rock star. Through role-playing; choreography based on popular stories and song lyrics; and movement, young participants’ creativity will soar.

Hip-Hop (3 - 4 yrs)

Bring your little dancer to move and groove with attitude! Using games and pop music, the class focuses on rhythm and basic footwork. Class will end with a fun, high-energy combination that will leave kids totally energized and confident!

Hip-Hop (5 yrs - Teens)

This class will inspire your child to explore movement with emotion and attitude, and will serve as an introduction to the popular urban dance form known as Hip-Hop. Children will learn fundamentals of breakin,’ popping/locking, street jazz, battling, and funk. Every student will be encouraged to add their own personality and style to the class and will be nurtured through individual attention. 

Pre-Ballet (2 - 3 yrs)

Drop-off or Mommy & Me Options Available

This class will help our youngest dancers learn the basics of ballet. Ballet positions andterminology are introduced while students begin to discover their sense of balance and explore rhythm and musicality. Most of all we hope to instill a love for dance, movement and music in your little one!

Pre-Ballet (3 - 4 yrs)

This 45-minute class encourages children to creatively explore movement, building from the basic ballet vocabulary and the language of dance. Instructors will help children learn stretching; ballet arm and foot positions; creation of lines, circles and arcs; and moving individually and together through space.  Children will learn to use their imaginations to connect movement with storylines.

Pre-Ballet II (5 - 6 yrs)

An extension of Pre-Ballet I, this 45-minute class builds on the ballet vocabulary, and the positions, shapes and movements of dance, while introducing the basic components of a dance class—warming up, free-range movement in the center of the room, and across-the-floor movement.  Limited time at the ballet barre will help prepare children for higher-level classes.  Children will experience individual and group dance time with different types of music and rhythm.

Pre-school Alternative (2-3.5 yrs)

Days and Times: Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from 9:30-11:30 AM

The MMAC Kids Pre-School Alternative Program is designed to nurture social, cognitive, and physical development as it prepares children for the transition to school. The two-hour drop-off curriculum consists of a structured format in a classroom setting.  Class begins with a welcome and circle time during which each child greets the class and gets to know the personalities of their fellow classmates.  The theme of the day is then announced.  A coordinated regiment of writing, art, science, cooking, reading and language exercises, math, music and play are keyed to the theme.  Examples include All About Me, A World of Cultures, Our Environment, The Seasons, ABC's & 123's.  Themes change every two weeks so that children can reach their full potential through repetition.  The day concludes with quiet time during which children explore reading, puzzle play, or block-building independently.  A final circle time, during which parents or caregivers are invited into the classroom to review the day’s accomplishments, completes the session.

Preparatory Ballet (7-8 yrs)

Building on the previous levels of Pre-Ballet, this 60-minute class fine-tunes the basic ballet positions and steps and starts challenging young dancers to connect the movements in fuller dance phrases to music. The ultimate goal of this class is to more specifically prepare the young dancer for more intensive ballet training and possible transition into the Manhattan Youth Ballet program. The class format involves basic ballet barre, stretching, center and across the floor combinations and some basic choreography.

Super Soccer Stars-Mini Camp (2.5-3yrs & 4-5)

Super Soccer Stars Mini-Camp 

Call 212.877.7171 to enroll!

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Tap I (3 - 4 yrs)

At this young age tap can be instrumental in developing musicality, rhythm and movement. The littlest tap dancers will be introduced not only to the beginning vocabulary and steps, but also basic ballet, jazz and song to familiarize the student with music and creative movement.

Tap II (5 - 7 yrs)

The focus will be on proper technique with strong emphasis on tap fundamentals. Students will work on listening skills, and will develop their sense of rhythm and musicality while strengthening their tap sounds, quality and style. Each class progresses from a thorough warm-up through floor combinations and tap turns and ends with routine that incorporates the steps that were learned that day.

NOTE: All classes are subject to change.