In this modified ballet class that is gentler on the joints, find grace, improved alignment and flexibility, and a joy of dancing in an open and welcoming environment.
This class includes a warm up on mats, followed by barre, center work, and traveling steps. Previous ballet experience is recommended. Live piano accompaniment adds to the enjoyment of the class.
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Susan Rosenbaum, a New York native, received her early training at the New Dance Group Studio, Walnut Hill School for the Arts and at Harkness House in NYC. She studied with David Howard, Finis Jhung, Kira Guzikova, Wilhelm Burmann and Sydelle Gomberg. She earned her BFA in dance from the University of Utah, her MA in Early Childhood Education from Adelphi University and is also Montessori certified. Susan is an ABT® certified teacher, having successfully completed the ABT® Teaching Training Intensive in Pre-Primary through Level 3. She performed with Ballet West, Harkness Ballet, S ...
Susan Rosenbaum, a New York native, received her early training at the New Dance Group Studio, Walnut Hill School for the Arts and at Harkness House in NYC. She studied with David Howard, Finis Jhung, Kira Guzikova, Wilhelm Burmann and Sydelle Gomberg. She earned her BFA in dance from the University of Utah, her MA in Early Childhood Education from Adelphi University and is also Montessori certified. Susan is an ABT® certified teacher, having successfully completed the ABT® Teaching Training Intensive in Pre-Primary through Level 3. She performed with Ballet West, Harkness Ballet, Stuttgart Ballet, American Ballet Theater, and NYC Character and Ballet Company. In addition to teaching both children and adult levels at the 92Y Harkness Dance Center, Susan has also taught at the Peninsula Hotel Fitness Center and in the “Take a Chance” series at the JCC Manhattan. Susan’s teaching credits also include Central Park Dance in Scarsdale, NY, Steps on Broadway, Rutgers University, Maryland Ballet, Chautauqua Institution and Tanzwerkstatt, Bonn, Germany.
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