A warm and fun introduction to ballet which will encourage age-appropriate creativity, musicality, and physicality.
Your children will learn the joy of dance while practicing the early foundation skills of the ballet technique.
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Elizabeth Douglas received her Masters in Dance Education from NYU; has taught in both private institutions and Arts in Education programs; in addition to her work in education Elizabeth continues to develop her own choreography.
Pre-Ballet
Modern Dance Horton (Beginner)
Ballet
Beginner Pointe
Pre-Pointe
Elizabeth Buchheister is a choreographer, teacher, dancer, and production coordinator based in NYC. Elizabeth is from Emmitsburg, Maryland and began performing in community musical theater at a young age. She later studied dance at various schools including The City Ballet School. Elizabeth graduated from The Ailey School’s certificate program as well as completing Ailey Extension’s Horton pedagogy certification. She is also currently a scholarship student at The Paul Taylor School. Elizabeth has performed works by Alvin Ailey, Ronald K Brown, Amy Hall Garner, Darrell Moultrie, ...
Elizabeth Buchheister is a choreographer, teacher, dancer, and production coordinator based in NYC. Elizabeth is from Emmitsburg, Maryland and began performing in community musical theater at a young age. She later studied dance at various schools including The City Ballet School. Elizabeth graduated from The Ailey School’s certificate program as well as completing Ailey Extension’s Horton pedagogy certification. She is also currently a scholarship student at The Paul Taylor School. Elizabeth has performed works by Alvin Ailey, Ronald K Brown, Amy Hall Garner, Darrell Moultrie, JA Collective, and Kevin Jenkins. She has choreographed original works for Ballet Hartford, Mercersburg Academy, and the new opera Gracchus. Elizabeth’s choreography has also been seen at Bridge for Dance, Greenspace, Spark Theatre Festival, Baltimore’s Peabody Dance Festival, and Philadelphia’s Koresh Artist Showcase. Elizabeth teaches at 92NY Harkness School of Dance and demonstrates for Horton classes at 92Y and Steps on Broadway. She is also a freelance performance/events coordinator, assistant stage manager, and lighting designer. She currently works for Ailey Extension and Arts on Site.
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