Our year-round school is conveniently located in central Nassau County on Herricks Road in New Hyde Park, Long Island, New York. The studios are large, modern, fully mirrored with sprung floors specifically designed for dance. It is here that our students are trained in the disciplines of Ballet, Broadway Theater Dance, Musical Theater and Tap. Registration is on all levels, beginner to professional, children (3 years old) to adults. There is live musical accompaniment for most classes. Our Summer Workshop is an outgrowth of this school.

The history of the American Theater Dance Workshop is varied and rich. We began in 1982 as The American Dancemachine, a professional company and school, whose mission it was to reconstruct, perform and preserve the great dance numbers from Broadway shows. When founder/director Lee Theodore died in 1986, we became The American Theater Dance Workshop. Our goal was to continue the educational aspect. To this day, in our Theater Dance, Musical Theater, Tap and Repertory classes, we teach choreographic styles of the Broadway stage so that they will be preserved for future generations.

We are also the official school of The Eglevsky Ballet Company, Long Island’s only professional ballet company founded by the legendary Andre Eglevsky, Balanchine’s first premier danseur of the New York City Ballet. A distinguished ballet department is the backbone of any school. Students must have strong backgrounds in classical ballet to succeed in any form of dance.

The objective of the American Theater Dance Workshop is to provide the best training possible for all students, 3 years old to adults-those who want to enjoy the discipline, exuberance and healthy exercise dance can bring to their lives, and those who intend to pursue a career in Dance. Our directors, faculty, musicians (there is live musical accompaniment for most classes), and curriculum help our students to achieve these goals.

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