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This time of year is often the most rewarding and the most difficult as we see our Seniors become Alumni; we're are very proud of their hard work and development - we are thrilled they are pursuing their dreams on the next, larger stage and we hope they will carry the lessons they've learned at ATDW with them into their college and professional careers. They will always be part of the ATDW family and #ATDWAlumni for life. We look forward to all that each of you will share with and bring into the world, the road lies ahead - take every opportunity - don't take no for an answer and fly!

Mineola, NY - 06/09/2018: ATDW presents its 35th annual Spring Showcase, today at 1pm! The stage will be filled with dancing and singing, highlighting the hard work and talent of over 200 dancers. The event is sold out, but you might be able to pick up a standing room ticket - join us today! #atdw https://americantheaterdance.com We build dancers one step at a time.

ATDW presents its annual spring showcase on 6/9 at 1pm at the Theater - get your ticket today, its almost Sold Out, and join us for an inspirational afternoon of Song and Dance! tickets: https://tickets.shovation.com/eventperformances.asp?evt=453

ATDW STUDENT UPDATE: SOPHIA KEKLLAS is making her Broadway Debut, this Sunday, in Andrew Lloyd Webber's School of Rock! She will be playing the role of Katie! Happy Opening, Sophia! we are all so very proud of you!

Spring Showcase 2017 is on June 10th - do you have your tickets yet? https://tickets.shovation.com/eventperformances.asp?evt=369

Time for Moving up and Moving on!

Every year, around this time, dancers, teachers, and artistic directors start to feel the days waning before the end of the year comes to pass. We, at ATDW, are not immune to this feeling. We know that our dancers are looking forward to putting their new skills to the test onstage and that parents are eager to support their dancers as they enter stage left and hit their marks. It is all very exciting - but it's a bit melancholic as well.

We feel the tug of heartstrings as our seniors prepare to leave and begin to start their next adventure: whether it's dancing in college, professionally or never again - we hope to leave them with lasting memories and friendsh...

This evening I traveled to NYC to visit with old friends from the National Tour of Guys and Dolls (1992-1994) that originated in Hartford, Ct. in September of 1992 after 6 weeks of rehearsal in NYC and Ct. Some of us had the pleasure of working many times together prior to and afterward over the years that followed and some only once but this show and this cast left indelible impressions upon all of our lives.

Take a look at this cast list – the cast from this tour has made quite a contribution to the Musical Theater landscape. The dancers that originated the touring cast included: Roxane Barlow, Lisa Dawn Cave, Kriss Dias and Michelle O’Steen-Vivona and Mary MacLeod and on the ma...

Michelle and Jerome Vivona – Owners and Artistic Directors of the American Theater Dance Workshop, celebrating its 34th year!

Michelle and I became the Artistic Directors of the American Theater Dance Workshop four years ago this past August. Prior to that, we spent our careers working in Ballet Companies, on Broadway, TV and Film and Michelle spent 6 seasons as a Radio City Music Hall Rockette. Our goal was to bring our unique understanding of what it takes to become successful in the business and the arts to Long Island. We met in Paris doing West Side Story and fell in love – we were engaged almost immediately and spent the next two and a half years working together, on tour an...