WHAT MAKES US UNIQUE
Eight Important Facts That Make
The American Theater Dance Workshop Environment So Unique.
• Quality Curriculum
Ballet - Broadway Theater Dance - Musical Theater - Tap - Lyrical Classes focus on technique, not rehearsals for a recital. We are not a competition school. We give students the tools to be successful onstage or in front of a camera, in the classroom, or the boardroom, someday. We can help your child prepare for High School,College and professional auditions - because we've got real-world experience to share and the know how to prepare them properly.
• Live Musical Accompaniment
One of the rare studios which offers piano accompaniment for most classes.
• Professional Staff
Our artistic staff consists of instructors with years of both teaching and performing experience. Students do not teach classes.
• Registration For All Levels
Creative Dance for 3 & 4 year olds, Ballet and Tap Combo and Ballet and Theater Dance Combo for 5 & 6 year olds, beginner to professional classes from 7 years old to Adults. If you have any questions: CALL 516-248-6420.
• Conveniently Located
We are in central Nassau on Jericho Turnpike in Mineola. Next door is a shopping center with Panera Bread, The Rex, Chipotle, Luigis, TD Bank and a Harmon Face Values. Across the street is a Dunkin Donuts and Spanky's Food Factory.
• Studio Space
As of July 1st 2018, we are the proud inhabitants of a Brand New, State of the Art, 6600 Square Foot, Climate Controlled, Performing Arts Center built to our exact specifications, featuring: 3 Large, modern, fully mirrored studios with Brand New Marley floors specifically designed for dance. (Studio A is a Black Box Studio Theater with full Lighting and Sound capabilities.) Brand New Barres have been added to each studio, featuring a space-age anti-microbial support surface. All of our custom made, fully Sprung dance floors reduce the chance of injury and allow dancers to train longer without fatigue. Our 4th Studio is perfect for Music Rehearsals, Self-Taping, Private Lessons and On-Camera classes.
• Alumni
While many of our ATDW alumni are currently attending some of the finest theater and dance schools in the country, our long term goal is to help students build a foundation towards a successful and lengthy career in the arts, with many already performing on TV, Film, Broadway, regionally and across the nation.
Examples include:
Natalie Portman: Academy Award Winner and Broadway Veteran
Paige Smallwood: Eponine in the National Tour of Les Miserables
Emma Pittman: “The Search for Roxie” Top 3 Finalist
Margit Tess Romero: “Diary of a Female President” - Coming Soon to Disney
Brayden Ernest: A Christmas Story and Broadway Kids Member
Scarlett Sher: Waitress on Broadway and Hustlers movie
Olivia Reed: Dreamgirls International Tour and Mamma Mia National Tour
Melissa Rapelje: The Awesome 80s Prom Off-Broadway and Scooby-Doo LIVE! Musical Mysteries National Tour
Victoria Casillo: 2019 Motif Magazine Theater Award Winner for her recreation of original Jerome Robbins Choreography for West Side Story at New Bedford Festival Theatre
Sophia Kekllas: School of Rock on Broadway
Sarah Buscaino: NYC Opera’s Pigmalion
Stephanie Buffamonte: Emmy-Nominated News Personality for Fox 35 Orlando
Lauren King: New York City Ballet
Melissa Errico: Broadway and Music
Jamie-Lynn Sigler: Television and Broadway
Mara Jill Herman: America’s Sweethearts performer
Morgan Thweatt - Teaching Artist for Alvin Ailey
• Repertory Companies
The American Theater Dance Workshop’s Ballet and Theater Dance Repertory Companies, whose members are our most advanced dancers, perform in libraries, schools and for organizations in the Long Island area. Since 2009, they have performed at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center and repeatedly at the both the Tilles Center and the Salvatore Capezio Theater at Peridance in NYC. Our studio features two student performance companies, both companies are accessible by invitation of the Artistic Director or by audition only. Our Ballet Repertory Company is led by World Renowned Ballerina and Coach - Katherine Healy. Our Theater Dance Repertory Company is overseen by Artistic Directors and Broadway Veterans Michelle and Jerome Vivona and the company is instructed by visiting Guest Artists from the Broadway community, in month-long residencies.
• End Of Year Showcase Performance
American Theater Dance Workshop features a professionally staged and lit performance onstage featuring coordinated studio attire, limited costumes, and props. This performance celebrates the hard work, dedication and commitment each of the students has made to themselves throughout the school year. Unlike many studios, ATDW doesn't begin working on these numbers until the end of winter and the beginning of Spring after all technical curriculum has been delivered. Performance dates are usually scheduled in early June.