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The following teachers offer on-going classes during the week:

Schedule of Classes

Jocelyn Lorenz - professional level ballet 10:00 AM-12:00 PM, Monday through Thursday. $16 single class/ $150 ten class card

Christine Wright - professional level ballet 12:00-2:00 PM, Monday through Friday. $16 single class/ $150 ten class card

Keith Sabado - professional level ballet 10:00 AM-12:00 PM, Friday. $16 single class/ $75 five class card

Dariusz Hochman - intermediate ballet 6:30-8:00 PM, Mondays and Wednesdays; 4:15-6:00 PM, Saturdays $18 single class

Kenny Larson - open level ballet 4:00-6:00 PM on Wednesdays and Fridays, and 12:00-2:00 PM on Saturdays $15 single class/ $110 ten class card/ $60 five class card

Rochelle Rice - yoga plus 6:15-7:30 PM Tuesdays,

pilates plus 6:15-7:30 Thursdays

Mestre Carioca - Capoeira 6:00-8:00 PM Fridays

Jocelyn Lorenz: Jocelyn offers a professional/advanced level ballet class for all disciplines of dance (ballet, modern, jazz, etc.). The class begins with a placement oriented barre with emphasis on the use of non-force techniques to achieve correct body alignment. This is followed by a "dancey" center with combinations that focus on musicality and movement. Jocelyn gives individual attention and a positive working atmosphere. Her class is a great warm-up class for rehearsals. Classes are $16. A 10 class card is available for $150, which is good for 2 months.

Christine Wright: Christine teaches a professional level ballet class. Emphasizing principles of functional anatomy and movement flow in combination with musicality and aesthetic expression, it is a class equally effective for all disciplines of dance. Though frequented by a multi level of dancers ranging from professional ballet and modern dancers to modern dancers not as familiarized with ballet technique, Christine provides a lot of individualized attention at the level needed creating a relaxed, positive and focused atmosphere for work. The barre is simple, slow and thorough while the center emphasizes musicality and flow. Classes are $16. In addition, there is a 10 class card available for $150, which is good for 2 months.

Kenny Larson: Kenny Larson began his career with the National Ballet of Canada, where he worked with such dance legends as Erik Bruhn, Rudolph Nureyev, and Peter Schaufuss. Following a period in Europe with the Dutch National ballet, he was Principal Dancer with Les Grands Ballets Canadiens for several years. He has been featured as an international guest artist with companies and at galas throughout the U.S., Europe, Asia, and Russia. After retiring to concentrate on a growing passion for teaching, Kenny was guest teacher for many companies and schools. Currently based in New York, Kenny has gained recognition for his distinctive class structure and personal approach to students. Kenny's class is for the intermediate ballet dancer who has a strong grasp of basic vocabulary and technique and is looking for a relaxed but focused class. The class includes a short, basic barre and more complex center combinations that focus on footwork and transitions between movements. The class includes combinations that are long enough for the dancer to focus on enjoying the musicality of the movement. Kenny provides gentle personal attention and corrections throughout. Classes are $15. A 10 class card is available for $140, which is good for 2 months.

Dariusz R. Hochman: Dariusz teached an intermediate ballet class. Hochman received his professional education at the National Ballet School in Warsaw, Poland under Prof. Irena Szymanska and Leon Wojcikowski, in Paris with Olga Preobrajenskaya, Serge Peretti, and Victor Gzovsky. He studied in London with Anna Northcote, in New York at the School of American Ballet Theatre with Igor Schwezoff and Leon Danielian, and also at the School of New York City Ballet with Andre Eglevsky. His career as a performing artist and choreographer continued internationally. In Paris, Dariusz was engaged to perform with Leonide Massines' Ballet Company and danced solo parts in the filmed productions of Le Beau Danube and Boutique Fantasque. In the US he performed with the Metropolitan Opera. He was a guest teacher for the Harkness School for Ballet Arts, Pennsylvania Ballet Company, Alvin Ailey's American Dance Center, Morelli Ballet School in New York, and he taught at Adelphi University & the National Academy of Arts in Illinois. Recently he was a guest teacher for the Ballet Arts School in Minneapolis and Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, NY. Mr. Hochman has been artistic director, choreographer and principal dancer for the Israel National Opera Ballet Company in Tel Aviv. He currently teaches Intermediate level Ballet Classes at the Gina Gibney Dance's Studio 5-2 in New York City, and also has classes at New York City's Broadway Dance Center.

Mestre Carioca: was born Carlos da Silva Borge in Saquarema, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 1986. Carioca trained in Bom Jesus and Vila Velha, Brazil, with his first teacher, Mestre Bom Jesus. In 1990 Carioca went to Vitoria to train under the very skilled and respected master Capixaba of the ABADA-Capoeira group. Carioca started teaching Capoeria in 1990 as a graduado. In Brazil from 1991-1996, he gained his reputation as a capoeirista teaching at several Brazilian gyms including the well known club of CEG (Garoto Sports Center). In 1992 Carioca was involved in a program for street children with the Espiritossantense Institute of the Well-Being for Minors Organization (IESBEM) where the use of Capoeira as a pedagogical, artistic, and cultural resourse rescued many children from the hardships of streets in Vittoria, ES. In 1996 Carioca taught capoeira at public schools and communities thru the state department of Culture in ES, Brazil.