Dance Dance Dance!!!

I started taking dance two weeks ago at Broadway Dance Center in Manhattan. My goal is to take 6-8 classes per week for at least a year and then hopefully by that time I will feel that I can be competitive for open calls, national tours, etc. I wanted to start out a bit slow since its been a while since I’ve taken classes. I’m proud to say since I started going three weeks ago I’ve been going to about 5-7 classes per week.

What I’ve found to be so awesome about classes in NYC is not only are there lots more variations of dance classes to take, but there is always a dance class happening, 7 days a week, 10am to 10pm. Broadway Dance Center is one of two main studios in the city and is located just a few blocks from Time Square. The main classes I’m taking are ballet, jazz, theatre, and a few hip hop/jazz funk classes. Theatre dance is my favorite! (surprise, surprise!) Every week in the musical theatre class we learn a dance number from a show, including shows currently on Broadway. The first week I went to this class we learned the choreography to “Step in Time” from “Mary Poppins.”

I’ve definitely been sore, especially the days after I do 2 or 3 classes in a row! But I am enjoying the classes and many of the teachers at BDC. February and March seem to be big audition months in New York and starting this week I will be attending 2-3 open calls per week. I am interested to see how I fare at these auditions now that my body is getting used to dance again. The auditions are for everything from national tours to regional theatres to summer stock. I will definitely keep you posted on how they are going!

Thanks for reading!