2026 - 2027 Schedule of Classes
4:30-5:30pm​
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Musical Theater Dance (Ages 10+)
5:30-6:30pm​
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Intermediate Tap (Ages 10+, 2 years tap required)
6:30-7:30pm​
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Adult Tap
11:45-12:45pm​
Adult Tap
4:30-5:30pm​
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Tap Ages (7-11)
5:30-6:30pm​
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Jazz/Ballet (Ages 7-11)
4-5pm​
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Musical Theater Studies (Ages 11-18)
5-6pm​
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Lyrical (Ages 7-12)
6-9pm​
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13 Musical Rehearsal
5-6:30pm​
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Ballet (Ages 10+)
6:30-7:30pm​
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Contemporary (Ages 10+)
9:30-11am​
Ballet/Jazz (Ages 5-7)
11-12pm​
Ballet/Tap (Ages 3-4)
7:30-8:30pm​
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Ballet Basics (Ages 10+)
7-9pm​
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13 Musical Rehearsal
For students who wish to apply for financial assistance for the Axelrod Performing Arts Academy, parents/guardians, please contact Academy Director
Mary-Kate Schmidt at mary-kate@axelrodartscenter.org for more information.
FALL SESSION 2
November 2 - December 18
$180 (7 Weeks)
FALL SESSION 1
September 14 - October 30
$180 (7 Weeks)
Classes in the purple spotlight are for the full year:
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SEPTEMBER 14, 2026 - JUNE 11, 2027
MONDAY
Musical Theater Dance (Ages 10+)
4:30PM - 5:30PM
with Pam Rogers​
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This one hour class will begin with a thorough warm up/stretch to soundtracks from Broadway musicals and movies. Warm up will be followed by center ballet barre, leap/turn/jump progressions center and across the floor and broadway jazz style routines choreographed to broadway show hits. Beginner-Advanced Musical Theater performers strongly encouraged. Soft sole jazz shoes, turners, foot paws, bare feet are all appropriate for this class
Intermediate Tap (2 years tap required - Ages 10+)
5:30PM - 6:30PM
with Pam Rogers
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This one hour class will focus on strengthening the fundamentals of tap technique and applying them to high intensity Broadway and rhythm style routines. Beginner-advanced tappers welcome. Musical theater performers who want to learn to tap strongly encouraged. Tap shoes with tele-tone or comparable quality taps required. Flat taps with wood lift suggested for toe stands/wings.
Adult Tap
6:30PM - 7:30PM
with Pam Rogers
This one hour class will focus on strengthening the fundamentals of tap technique and applying them to high intensity Broadway and rhythm style routines. Beginner-advanced tappers welcome. Musical theater performers who want to learn to tap strongly encouraged. Tap shoes with tele-tone or comparable quality taps required. Flat taps with wood lift suggested for toe stands/wings.
TUESDAY
Adult Tap
11:45PM - 12:45PM
with Susan Marrazzo
Whether you’re returning to tap after years away or trying it for the first time, this welcoming class is designed for adult dancers of all experience levels. Build rhythm, coordination, balance, and confidence while learning tap technique in a fun, supportive environment. Classes include a warm-up, technique exercises, and musical theater-inspired combinations that help you develop skill, stay active, and enjoy the joy of making music with your feet.
Tap (Ages 7-11)
4:30PM - 5:30PM
with Susan Marrazzo
This energetic class introduces dancers to the fundamentals of tap while continuing to build technique, rhythm, coordination, and musicality. Students will develop clear sounds, strong timing, and proper tap vocabulary through fun exercises, across-the-floor combinations, and age-appropriate choreography. As dancers grow in confidence and skill, they’ll discover how tap combines music, movement, and performance to create an exciting and expressive dance style.
Jazz/Ballet (Ages 7-11)
5:30PM - 6:30PM
with Susan Marrazzo
This class combines the strength and technique of ballet with the energy and style of jazz, giving young dancers a well-rounded foundation in both disciplines. Students will build flexibility, coordination, balance, musicality, and confidence while learning proper technique. With a focus on artistry, performance, and strong technical development, dancers will continue to grow in a fun and encouraging environment.
13 Musical Rehearsal
7PM - 9PM​
WEDNESDAY
Musical Theater Studies (Middle School & High School Ages 11-18)
4PM - 5PM
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This class helps students expand their theatrical skills and deepen their understanding of the performing arts. Through audition preparation, theater history, acting techniques, character development, scene study, ensemble work, and performance training, students will build confidence, strengthen their stage presence, and grow as versatile performers.
Lyrical (Ages 7-12)
5PM - 6PM
with Dore Rogers
This expressive class blends the grace of ballet with the emotion and storytelling of contemporary dance. Dancers will explore how to connect movement to music, using dynamics, emotion, and fluid technique to bring lyrics to life. Through age-appropriate choreography and guided improvisation, students will build strength, flexibility, and musicality while developing their own unique artistic voice. Each class includes a warm-up, across-the-floor exercises, and a lyrical combination that encourages personal expression and creativity. Perfect for dancers who love to move with feeling and tell stories through motion.
13 Musical Rehearsal
6PM - 9PM
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FRIDAY
Ballet (Ages 10+)
5PM - 6:30PM
with Kathleen Pearlberg​
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This class for intermediate/advanced level will focus on strong technical barre warmup for 45 minutes working through the entire body. At the barre we will mindfully work so the dancer can explore and fine tune their barre work and learn more how their own bodies can make adjustments.
Centre work will be 45 minutes of fun combinations which will include adagio, turns, jumps, leaps, petite allegro, across the floor etc using more complex changes of weight and patterns in the style of ABT. Her style of teaching is encouraging the dancers to let go and move through each combination trusting in their technique to find the joy in ballet
Contemporary (Ages 10+)
6:30PM - 7:30PM
with Olivia Miranda
This class is for students ages 10 and up, specifically intermediate/advanced dancers. This class is rooted in the modern release technique that focuses on using breath, muscle relaxation, and gravity to facilitate movement. This contemporary class will allow students to have the ability to deepen their improvisation skills and learn more partnering techniques.
Contemporary dance is an expressive form of the body based on foundational technique, free movement and improvisation. Dancers will learn to communicate and express by manipulating the body, time, rhythm, space, gravity, breath, and energy.
Ballet Basics (Ages 10+)
7:30PM - 8:30PM
with Olivia Miranda
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Build strength, confidence, and a strong technical foundation in this welcoming ballet class designed for fundamental through advanced beginner dancers. Students will focus on proper alignment, posture, turnout, coordination, musicality, and ballet vocabulary while developing clean technique in both barre and center work. Whether you’re new to ballet or looking to refine your technique, this class emphasizes the essential principles that support growth in all styles of dance.
SATURDAY
Ballet/Jazz (Ages 5-7) - FULL YEAR
9:30AM - 11AM
with Susan Marrazzo​
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This upbeat combo class introduces young dancers to the elegance of ballet and the energy of jazz! Students will build a strong foundation through basic ballet positions, posture, and technique, then switch gears to explore lively jazz movements like kicks, turns, and across-the-floor combinations. With a balance of structure and fun, this class helps dancers improve coordination, rhythm, and confidence—all while expressing themselves through music and movement.
Ballet/Tap (Ages 3-4) - FULL YEAR
11AM - 12PM
with Susan Marrazzo
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This joyful introduction to dance combines the grace of ballet with the rhythm and fun of tap! Young dancers will explore basic ballet movements that build coordination, balance, and flexibility, alongside beginner tap steps that develop musicality and timing. Classes are filled with imaginative play, upbeat music, and engaging activities designed to nurture creativity, focus, and a love of movement. A perfect first step into the world of dance!