Take Your Skills to the Next Level in 30+ Intermediate and Advanced Classes

In addition to Beginner Classes, Peridance offers classes for pre-professional and professional students. Take your skills to the next level with these Intermediate- and Advanced-Level Classes.

INTERMEDIATE-LEVEL

Mondays

Intermediate Ballet with Graciela Kozak 1-2:30pm

Intermediate Contemporary with Shannon Gillen 1-2:30pm

Intermediate Stiletto Heels with Jessica Castro 1-2:30pm

Intermediate Ballet with Kenny Larson 4-5:30pm

Intermediate Limón Technique with Alan Danielson 6-7:30pm

Intermediate West African with Marie Basse 6-7:30pm

Tuesdays

Intermediate YOGEA (Vinyasa-based Yoga) with Antonia 9-10:30am

Intermediate Ballet with Graciela Kozak 1-2:30pm

Intermediate Hip Hop with Tweetboogie 1-2:30pm

Intermediate Ballet with Dianna Warren 4-5:30pm

Intermediate Street Jazz with KCDC 5:30-7pm

Intermediate Tap with Aaron Tolson 7:30-8:30pm

Wednesdays

Intermediate Ballet with Graciela Kozak 1-2:30pm

Intermediate Stiletto Heels with Jessica Castro 1-2:30pm

Intermediate Ballet with Kenny Larson 4-5:30pm

Intermediate Limón Technique with Alan Danielson 6-7:30pm

Thursdays

Intermediate YOGEA (Vinyasa-based Yoga) with Antonia 9-10:30am

Intermediate Ballet with Graciela Kozak 1-2:30pm

Intermediate Hip Hop with Tweetboogie 1-2:30pm

Intermediate Ballet with Dianna Warren 4-5:30pm

Fridays

Intermediate Ballet with Graciela Kozak 1-2:30pm

Intermediate Ballet with Kenny Larson 4-5:30pm

Intermediate Street Jazz with KCDC 5:30-7pm

Intermediate Limón Technique with Alan Danielson 6-7:30pm

Saturdays

Intermediate Ballet with Graciela Kozak 10:30am-12pm

Intermediate Limón Technique with Logan Kruger 11am-12:30pm

Intermediate Ballet with Rachel List 12-1:30pm

Intermediate Contemporary Jazz with Ashley Carter 4-5:30pm

Sundays

Intermediate Ballet with Bil Badolato 11:30am-1pm

ADVANCED-LEVEL

Mondays

Advanced Ballet with Igal Perry 10-11:30am

Advanced Limón Technique with Limón Faculty 10-11:30am *class resumes Sept 16th

Tuesdays

Advanced Ballet with Igal Perry 10-11:30am

Advanced Limón Technique with Limón Faculty 10-11:30am *class resumes Sept 16th

Wednesdays

Advanced Ballet with Igal Perry 10-11:30am

Advanced Limón Technique with Limón Faculty 10-11:30am *class resumes Sept 16th

Thursdays

Advanced Ballet with Igal Perry 10-11:30am

Advanced Limón Technique with Limón Faculty 10-11:30am *class resumes Sept 16th

Fridays

Advanced Ballet with Igal Perry 10-11:30am

Advanced Limón Technique with Limón Faculty 10-11:30am *class resumes Sept 16th

Learn more about our other class offerings, which include many Open Classes and workshops with exciting guest artists.

Learn More about Gaga

Watch Home4Dance's interview with Ohad Naharin explaining how, when and why Gaga was created!

Ohad Naharin brings Gaga to New York's Peridance Capezio Center from Home4Dance on Vimeo.

Gaga Summer Intensive at Peridance Capezio Center:

August 1, 2011-August 13, 2011

Monday-Friday, 10am-5pm

Saturday, 10am-2pm

The intensive is open to only 50 dancers, so we urge you to sign up as soon as possible.

Follow these two steps:

1. Fill out the online form available HERE and click submit at the bottom of the page.

2. Email your resume and a photo of yourself to gagausa1@gmail.com (subject: Gaga Intensive).

An Interview with Peridance's Dorit Koppel

Photo by Jaci Berkopec

Taking Technique

Ballet technique classes are a huge part of any dancer’s training, but taking them day after day can be highly repetitive. How is it that dancers, beginner through professional, go back to class day after day and year after year without getting discouraged? While this commitment to training depends on the individual dancer’s diligence, an excellent teacher can be what takes a class from repetitive to enjoyable. I talked to one of Peridance Capezio Center’s own ballet teachers, Dorit Koppel, to see how she makes each class a new experience.

This is what she had to say:

Every class I teach is like a precious jewel or a kaleidoscope of movement that I switch and turn. What is most important to me when giving a class is that my students do not leave my class the same person they were when they entered. They should have something to take with them: a new step, a correction, an image, a new way of approaching their practice. A dance class should be an hour and a half of great experiences. Otherwise, it becomes tedious and tedious you cannot survive. I use imagery extensively to bring the outside world into the dance studio, using visually palpable examples. I believe it makes for a more creative and colorful class and one to which all students can relate.

Photo by Jaci Berkopec

In my classes a great deal of emphasis is placed on the movement of the upper body. These little nuances of the head and arms, are difficult to pick up, but they make a dancer. You have to learn how to use the upper body at the barre so that in the center it becomes second nature. Therefore, I encourage my students to dance the barre rather than execute the exercises.

Ballet can be quite restrictive, there are all these things that we are told not to do; it can begin to feel very confining. It is important to learn to move with freedom, in order to fully explore your body and space. A technique class is only class, not an audition, and in my view it should be treated as a laboratory, a place for experimentation. No matter the level of the student, I still want them to dance the class. This is how you build, little by little, day by day.

Photo by Jaci Berkopec

The classes I teach are open classes, not a closed program. I enjoy the variety of students and the energy they bring. It is much more interesting and colorful, because you get people from all walks of life and ability levels. I always have several class plans up my sleeve, just in case because I do not know who will be in the class.

Ballet naturally demands precision and thus tension, so I always try and relax the class because you cannot approach it with stress and fear. I bring humor into the class, to keep everything in perspective. If you do not enjoy the dancing, then don’t do it. It is not merely exercise; it is an art form. I tell my students, if you want to get in shape, go to the gym, not a ballet class. Dance requires a giving of oneself to something; it is greater than you. It can be a humbling experience, but it is okay to be humbled by it because it is such a high art form.

Dorit Teaches at Peridance Tuesdays & Thursdays Slow Intermediate 5:30-7:00pm.
Click here to see her schedule on the website.

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