Broadway Dance Center
| Broadway Dance Center | |
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322 West 45th Street, New York, New York United States of America |
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| Type | dance school |
| Established | 1984 |
| Campus type | Urban |
| Website | https://www.broadwaydancecenter.com/ |
Broadway Dance Center, located on West 45th Street west of Times Square in New York City, was founded in 1984 as one of the first "drop-in" dance training schools in the world, offering over 200 classes a week in Jazz, Tap, Ballet, Contemporary, Hip Hop, Theater and more (Yoga, Pilates, Flexibility, Belly Dancing, Vocal Performance, and Vocal Technique). Dancers and performers such as Bette Middler, Brooke Shields, Britney Spears, Madonna, *NSYNC, Katherine Bailess, Jason Samuels Smith, Almamy and Elizabeth Berkley have taken class or rehearsed at the school and many Broadway performers take class there daily.
In New York City in the early 1980s, aspiring dancers primarily came to NYC to vie for the chance to dance on a Broadway stage. That was the dream then, long before videos and pop stars. Choreographers like Michael Bennett, Bob Fosse and Jerome Robbins were creating brilliance on stage, while teachers like Luigi, Charles Kelley, Jamie Rogers, Henry LeTang, Phil Black, David Howard and Frank Hatchett were preparing dancers to become the versatile and technical performers needed for these great choreographers.
In another part of the city, long time New York City resident Richard Ellner, took his first tap class at 52 years of age. He was a great fan of Broadway musicals, such as Dancin', Sophisticated Ladies, The Tap Dance Kid and Cats. He was a business executive who fueled his love of the arts by taking jazz and tap classes. Richard took his first jazz class with Francine Sama (aka Frankie Anne) when the studio site at 1733 Broadway (Between 55th and 56th Streets) was known as Jo Jo's Dance Factory. Ellner's desire to expand his training, led him to the legendary jazz teacher, Frank Hatchett at Hines-Hatchett. He later took on this location, newly named Hines & Hatchett, which was co-owned by Mr. Frank Hatchett and Maurice Hines.
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