Horizons Dance Center is celebrating its 39th year this season. We offer graded classes from beginner through professional levels for both children and adults. Classes include ballet, tap, jazz, lyrical and hip-hop.
The teachers at Horizons come from a wide range of professional experience. All of our teachers specialize in certain forms of the performing arts, and have up to date training and experience as performers and choreographers. Director Linda Abbate-Machado is a member of Dance Masters of America and Dance Educators of America and Horizons is accredited by both organizations.
The Horizons Dance Company, our award winning competition team offers students the opportunity to study with a wide range of choreographers and teachers. Notable Horizons Alumni include Emmy Award winning choreographer Tyce Diorio, Geo Hubela (Americas Best Dance Crew) Andrew Turteltaub (Fame, Wicked) KC Castellano (Born To Dance).
Our Classes
BALLET: We offer graded classes covering the barre, center, adagio and allegro
JAZZ: All classes consist of warm-ups, isolations and across the floor exercises. We concentrate on flexibility and technique.
TAP: Classes are graded and consist of center, across the floor exercises, and combinations.
LYRICAL: This class contains part ballet and part jazz Its movements portray a story or feeling and is considered a very dramatic form of dance.
HIP-HOP: This form of jazz takes the most up-to-date club dancing and combines it with exercise and technique.
PRE-BALLET: This class is designed for 3 year olds. It includes song and dance. We teach creative movement and the fundamentals of dance.
COMBINATION: (4 – 6 years old) This program is designed to teach students the basic foundation of ballet and tap. (1 hour)
BALLET-JAZZ-TAP: (6 and up) It has a more advanced tap structure and introduction to jazz and ballet technique.
(1 1/2 hours)
COMPANY: These classes are by invitation only. We offer a concentrated syllabus designed to prepare students for competitive dancing and ultimately a career in dance.
Our Recital
Horizons Dance Center presents an annual dance recital at the end of the season. We believe that dance is a performing art. Learning choreography, preparing, rehearsing and finally performing is an exciting and necessary part of the dance experience. Participation is strictly voluntary. We feel that this offers the student a chance to display their achievements of the past season. Horizons recitals are fabulous and entertaining productions. We spare no expense in seeing that our students are displayed in a professional and artistic manner.
