
Toddler Program
Dance is a child's first language (with adult, for children ages 18 months - 3 years old)
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50 students ages 5 thru 19 take the stage and present an afternoon full of entertainment suitable for all ages. Santa's Workshop, surprises us with characters from Peter Pan to delight the audience. Not to be missed is Olga's rendition of "Mice and Soldiers" as she invites youngsters from the audience to join her on the stage.
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OPEN ENROLLMENT THROUGHOUT THE YEAR
Beginner thru Advanced Training
Children•Teens•Adults
Join now . 2023-24 SEASON OF Dance
Ballet•Pointe•Modern•Lyrical•Contemporary•
Improvisation•Jazz• MusicalTheatre•Broadway• Tap•
Jazz•Hiphop•
Boys classes
Creative Movement
for the youngest dancers
and combination classes for lower levels
Body Conditioning and Zumba
Ballet coaching for competition students in dance, gymnastics and icedancing
JANUARY! Welcome to "Music Together". Berest will become the Port Washington location for classes!
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BREAKING NEWS!
We are so proud of you Averie !
You are selected as a Long Island Scholar-Artist Merit Award Recipient in the area of Dance for the 2023--24 school year!
Since 1976, the Berest Dance Center has provided excellent training in a non-competitive, supportive atmosphere. The studio is family owned by nationally recognized Olga Berest as director and internationally known daughter Heather Berest (Paul Taylor Dance Company, Momix) as artistic director.
The goal of Berest Dance Center is to make the joy of movement accessible for both fun and for professional training and to be an alternative to NYC dance training.
Our dance curriculum is designed to take students from their first introduction to movement through a full course of study. Open 7 days a week, programs include a multiple genre schedule of over 70 dance classes. Its curriculum includes ballet, pointe, lyrical, contemporary, improv, jazz, musical theatre, Broadway dance, tap and hip-hop classes. The Center also holds specialty classes for child-adult participation and boys only. Find your program below!
Dance is a child's first language (with adult, for children ages 18 months - 3 years old)
Learn moreFor teens and adult dancers who are interested in more advanced training
Learn moreI'm writing this note with deep appreciation for the lovely Newsday article written about two exceptional young women who contribute their time to Dance for Joy. My husband and I spend a lot of time talking about humanity and the endless barrage of hateful actions in which our country seems to be mired. And then I read something like this piece and I feel hopeful again. So thank you for creating the opportunity for people to do good, to be good... to let us know that humanity is not lost.
— With tremendous gratitude, Robin Hummel