Come Dance
With Us!

Founded by Olga Berest in 1979, Berest Dance Center is the area's premiere dance studio. With classes for every age, every style, and every ability, we have a program that will suit you perfectly!

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Dance Classes for
Ages 2 - Adult

Offering classes in ballet, pointe, lyrical, contemporary, jazz, musical theatre, Broadway dance, tap and hip-hop in Port Washington, NY. We have something for everyone at Berest Dance Center!

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A Place to
Call Home

Dancers of all ages and levels of ability are invited to experience the best in dance instruction. If you have questions about our classes or need placement assistance for your child, please let us know. We are happy to help!

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Opportunities
to Perform

We love providing performance opportunities for dancers. There are SO many benefits to performing in front of an audience, including building self-esteem & confidence and practicing teamwork.

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QUALITY DANCE EDUCATION IN PORT WASHINGTON, NY

 
Berest Dance Center
 

 

 

Announcements

 

"Making Spirits Bright"
 
 Berest Dance Center's annual Holdiday performance

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

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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!

Learn more by following this link

 

 

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.


Studio History

Find Your Dance Program

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!

Upper level division

Upper Level &
Pre-Professional

For teens and adult dancers who are interested in more advanced training

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Testimonial

I'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