So, you’re thinking about enrolling your son in dance classes? Every time you turn up the music, he is ready to bop to the beat! Alright, he’s not exactly ON the beat-or even in the realm of what one might call ’rhythmic’, but let’s face it: Your son is an innate funk-master! Why not channel that energy into something he’ll love?

It’s 9 am. The sound of pounding bass, tapping feet and shrieks of delight fill the air. You’re humming Jay Z and wishing you could pop ‘n lock like the fierce dancers freestylin’ around you. No, you didn’t wake up at an Amy Sacco after-party. You just dropped a kid off at the summer program at Downtown Dance Factory!

There are only 120 more days left of school. Then what?

Downtown Dance Factory has literally taken “New Year” to a whole new level—the 4th floor! The hippest dance studio for kids and adults in the heart of TriBeCa officially opened its second set of doors onto the 4th floor at 291 Broadway at the end of January, starting off the new semester with nearly twice as much dance space.

Ivan, Zack, Matt and Shawn

Towards the end of every semester, Downtown Dance Factory, NYC’s hippest dance studio for kids and adults, holds what they call “demo classes” for the current semester’s boys and girls in ballet, hip-hop, jazz, tap, and lyrical dance, to strut their stuff for their mommies, daddies and loved-ones. Demo classes are held during the regular time slot for each class over a period of three weeks. It’s a wonderful opportunity for both parents and kids. The kids get to unload any performance anxiety in advance of the big recital in June, and parents get to see what a class at Downtown Dance Factory is all about!

We are SO excited to announce that Downtown Dance Factory is expanding … downstairs! In just two short months, we will open another two brand new, bright and spacious dance studios on the 4th floor at 291 Broadway, just one floor down. Demolition work began this week – check it out. All this space can only mean one thing (OK, two more things) — lots more kids, and lots more dance classes, just in time for our 2nd semester! Looks like two is our lucky number!

We at Downtown Dance Factory couldn’t feel more fortunate than to have Jessica Flynn as our Head of Ballet. Could you ask for a more wonderful combination in a ballet teacher than a former New York City Ballet ballerina and a preschool teacher? We think not!

Our wonderful Downtown Dance Factory teacher, Renuka Hines, is notably absent from classes these next two weeks. While her classes are left in the very capable hands of DDF teaching faves Vicki & Ariel, Renuka is on tour with her “other job” – a dancer with David Dorfman Dance! Renuka will be touring to numerous cities around the States over the next two weeks before coming back to DDF – “break a leg”, Renuka!

The Australian-based online publication Weekend Notes featured, in its New York section, a full article on Downtown Dance Factory, including tons of great pictures and a wonderful profile, highlighted all we’re doing in our new semester! So exciting … check it out here!