Jazz dance, America’s own dance style, beginning in the 20th century with roots in social dance forms and African dance, is the cornerstone of DDF’s classes. Students explore the style of dance used in the latest music videos, movies and on dance floors everywhere, in an age-appropriate manner for our young dancers! If your child dreams of dancing their way onto the VMAs or the stage at MSG, this is definitely the class for you!

Our Lyrical classes are a perfect fit for the dancer who is seeking the benefits and structure of classical dance technique through a more contemporary lens. These classes see students explore the modern, contemporary and lyrical dance styles, all of which have developed and gained great popularity over the course of the twentieth century. Using music ranging from rock and pop ballads, to folk and singer-songwriters, our lyrical classes are well-suited to the emotional, expressive dancer.

Hip Hop dance continues to grow in influence around the world, incorporating fast footwork, freestyle, and free flowing and funky movement. This style is based mainly on street dance forms that have evolved as part of the hip hop culture here in NYC! Our hip hop classes are danced to a wide range of past and present hip hop, R&B, and pop music, with all music and choreography being age-appropriate. If you’re ready to get down and groove, Hip Hop is right for you!

Fusing acting, dancing and storytelling, our Theater Dance classes train the DDF dancer who aspires to the Broadway stage! Classes focus on exploring dance vocabularies and stylistic elements essential to this dance genre, and apply them to a variety of musical theater repertoire. It’s a straight line from downtown on Broadway to 42nd Street on Broadway!