Spring 2025 Semester
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2025 Spring Semester: February 24, 2025 – June 12, 2025
Join our semester-long Youth Program for toddlers to teens of all levels and experiences. With our curriculum, students progress through each level as they gain physical skills, spatial awareness, musicality, and an understanding of the Taylor style of modern dance.
Dancers, ages 14–18, who want to follow a preprofessional track with performing opportunities can audition to join the Taylor Teen Ensemble.
Classes on this page will be held at Taylor Dance West (307 W. 38th St., 9th Fl., New York, NY)
For a schedule of classes at Taylor Dance East (551 Grand St., New York, NY) please click here.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Taylor Tots+
(Ages 3–4 drop-off class)
Modeled after our Taylor Tots class, Taylor Tots+ is a 45-minute drop-off class geared towards slightly older Tots who are ready to explore dance fundamentals without their caregiver in the classroom. This class is a great option for students who aren’t quite old enough to join Taylor Level 1 classes.
Monday from 3:45-4:30 p.m.
Session 1 (6 Weeks): February 24- April 7
Session 2 (7 Weeks): April 21 – June 9
$220/session for new students for Session 1
All tuition and fees are nonrefundable.
Taylor Level 1
(Ages 4–5)
Through creative movement games, Level 1 students discover their innate love for movement in a nurturing environment. With a primary focus on expression of their individual voice, basic dance exercises are introduced to build the early foundations of technique.
Tuesday from 3:30-4:30 p.m.
$420/semester for returning students | $445/semester for new students
All tuition and fees are nonrefundable.
Taylor Level 2
(Ages 6-7)
Students in Level 2 focus on increasing strength, flexibility, and coordination by learning Paul Taylor’s movement vocabulary and incorporating it into their own creative movement explorations. They are further challenged to refine complex dance movements and retain longer choreographic phrases.
Wednesday from 4:00–5:00 p.m.
$420/semester for returning students | $445/semester for new students
All tuition and fees are nonrefundable.
Taylor Level 3/4
(Ages 8-11)
Students are further challenged to refine complex dance movements and retain longer phrases. They are introduced to more technical elements of modern dance floor work and Mr. Taylor’s choreographic style while encouraged to make individual creative movement choices as beginning dance makers.
Wednesday from 5:15–6:15 p.m.
$420/semester for returning students | $445/semester for new students
Register for more than one class or sibling and receive a 5% discount. Enter promo code PTCLASS2S when signing up.
Taking two classes per week is highly encouraged
Cecchetti Ballet
(Ages 8-12)
Paul Taylor was a pupil of the great Cecchetti ballet teacher Margaret Craske and now Diana Byer is bringing Ms. Craske’s legacy of teaching to the Taylor School with a new program of ballet classes for children. The Cecchetti ballet classes emphasize musicality, gesture, and style, and are designed to create the most versatile artist in each child. Each class has a teaching assistant to ensure individual attention for every student.
Wednesday from 4:00-5:00 p.m. — Beg Cecchetti Ballet with Diana Byer (Ages 8-9)
Wednesday from 5:00-6:00 p.m. — Int. Cecchetti Ballet with Diana Byer (Ages 10-12)
$420/semester for returning students | $445/semester for new students
Receive a 5% discount if adding Ballet to another class. Enter promo code PTCLASS2S when signing up.
All tuition and fees are nonrefundable.
Ballet
(Ages 13-18)
ADV TEEN BALLET
This class is designed for students who want to study ballet to enhance their training. Taking Ballet in addition to Taylor Modern classes is highly encouraged.
Monday from 5:00–6:30 p.m. — Adv Teen Ballet with Fabrice Herrault (Ages 13-18)
$470/semester for returning students | $495/semester for new students
All tuition and fees are nonrefundable.
Breaking Basics with Lars Kong
(Ages 8–14)
Lars offers a fun and safe space for first-timers who want to take a step into the art of breaking. Students will be given basic techniques, drills, exercises, history, and the cultural background of the art and music of breaking along with methods of preventing harm to the body ensuring a safe and fun class.
Tuesday from 5:00–6:00 p.m. — Breaking Basics (Ages 8-14)
$420/semester for returning students | $445/semester for new students
Receive a 5% discount if adding Breaking Basics to another class. Enter promo code PTCLASS2S when signing up.
All tuition and fees are nonrefundable.
Jazz
(Ages 11-18)
Class begins with a 20 minute warmup focusing on strengthening and stretching of the whole body to prepare for athletic expression and storytelling. Moving into vigorous choreography from the Breton Follies repertoire, we focus on fluidity, precise technique, footwork, emotional narrative, and personal expression.
Tuesdays from 5:00 – 6:30 p.m. — Intermediate Jazz with Breton Tyner-Bryan (Ages 11-18)
$470/semester for returning students | $495/semester for new students
All tuition and fees are nonrefundable.
Drumming @Taylor
with Dylan Ofrias
(ages 7-12)
Youth Drumming
In this class students will learn about musical forms, basics of rhythm and rhythmic patterns. They will learn about and play a wide variety of drums and other percussion instruments from around the globe. They will develop rhythmic awareness, movement dynamics and overall musicality and will learn musical terms and language.
All instruments will be provided by the Taylor School for the drumming circle but you are welcome to bring your own.
Thursdays 5:00-6:00 pm
All tuition and fees are nonrefundable.
Taylor Teen Ensemble
(By Audition Only)
The Taylor Teen Ensemble offers teenagers an opportunity to learn more about Mr. Taylor’s work through the performance of excerpts of his diverse repertory.
To learn more about this program and how to audition click below.
PHOTO CREDITS (top to bottom | left to right) Header photo of Taylor School students with alumnus Manny Sanchez, Francisco Graciano; Level 1 students, Francisco Graciano; Level 2 students, Francisco Graciano; Level 3 students, Paul B. Goode; Taylor School intensive dancers, Alan Olshan; Taylor Teen Ensemble dancers, Paul B. Goode; Taylor Teen Ensemble dancers performing Esplanade, Nina Wurtzel; Summer dance camp students, Alan Olshan; Taylor Tots student with alumna Amy Young, Paul B. Goode.
