Peridance Capezio Center

There are two types of ballet teachers you can find in the city — 1. Leisure type: these who are very cheerful, encouraging, always give you compliment no matter what you do, and you will always feel so relaxed after the class, and feel good about yourself. On their classes, adult ballet is a leisure pastime and there is nothing wrong about it. 2. Serious type: these who are very serious about ballet, seldom small talk or smile, get irritated if you keep doing something wrong and never look satisfied. After their classes, I usually feel quite bad about myself but I find I did learn one or two things each time…
Peter definitely belongs to the second group and I have learned a lot from his classes. He is very serious about ballet and teaching, never been late or disorganized for any class. He explained a lot on his class and I found myself listening. He seldom smiles but has a wry humor sense that did crack people up at the least expected moments. I also found myself automatically practicing frappé in the elevator whenever there is no one else because I can’t afford to be yelled again on class… Thanks Peter, you are a great teacher.

Came for free dance day. Took a yoga class and learned some great new moves (considering how many yoga classes I’ve taken that says a lot). The teacher … jana hicks? Was very good
Also took a packed street jazz class with Carlos mato and tried barre a Terre (floor barre) for the first time, which was… interesting.
Two floors with 5 studios. Mixture of young and old dancers. Rooms are pretty spacious and I’m sure not as jam packed normally.

I love Peridance and MOST of the faculty. However, beware of certain heels classes. I have seen them taught by instructors wearing sneakers. There is technique involved in dancing in heels — that’s just different from wearing sneakers. You can’t teach that wearing sneakers.
Other than that, Peridance is my go to studio in the city for contemporary, ballet, African, house, hip hop, Waacking, and voguing. I love the teachers and Peri staff. Next class to check out: tap!

They have a great offering for kids classes. Just wish that the grown up dancers there weren’t so darn rude. They lay around all over the place, are rude to other patrons at the café. Really oblivious to their surroundings. Makes the experience of taking your kids there really lame.

Went to a heels beginner class, and when I got into the classroom it was actually an intermediate class.

Peridance is my go-​to dance studio since the location is way preferable to BDC. I went all the time when I lived in NYC, and my favourite class was always street jazz. I’ve taken loads of classes over the years, though, from the African dance class (fun but reeks of feet), to jazz, tap and modern.
I was in town last week for some wedding planning, so I took an advanced beginner ballet class. The classes are all 90 minutes for ballet, so I took a class with a new teacher on Monday at 2 pm.
The prices have gone up from what I remember, they’re now $ 20/​class which I thought was a bit overpriced. The class itself, though, was definitely mis-​labeled. I’ve been taking ballet for the better part of 28 years, and this class felt far too advanced for me. There were about 6 professional dancers in there, and the class was clearly even challenging for them. There were about 5 of us in there whose heads were reeling from the level of difficulty. I felt ripped off. I hardly even got a workout since the teacher had to scale everything down for us 5. I actually felt bad about myself leaving the studio, so id recommend they either start actually labelling the classes more accurately (that was intermediate at the very least) or drop their prices to make it a more welcoming environment.

This is a dance school for people who already know how to dance. The instructor was rude, the girls at the front desk were also rude and gave a lot of misinformation. I do not recommend this school for anyone who is just learning.

I really like Peridance. My daughter has been here for years and the teachers are wonderful. Why only 3 stars??? The older she gets, the more excited we get that she can take more classes. However I found that their scheduling absolutely sucks and they’ve disappointed her year after year. They tend to only have one KIDS class per level for certain genres (modern, jazz, tap.) And then they go ahead and schedule said classes at the same time! Last year my daughter had to choose between jazz and tap. This year it’s between ballet, jazz, and tap. SMH! I’m now considering Broadway Dance Center since they only hold weekend classes that don’t interfere with each other. She’ll be able to take ballet, tap, jazz, hip hop, jumps & turns, AND musical theatre!

Peridance is awesome. It’s a great environment to learn in (BDC I don’t find to be very nurturing whatsoever) and offers great technique programs to develop your craft. However, I find that their weekend schedules really lack variety. I understand that they also cater to young children dancers as well but I don’t see why their weekend schedules should be lacking. I also find that they don’t offer as much streetstyles as BDC. However, btwn BDC and Peridance I would choose Peri hands down based on location (less crowded), environment (more inviting), and affordable café. I guess weekends I shall be forced to dance elsewhere.

I was so excited to try the salsa class here but was incredibly disappointed. There were two different classes taking place in the same crowded room, with the teachers yelling over each other. We couldn’t see or hear our teacher, which made the whole exercise impossible. The dance steps weren’t well taught or moves I’ve seen in any real-​life dance floor setting.

I grew up dancing. I danced for 12 years before I stopped. Coming back to dance was exciting and scary all at the same time. My husband convinced me to take an African Dance class with him and let me say it literally transformed my life. The love drumming made it a spiritual experience! So worth it! I am excited to try out other classes! I’m so glad I’m finally back in the dance groove

I’ve taken several adult beginner ballet classes here. I used to dance regularly some time ago and now just take a class whenever I can fit it in. Peridance is ok — some of the instructors are a little harsh, particularly the Sunday instructor who has spent more than a third of the class on several occasions just lecturing and practically yelling at people who are marking the steps for not fully practicing the steps. I try to avoid that class… Also, all of the adult beginner instructors wear baggy pants so you can’t tell whether their legs are straight or bent or what they are asking you to do.

My friend, her son & I took the free African dance class last night and we really enjoyed ourselves. The class was fun and there were people of all ages there. The instructor was great & patient. He went over the steps quite a few times to make sure we all caught on & if he saw we were having difficulties he revised the step. The live drummers were also great and friendly as well. If you really enjoy the classes he also allows you to perform with his other students. We will definitely be back for more classes, it’s definitely a great workout!

After going to the Thursday Samba class, I did try the Saturday class, which is more suited for beginners. I have been going now for about a year. It’s so much fun and Danielle is very attentive.
It’s structured basically the same as the open level class (just a bit slower so you can focus on perfection).
Class consists of stretches, ab exercises and a dance warm up. The lesson is basically moving down the length of the room dancing the steps the teacher shows us.
I see so many coming to class in street clothes. Perhaps thinking this is more a ballroom class? Make sure you have your workout attire because that’s exactly what you’re going to get!

First time visitors BEWARE! Normally, staff is there to help you not misinform you. Just wasted 45 minutes of my time waiting for the wrong class because their lack of customer service. I asked twice whether the location was correct, only to find out she was incorrect. What a waste!

I’m a dancer, so when it comes to any dance studio — I’m usually going to be a pretty big fan of it.
I came here on a Wednesday night to take a class from the ever so popular Jermaine Browne. The class was AMAZING — exactly what I was looking for in hip hop and brought me back to my hair flipping femme roots which was perfect.
The space was pretty perfect. It was a nice big room with lots of space and was all in all pretty great. The whole facility was pretty good — the front desk was very helpful and got my signed up in no time and all in all I had a great experience.
When it comes to comparing it to BDC — it’s not really fair to judge them side by side. BDC is a HUGE facility with TONS of people in all the classes (which you must admit is pretty overwhelming). Peridance is much more quaint, but I got one on one attention from the choreographer which was pretty awesome.
All in all — I’ll definitely be back to Peridance to explore some more classes and enjoy my passion (and hopefully soon to be professional career) :]
Enjoy! DAnce On! :D

Went for a beginner ballet class during NYC Dance Week and was impressed by their professionalism. So many students showed up (since it was a free class) but the teacher was able to accommodate many different levels of «beginners» with clear explanations and strategically placing the more experienced students at the ends of the barres. They were able to upgrade us to a larger studio last-​minute, and having a live pianist was surprising (but great). I hadn’t taken a proper ballet class in about 5 years, so it was an excellent 90-​minute workout and I’ll definitely be back for more when I have the time. With a student discount I’d only have to pay $ 16 (normal rate $ 18) per class, which is pretty on-​par with other studios.
A note about the facilities: small but well-​kept dressing area downstairs, with lockers (bring your own lock) and restrooms. There’s a café in the lobby and a dance supply mini-​store as well, so everything’s conveniently in one place.

This place seemed significantly more chill than «Steps». It’s roomy and clean and the «slow-​intermediate» class I took on Sunday morning had like 7 people in it! I don’t know how they survive on this but I’m not complaining! There was a piano in the room but the teacher used recorded music which was fine. The teacher (Badolato) was great and had a big personality and actually made me laugh quite a bit — that could have been cause I was giddy from being up since 5am and having traveled from Philadelphia that morning. Unlike Steps there were no giant pillars in the middle of the studio floor which is always nice.
Since it was Sunday the store was closed, too bad. But the following Tuesday I got an awesome sweatshirt at Steps and spent a fortune at the flagship Capezio store (51^st and Broadway) so I’m satisfied!

I found out about this place while doing a quick research for adult modern and ballet dance classes in Manhattan and was impressed to find they had Graham and Limon classes among other hard to find classes. I took a ballet class which was great.
After class walking towards the dressing room I was hit with the most fantastic sound from a dance studio I had ever heard, live drumming and swirling dresses. I’m not sure if it was African or Afro Carribean dance but it made me want to do it, the energy was amazing.
I like the mix of professionals and non professionals there. I like the small size of the place with its 3 floors reminiscent of the old 58^th street location of Broadway Dance Center where everywhere outside of the studios is so small and cozy. I didn’t find either the staff or the other people taking classes extremely friendly like at Dance New Amsterdam.
I love love love the fact that Trader Joes is just around the corner on 14^th street. The classes at $ 17 are pricey but if you can afford it you should definitely check this place out.
One week later i’ve taken off 2 stars. Why? Because I planned to do 3 classes there on a day when the direct subways trains weren’t running from my house. Therefore the trip that should have taken me 45 minutes took two hours as I detoured, jumping trains to get there in time.
When I got there the girl at the front desk told me that 2 of the classes have been cancelled. These were morning classes. Couldn;t they have bothered to add this to the website? Apparently not as more people turned up to the same classes and finding out they were cancelled asked them this exact same question. There were quite a few angry people who had also broken their neck to try and make it there.
Not very professional at all. In the future this place will be my 2^nd or third choice for taking classes in the city. Once bitten, twice shy.
I also took the first ballet class in my life where there was taped music and it sounded pretty bad. You would think this place would supply studio sound systems like Dance New Amsterdam for a more class like feel.

I’ve taken 3 classes here. samba, joneeba african dance, n afro carribbean.
the samba one was mad hard. u have to know the basics. danielle can dance her ass off! i loved the joneeba african one too. live drums, high intense workout, well-​taught, overall great vibe! afro carribean was fun too except that it gets crowded and the regulars are extremely territorial and snotty. this is an open class NOT julliard — CHILL…