Dance with Janis

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Dance with Janis

563 Tamiami TRL Unit 6,

Port Charlotte FL, 33953.

On the corner Of Chamberlain and Rt 41 Southbound.

WE ARE OPEN,  SAFE,   SANITIZED AND SOCIAL DISTANCED  AFTER CORONAVIRUS.   

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Class sizes are very limited for social distancing. Please call ahead to schedule your trial classes.

Janis Raven-Garvey Artistic Director- former Director of New Jersey Dance Company 1976-1994, Staff member at Dance + Plus 1995-2004, Dance with Janis 2004-present. Moved to Current location in 2016 Teaching ballet, Lyrical Tap,  Jazz,  and Combination classes 

Sandy Grenier joined us in 2016 and teaches all ages in Tap, Jazz, Acro.  She teaches older children and adults. Sandy is a former studio owner from the Northeast

Danielle Chapman joined us in October of 2018 and teaches the Danielle style of hard hitting Hip Hop,  and with her training in NYC she has added Contemporary on Wed evenings for ages 9 and up and also a NEW class

Broadway Dance  Mondays 6;15 and Now offering Modern/Stretch class for older teens and adults Mon 7:45pm.

Devon Saxman​  Currently a scholarship dance student at Dance with Janis and a VPA  Dance Performing Arts student at Booker-  Devon has been an assistant in classes for the whole season.  And now, showing his passion for teaching and choreography,  will be the class teacher for Teen Intermediate classes on Tuesday Evenings. Contemporary, Jazz and  Hip Hop. Devon is also choreographing competitive solos.

Rachel Case Adult ballet and private lessons. Rachel joined us in 2017 as an advanced adult student, she began teaching in 2018 and her ballet class has grown.  

Wednesdays 730-830.  Rachel is back and her  baby is getting BIG.  The adult class on Wednesday is now an Intermediate level

Brianna Hand  a certified Florida education teacher

(Kindergarten) 

will teach our younger classes in Musical Theater Dance 

(No singing with Covid right now)  Tuesday 5:00 ages 5-8

and Thursday 4:15 pm ages 3.5-6  

Jana Baroa  Certified  Charlotte County Public School  teacher and certified in Kidding Around Yoga   classes in kids yoga Mon 4:15 and Wed 4:15   more added as needed.

Brandon Chapman    Contemporary and Ballroom  New to our staff,  will be teaching Teen adv Contemporary on Thursdays 7:30  and Ballroom classes by Private lessons.

Brooke Corl   Katie Hurlburt  both Teen dancers at Dance with Janis,  Brooke also  attends the VPA dance program at North Port High School,  each will assist in class  and teach classes this season.

Mr David and Ms YaYa will return to singing once we get the ok that  Florida is  cleared after Covid. (No singing with Covid)

David Rigsby with experience in Theater, TV, Movies and as a theater Director, David brings it ALL to his Musical Theater class Thurs 7:30 (since David teaches voice, and projection he will not be teaching at this time due to covid and droplets.  The Musical theater classes are now Musical Theater Dance and Character.

YaYa Diamond-  Voice, public speaking, performance, and much much more!  

 Online or in person at the studio

941-883-1266   will resume once it is safe to sing.

Barbara Mangnon Professor of Classical Ballet at the University of Oklahoma has joined our staff as an additional teacher she will sub for classes

Mondays

4:00 TBA

4:15-5:00 Kidding Around Yoga  ages 5 and up New

4:45 Lyrical/Hip Hop Jazz ages 5-8 JRG   Mini Comp

5:30 Ballet ages 7-12 JRG

6:15 Private lesson Competition

6:15  Broadway Dance   ages 8 and up  Danielle

6:30 Teen Int/Adv  Jazz     Janis    ages 12-18

7:00  Hip Hop Danielle   ages 9- teen 

7:30 Teen Adv  Tap   Sandy ages 12-18

7:45 Modern/Stretch  class teens/ADULTS New

Tuesdays

4:00 ages 4-6 Tap/Ballet combo 3 Janis  FULL

4:45 Private Lesson Competition

5:00 Intermediate Ballet JRG   FULL

5:00 Musical Theater  Dance ages 5-8  BH 

5:45 int Lyrical JRG  ages 9-13   FULL

5:45 Acro 3   ages 7-12 Sandy

6:30 Adult Tap   Sandy

6:30 Teen Int  Lyrical    Devon

7:15 Adult  Jazz  Sandy

7:15 Teen Int   Jazz   Devon

8:00 Teen  Hip Hop   Devon

Wednesdays

4:15-5:00 Tap/Ballet combo 2    3-4 yrs  FULL

4:15-5:00 Kidding Around Yoga   9/9 first class 5+

5:00-5:45  ages 5-8  Tap/Ballet 3   JRG

5:00-5:45  9/16  ages 3-5 Combo 3  BC/KH New class

5:45-6:30  HipHop Jazz ages 7-12   New class!!!!

9/23 start date  call 941-451-3356 to hold a spot

6:00 Teen  Int.Ballet and pointe  ages 9-18 Janis FULL

6:45  Teen Int. Tap ages  9-15  Janis   almost full

7:00 Private Lesson Abby C    DC

7:30 Int Contemporary Danielle  almost full

7:30-8:30 Adult Ballet Int.   RC/JRG

8:15-8:45 Private Lesson  Elena/Lily   DC  / JRG

Thursdays

4:15 Kids Hip Hop Jazz ages 6-12 JRG  FULL

4:15-5:00 Kids Musical Theater ages 4-8  BH

5:00 Kids Lyrical ages 6-12 Janis almost full

5:00  Ages 3-5  Tap/Ballet 2 combo BC  FULL

5:45 Tap/Ballet Combo 4  ages 5-9      Janis

5:45  Kids tap ages 7-12 Sandy  almost full

6:30 Int/Adv Teen Ballet Janis ) JRG

6:30 Acro  Int  Sandy  FULL

7:15 -8:00  Musical Theater Dance   Sandy 

7:30 Int/Adv Teen Contemporary  Brandon Chapman

Friday

4:00-4:45  Combo 1 ages 2.5-3.5   JRG  B/T

4:45-5:30  Combo 4  B/T  5-9   JRG

$20 Annual Registration Fee

1- 45 minute class per week = $45 per month

additional 45 minute classes per week charged at $30 more per month 2 per week $75   3 - $105

 4- $135

1 hour class $55  monthly additional hour classes $35 monthly  2 hours $90  3 Hours  $125

Private lesson $52 per hour, $39 for 45 minutes and $26 per half hour.

New students- your first week of classes is Free- so you can find the best classes.  Please call ahead we are social distancing.

First class is FREE!

Your first (trial) class is always Free