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.

Our Holiday show "A Nutcracker Story "  will perform  Sunday January 17th 1:30 and 4:30 at North Port Performing Arts Center!!!!

6400 W. Price Blvd  North Port 34291

Tickets are very limited and once every family has tickets then they will be made available to the public.   All seats are $20.  Ushers will social distance the audience.

Janis Raven-Garvey Artistic Director-A former professional dancer in both Broadway Theater and Ballet Companies, Music Video Choreographer,  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, Competition groups and solos  and Combination classes 

Sandy Grenier joined us in 2016 and teaches Tap, Jazz + Acro.  She teaches older children and adults.  Her results are outstanding! 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 Lyrical  class for older teens and adults Mon 7:45pm.

Devon Saxman​  2020 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  Video Dance . Devon is also choreographing competitive solos.

Rachel Case 2018 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 2020  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

Brandon Chapman 2020  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  2020 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 a few  classes this season.

Angie Arguelles 

 A Lifelong dancer, performer and competitor Ms Angie is now the #1 Assistant to Janis.  She will also begin teaching her own classes in January 2021.  Her Fav is TAP!, Jazz., and preschool classes!  Janis was her first dance teacher!

Mr David and Ms YaYa Diamond  will return to singing once we get the ok that  Florida is  cleared after Covid. (No singing with Covid)  YaYas new song is on our facebook page  Dance with Janis

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.

January 2021 

Mondays

4:00 Kids Lyrical ages 5-9 new class  TBA

4:45 Lyrical/Hip Hop Jazz ages 5-9 JRG   Mini Comp

now auditioning for new competition members 5.5-8 yrs

4:45-5:30  Ages 2-3 with moms. TBA  NEW class !

5:30 Ballet 2/3  ages  7-10   JRG

5:30- Ballet 1  ages 5-8  NEW class  TBA

6:15 Private lesson Competition

6:15  Broadway Dance   ages 8 and up  Danielle  FULL

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

7:00  Tik Tok Hip Hop   Danielle   ages 9- teen 

7:30 Teen Adv  Tap   Sandy/Angie ages 12-18

7:45-8:30  Adult Lyrical  new class   Danielle

Tuesdays

8:30-9:30 am  ZUMBA with Tina  1-586-907-2414

4:00 ages 4-6 Tap/Ballet combo 3 Janis  (limited space) 

4:15-5:00  New class Jan 2021 ages 3-5 combo 2

4:45 Private Lesson Competition

5:00 Intermediate Ballet JRG   FULL

5:00 Musical Theater  Dance ages 5-8  BH  Full

5:45 int Lyrical JRG  ages 9-13   FULL

5:45 Acro 3   ages 7-12 Sandy  FULL

6:30 Adult Tap   Sandy

6:30 Teen Int  Lyrical    Devon

7:15 Adult  Jazz  Sandy

7:15 Teen Int   Jazz   Devon

8:00 Video Dance Teen   Devon

8:00 -8:45  TBA (Tent adult ballet beginner or Ballroom for couples group class)

Wednesdays

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

4:15-5:00  Kids Hip Hop Jazz ages 5-8   

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

5:00-5:45   3-5 Combo 2  BC/KH New class 1 spot available

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

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  Limited space

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

Thursdays

8:30-9:30 am  Zumba with Tina  1-586-907-2414

4:15 Kids Hip Hop Jazz ages 7-12 JRG  FULL

4:15-5:00 Kids Musical Theater ages 4-8  AA or Grace

5:00 Kids Lyrical ages 7-12 Janis almost full

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

5:45 Tap/Ballet Combo 3  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

3:15-3:45 Pvt lesson VBB

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  Mini Comp

5:30-6:15  TBA

$20 Annual Registration Fee  $35 for 2 same family,

$50 for 3 or more same family

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