Katya’s School of Dance
At To The Pointe! – Katya’s School of Dance, we provide a nurturing environment for your dance education. We believe that learning to dance should be fun, but also impart a sense of discipline. We provide individualized attention to the recreational, as well as the serious student.
Our students range from 2.7 to 70+ years of age. We offer children’s classes in ballet, musical theatre and tap, with creative movement/primary ballet for our youngest dancers. We have adult and teen classes is ballet, musical theatre, ballroom and pilates.
We emphasis a holistic approach to dance, working within the student’s physical limits to expand their abilities, while learning to express themselves through movement. We believe that dancing is not only for the naturally gifted student, but that anyone with the love, and drive, can learn to dance.
Our talented, eclectic staff always include humor and a sense of adventure in their classes using each student’s unique qualities to create a complete dancer.
Katya Surrence began teaching at 16 and since hanging up her dancing shoes, she has been teaching in NYC, Long Island and NJ. She recently choreographed a national commercial for DisneyWorld with four of her students youngest students.
We are located at:
40 Middleneck Rd, 2nd floor
Great Neck, NY 11021
We are open 7 days a week.
Please visit our website www.katyasdance.com
What Mama’s are saying about Katya:
Kalene M.
Kat- Thank you for changing our lives. Your presence and guidance eternally holds a place in our hearts. The skills and lessons you have taught us will be amplified over our lifetime!
Bridget M.
Ms Katya is a ballet teacher unlike any other I’ve ever had. Somehow, between schooling us in petit allegro and showing us how to acquire the perfect turn out, she taught us something about life. Because of her, I have grown not only into an accomplished dancer, but also into a well-rounded person.
Whitney D.T.
My dance company is consistently praised for our technique which Ms Katya is definitely responsible for. She makes an effort to get to know all of her students personally, understand their strengths and weaknesses, and assist them in developing into stronger dancers. Not only is Ms Katya an impeccable ballet teacher, but she is truly a great friend and person to talk to.
Nancy N-F
Katya is a super-energetic and dedicated dance teacher. She works very hard to create a non-threatening atmosphere in a studio where kids love to learn to dance and enjoy the experience of dancing. She teaches Classical Ballet with the proper technique and the correct terminology of each dance step. All in all, Katya is a wonderful dance teacher who will encourage your child to work hard, practice and, ultimately dance with joy.
Jill and Ron S.
My husband and I have taken ballroom dance lessons with Katya for approximately four years to date. Taking ballroom dance lessons initially was, to us, something to act as a bonding experience and something new and exciting to explore. Never in our wildest dreams did we expect to continue this long and never did we expect the experience to be this gratifying and successful. Because of Katya’s extreme love of dance and her unwavering patience we look forward to demonstrating our dancing prowess every opportunity we get!
Katya also runs a two week summer dance camp in Hawaii where we combine intensive dance training with adventures such as visits to a live lava flow, star gazing on Mauna Kea and a Polynesian luau for ages 13 and up. www.hawaiianparadisedancecamp.com
