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Oct 2011
Re: Dance for 3-year-old boy
my son loved dance classes at shawl-anderson, on alcatraz near college
avenue. he especially loved a modern dance class with maurice
charriere, who still teaches there. the website is
www.shawl-anderson.org.
Lucy
Sept 2010
Re: Ballet classes for adults?
Shawl Anderson in Rockridge. They are on Alcatraz, just a
few doors east of College Ave. A word of caution: This is a
serious dance school (professional dancers take classes
there), so the class levels are 'real'. I am in the same
boat as you; did ballet for years growing up, and am still
in relatively decent shape... or so I thought. The
Intermediate class absolutely kicked my butt! maia
Shawl-Anderson Dance Center, 2704 Alcatraz @ College in
Oakland (www.shawl-anderson.org) is a wonderful place for
ballet and other types of dance for all ages. In my late
thirties, I took ballet at a school at Church/Market in SF
where the instructors wanted to work with the ballet
*body-type.* It was very discouraging, so I signed up with
Shawl-Anderson and never felt out of place as an older
student with a non-stereotypical ballerina body. Nice dance
studio, school and folks. Marie
Oct 2006
Would like to hear about any recent experiences with the Shawl-
Anderson Dance Center, especially with their children's dance
classes. I am looking for a new ballet class (and possibly
modern dance class) for my 8 year old daughter; she has been
taking and loving dance class since she was 3; we would like to
get away from the yearly Nutcracker selection process. Shawl-
Anderson looks like a good fit, but we do not know anyone who
attends class there. Thanks in advance
Susan
My 10-year-old daughter has taken ballet from Reenie at Shawl-Anderson for
almost a year. She really enjoys it and is progressing quickly. She also takes
the jazz class with Shauna twice a week, which she loves. The classes are
serious, but without lots of frills or strict dress codes. If you are trying
to avoid the pressure of Nutcracker schedules and casting, Shawl-Anderson
might be a good fit. Another positive is that the classes tend to be smaller
than those at some of the other Berkeley schools. Feel free to contact me if
you have questions
Elisa
Re: Dance classes for 7-year-old BOY (Feb 2005)
My daughter takes dance at Shawl Anderson (corner of College and
Alcatraz), and there is a boy in the modern class, which is
4:45-5:30 on Tuesdays, and another boy in ballet, which is from
3:30-4:30 on Thursdays. My son (almost 4) takes modern class
there too.
Re: Ballet lessons for 5-year-old (Feb. 2004)
First, let me start be saying that I am a former professional
balley dancer, who got wildly varying levels of training as a
beginner. Parents come to me all the time for advice, and are
not always happy with what I tell them. First thing before that
is that the program I would most recommend is at Shawl-Anderson,
on Alcatraz at College Ave, with Reeny (sp?) It is the right
balance between too serious and not serious enough. Reeny is
terrific with the kids. They do little shows every once in a
while, but they're very low key, and not the only focus at class.
Re: Dance class for 16-year-old novice (Aug 2002)
Dance for 16 yr old. -- My daughter is 15 and took lessons this
summer at Shawl-Anderson (Alcatraz at College). She took ballet for the
first time and modern dance (after one year of dance at Berkeley High).
She loved it. They are beginning classes in jazz, ballet, and modern,
which are grouped by age, so the older teens are in classes of other
older teens learning dance at their level. We were quite impressed with
the program and hope to continue.
Debra
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