OPEN HOUSE
FALL ENROLLMENT
MON, AUG 23 -
SAT, AUG 28
See schedule in images below. Open House schedule follows our actual fall schedule with some minor adjustments.

You do not have to enroll in our studio to register for our Open House.

Try our fall classes for the ENTIRE WEEK for only $75.
ONE DAY trial passes available for $25

Open House gives you a nice way of trying our classes without enrolling for the season. If you decide to enroll and use method 2 for registration, you will receive $10 off our $30 registration fee.

PRICES FOR KIDS & TEEN CLASSES


TWO WAYS TO REGISTER FOR OPEN HOUSE


METHOD 1 (easiest method)
CashApp $AnayoMichel@yahoo.com or use our Paypal link below. Include your child's name and age in the notes.

METHOD 2 (Best way for max savings!)

Visit our registration page and take less than a minute to enter your contact information . Select Fall Open House or Pre-school Open House and make your payment by 11:59 pm Saturday, Aug 21. You are only registering for open house and are not obligated to enroll in our school.

When you register for our open house this way you will receive a $10 credit off your fall registration fee if you decide to enroll in our studio by September 7.

  • Fall registration is $30 Aug to September.

  • Late registration in October is $35.

To say it another way: register for open house through our portal and you pay only $20 for fall 2022 registration.


NUTCRACKER
BALLET
DANCE INTENSIVE
Ages 5 -18
Trial class, THURS, AUG 26, 6PM - 8PM

FEATURING FORMER DANCE THEATER OF HARLEM PRINCIPAL DANCER & FOUNDER OF UPTOWN DANCE ACADEMY-- MS ROBIN


DID YOU KNOW? PRINCE DONATED 250K TO MS. ROBIN'S SCHOOL, AT THE RECOMMENDATION OF MISTY COPELAND AFTER SEEING A PRODUCTION OF MS ROBIN'S AMAZING RENDITION OF THE NUTCRACKER.


There are roles in the production for different age groups. Senior roles must also take Pointe, Ballet & Acro. Select students from our Hip-hop and West African dance classes will be able to perform in the production. This is a new take on a classic tale that focuses on Ballet, but also includes other styles of dance.


THURSDAYS 6PM - 8:30PM , SEPT - JANUARY

$500 WHEN YOU ENROLL BY SEPT 7
$600 AFTER SEPT 7



BLACK HISTORY & DANCE HISTORY FACT: THE NUTCRACKER BALLET IS BASED ON THE VERSION OF THE TALE WRITTEN BY FRENCH AUTHOR OF AFRICAN & HATIAN DESCENT-- ALEXANDER DUMAS. HE IS ALSO THE AUTHOR OF THE THREE MUSKETEERS.

DESPITE DISCRIMINATION AGAINST BLACK PEOPLE, DUMAS WAS ABLE TO RISE ABOVE RACISM & ACHIEVE GREAT SUCCESS. DUMAS REVISED THE ORIGINAL NUTCRACKER, WRITTEN BY RUSSIAN AUTHOR ET HOFFMAN, AND MADE IT MORE APPROPRIATE FOR CHILDREN.

DUE TO INADEQUATE TEACHING OF BLACK HISTORY & ANEMIC DIVERSITY IN CURRICULUMS IN SCHOOLS-- MOST PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE THE BELOVED CLASSICAL BALLET IS BASED ON A BOOK BY A BLACK MAN WHOSE GRANDMOTHER WAS AN ENSLAVED AFRICAN IN HAITI.

WHAT AN AMAZING ACCOMPLISHMENT. EVERYONE SHOULD KNOW ALEXANDER DUMAS. HIS SON WAS ALSO A FAMOUS BLACK, FRENCH AUTHOR.




Masks are required at our studio. Many thanks for helping to keep our community safe.

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PRESCHOOL
OPEN HOUSE
SAT, AUG 28


11AM -Noon: Hip Hop & Double Dutch

Noon to 1pm: Djembe Drum, Soca & African Dance

1pm to to 2pm: Ballet & Tap

Try all three SATURDAY open house classes for $20. or $50 FOR THE ENTIRE WEEK OF TODDLER CLASSES.

Cash App $AnayoMichel with payment and your child's name to reserve your spot!
No phone calls or advanced registration required.Ask us in-person about enrollment after your trial classes!

FALL PRICES FOR PRE-SCHOOLERS


$150/Mo. to take all three Saturday Pre-schooler classes each week

$60/mo for one weekly Saturday Pre-school classes

$120/mo for two weekly Saturday Pre-school classes
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2021-2022 SEASON BEGINS
TUES,
SEPT 7


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ASK ABOUT OUR DANCE STUDIO TRIP TO ACCRA,
GHANA 2022 TO VISIT DWP ACADEMY WITH MR SHAWTYME

ASK ABOUT OUR DANCE PASSPORT PROGRAM. ENROLL IN OUR STUDIO & EARN FULL OR PARTIAL SCHOLARSHIPS TO DISNEY, ITALY, GHANA & HIP-HOP INT'L

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DANCERS AT MR SHAWTYME'S DWP ACADEMY
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FALL 2021
HIP-HOP UNLIMITED PACKAGE
$250/mo.
for 30+ hours per month of hip-hop & street style classes


FALL 2021 - SPRING 2022
SATURDAY UNLIMITED PACKAGE
$250/mo.
for
Ballet, Tap, Hip-hop, Acro & African Dance on Saturdays

Upgrade and pay $325 to include Afrobeats & Contemporary or Breakdance & Dancehall

or

pay $350 and take ALL of our Saturday classes

$600 tuition cap. Once you reach $600 in tuition you can take EVERY age appropriate dance and music class at our studio Mon - Saturday and receive discounts on special workshops.

WOW!!!



FALL PRICES FOR ADULTS KIDS & TEENS

$60/mo. for most one hour weekly classes

$75/mo for most 90 min weekly classes

$100/mo for most two hr weekly classes

$250 for Saturday Unlimited

$250 for Hip-hop Unlimited

$350 for After School Performing Arts with free pick-up
Dance has become very expensive. We are doing our best to control prices. Our costumes are typically $70 or less which is very close to the wholesale price. Most of our classes are $60/mo.

We appreciate clients who understand and value our mission to make the arts affordable while providing exceptional instruction and classes with elite teachers.

Thank you for recognizing the difference.

COMPLETE YOUR ONLINE REGISTRATION FORM TO RESERVE YOUR SPOT FOR OUR
OPEN HOUSE WEEK
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SELECT TEACHERS & THEIR PARTIAL CREDITS

This is only a half of our team. All of our teachers have similar credentials.


Angel Kaba:
Rihanna, MTV awards, Eddy Kenzo, Kanye West, Alvin Ailey Ext, Steps on Broadway, Broadway Dance Center

Cece
Barcelona Skate Fest, Swizz Beats, Founder of Missiles International Roller Skate Crew, Zendaya, Cynthia Rowley, Tommy Hilfiger


Dr Ew
JLo, Janet Jackson, Jason Derulo, J Balvin, Fifty Cent Travis Scott, Nike, Coachella, Summer Jam, Broadway Dance Center, Joffrey Ballet

Josh
Beyonce, JLo, Jennifer Hudson, Neyo, Travis Scott, Saturday Night Live, Coachella, Lin Manuel Miranda

Marquis:
Bad Boys of Ballet, Dance Theater of Harlem, Boston Ballet Conservatory, The Weekend Superbowl performance

Nado
Wiz Kid, Chief Obi, Romeo Mputu, Eddy Kenzo

Robin Founder of Uptown Dance Academy of Harlem, Misty Copeland, Dance Theater of Harlem



Shawtyme
Wiz Kid, Shatta Wale, Founder of DWP Academy of Ghana, Beyonce selected several of his students to appear in her Already Video & Black is King movie


Sincere
Lil Mama's lead choreographer, Wyclef, Jazzy Amra, Wayne Brady, Keyshia Cole, MTV
Please click the see images button if the posters of our fall schedules (After School, Weeknights, Saturdays and Toddlers) and videos don't automatically appear below



A NEARBY STUDIO HAS MISLED PEOPLE & FALSELY CLAIMED THEY WERE LAYLA'S DANCE & DRUM



Please note we are on the 2nd fl. Our entrance is on Merrick, not Rockaway. Imitation is definitely a type of flattery. Over the years many have imitated, none have duplicated the love, sacrifice, commitment and passion for culture that created the magic we call Layla's Dance & Drum.

Our studio is staffed with a full team of professional Broadway-level dancers, certified acrobatics coaches, signed artists and people who respect the decades of training required to prevent injury, develop and nurture talent. We are constantly innovating and we take pride in being creative and constantly developing innovative programs and NEVER copying and trying to be like others. We love being unique and pioneers in our craft. We honor and support other dance studios that are ethical and don't try to copy our every move. We love other innovative studios with creative owners who respect boundaries and often support their events too!

Our professional dancers work here Monday to Sunday and not just at workshop events. We invest in our students and only hire the best so that our students can become the best and always set high standards.

Our director is a publicist with more than two decades of experience helping A-list celebrities, aspiring artists, CEOs, entrepreneurs and her students reach their goals.

Celebrities like Missy Elliot, Janet Jackson, Fatman Scoop, Lil Mama, Nigerian superstar Yemi Alade, D-nice, Neyo and Romeo Mputu, Mr Shawtyme, DJ Flex and Dance God Lloyd of Ghana have featured our content featuring our students on their social media pages.

Our students have appeared on TV, in magazines, on the cover of newspapers, worked professionally with the NBA, traveled on scholarship to Europe and now Africa, performed at Radio City Music Hall, appear frequently on the news and even appeared in movies and in Janet Jackson's Made for Now video and we are just getting warmed up. Wait until you see what we have in store for 2021 to 2022!!




WE ARE LOCATED AT 2 E MERRICK RD, VALLEY STREAM, NY
2ND FL

Directly Across from CVS, Above the AT&T Store, Entrance in Front of the N4 Bus Stop. We are NOT located on Rockaway. We are located on Merrick. There is an image of a Drum on our door.
We are on the 2nd floor of the old call center.


LAYLA'S DANCE & DRUM
2 E MERRICK RD, VALLEY STREAM, NY 11580
516-295-1867