Alvin Ailey once said, "Dance is for everybody. I believe that the dance came from the people and that it should always be delivered back to the people". To hold fast to Ailey's quote, we at Meyer Levin Performing Arts School believe that any child can dance, and that through dance children can learn a great deal about themselves and the world they live in. It is our belief and practice that discipline and professionalism are the driving forces to student success in the real world, holding to the ideology that "life imitates arts". This reciprocal ideology is evident in this arts' discipline as dance is used as the medium to imitate life, preparing students for future endeavors. This is evident in the way students dress for class in leotard and tights, girls, and sweats and white T-shirts for boys. The partnerships that have been developed over the years have allowed for visiting artists to work with our students, and build relationships in the life experiences that we provide for our dance students as they are exposed to "live" performing arts throughout the city. These programs as well as artists have exposed our students to a series of dance genres which include Ballet, Modern, Jazz, African and Afro-Caribbean. Our Meyer Levin Dancers have an extensive history with City Center' Young People Dance Series (YPDS), and in the past have attended Juillards' spring recite, have hosted an in-house performance by Juillards' students, and have attended Tonea Stewart Performing Arts Camp 3T held at Alabama State University in 2015. We have also participated in the District 18 Arts Showcase, and in the Brooklyn Borough Arts Festival. It is opportunities as well as continuous exposure like these provided by this dance program that make our students successful in life. There is no doubt. This is the school and the program for you.

Dance Teacher: Mr. Brathwaite

Email: ebrathw3@schools.nyc.gov