Academy at Steps on Broadway
The Steps Academy is a premier dance training program on the Upper West Side. Students ages 2–18 receive a comprehensive dance training experience led by the school’s world-renowned faculty.
Three divisions are housed within The Steps Academy: the Pre-Professional Division, Youth Division, and First Steps. Their diverse curriculum includes ballet, pointe, tap, jazz, hip hop, theater dance, modern, and contemporary classes, with multiple performance opportunities available throughout the year. Notable faculty members have performance credits with prestigious companies and productions such as American Ballet Theater, the Radio City Rockettes, Dance Theater of Harlem, Alvin Ailey, New York City Ballet, Paul Taylor, Broadway, film, and commercial work.
The Pre-Professional Division provides aspiring professional dancers ages 10–18 with rigorous training that promotes artistic excellence and technical strength. The Youth Division serves dancers ages 7–18, offering an enriching and flexible curriculum tailored to each student’s schedule and goals. First Steps introduces students ages 2–6 to the world of dance through interpretive movement and creative games that build poise, coordination, and fundamental movement skills.
New this year, the Academy now offers Adaptive Dance Classes for children, teens, and young adults with physical, cognitive, and emotional disabilities. These classes use ballet and jazz-based movement to help students improve balance, coordination, posture, motor skills, and overall physical fitness.
The 2025–26 dance season begins on September 8th. To learn more about class offerings and registration, please visit stepsnyc.com/academy.
Steps Academy is located at 2121 Broadway in Manhattan. For more information, call 332-334-4177, email academy@stepsnyc.com, or visit stepsnyc.com/academy.
