My DD and her friends are LOVING their classes at BDC this week and having an absolute blast in NYC! They are among the youngest dancers taking classes, but holding their own quite nicely. We've also covered a lot of real estate this week via our feet and the subway!

Good for you...and the girls! We went to NYC last summer and loved BDC. My 10dd sees the adds in the magazine or Mia Michaels on tv and feels connected now.

Have you checked out Canal St. vending? My mom and I both got some great bags there. We got the inside scoop on "how to do it" from a native that sat next to us on the plane...just don't got after 5PM. At that time the streets cleared and it was a little spooky.

We went to BDC over Memorial Day weekend. My dd wanted to celebrate her "Sweet 16" birthday in NYC by taking more dance classes. We also had a blast. I think my dgt ended up taking 5 classes while we were there. The teachers are all amazing and all so nice and approachable. We saw 3 shows too. We loved walking through Little Italy, I had never been through there before. The weather was perfect and the open air dining was wonderful. There is always so much to do.

I did get the scoop on Canal St from a friend who visited NY a few years ago. She came home with hefty bags full of purses for her friends and family - LOL!

We came home today but had a great week. DD's favorites were in the jazz funk/hip-hop categories. We saw Chicago, went up to the top of Empire State Building, saw Rock Center, Fifth Avenue, Central park, Lincoln Center. We rode the subway to Ground Zero site and yesterday to the Village. Had the best slice of pizza ever on Bleeker St.


It's good to be home, but it's so QUIET!!

Now you know what real pizza is...(No knife and fork)
Glad you liked the Big Apple and am so happy the girls liked BDC

Any recommendations on specific classes/teachers at broadway dance? We are planning a trip this summer and plan on making BDC one of our days. DD probably would most be interested in jazz, lyrical and ballet.

Geez...we still have school until the last Friday in June!!!! That's the problem with the summer intensives and camps in the states...they start waaayyy too early (most of them, anyway)

Dd is dancing in NYC this August. I'm joining her with my other d's at the end of her intensive. I'll have to check out some of the shopping areas you have mentioned - oh, and we'll do some sightseeing too!

DD's favorite teachers were Rhapsody, Jamie, Chio, Slam, and a teacher named Anthony Garza who was subbing and also teaches at the Edge in LA.

I (heart) NY!

Sorry to highjack here, but figured you might have heard this at BDC. Is it true next year BDC is taking young dancers to Italy?

Every time dd goes to NYC she brings us back a pizza. The kid really knows how to get to us!

I think just about all the teachers we have ever had at BDC are wonderful. They all seem so approachable, no egos, and are easy to talk to. They are very encouraging and truly seem to love what they do. We have made several trips to NYC to take classes and always have such a wonderful experience. My DD favorite classes have to be the Theatre ones.

My dd had a great experience with Derek ???. He teaches "street jazz". It is kind of hip-hoppy, but not and very heavy in tech! He was a awsome with the kids! I think he is doing their traveling workshops this summer too.

glad the girls are loving it my daughter wants us to plan a trip like that hopefully next year

Can anyone tell me if you made these arrangements with BDC well in advance of your trip and if it was unusal for them to just have folks come for a week and take a few classes?

We are in NJ, just outide of NYC and i wuold love to get a bunch of her freinds together to take a class or two this coming summer

Lara