Mary Ann Fortune's Dance Studio provides the atmosphere for the student to progress and to also feel a sense of pride and accomplishment. As instructors, we are given the opportunity to nurture the student and then watch them develop the artistry and skill to become that DANCER. Whether it be for the pure enjoyment of dance as recreational or possibly professional Mary Ann Fortune's Dance would be honored to have that opportunity to instruct your child.
If you have any questions or you are interested in touring the studio, please feel free to call (518)664-7082 or (518)664-9978.
Classes are offered Monday through Friday with mid-morning, after school, and evening classes. Saturday classes are also available.
An art form that can be heard. Your feet are the musical instruments and through shading, the dancer can create the dynamics of sound and through syncopation various rhythms.
Elegant, beautiful, and seemingly effortless, ballet is a very traditional Western dance form that requires strength, precision, and dedication from its students.
HIP Hop is a style of dance that originated from street dancers and break dancing. Since then it has evolved into an art form seen in many music videos, stage and screen.
Jazz dance is an umbrella term encompassing several different styles of dance that became popular in the early 20th-century with mixed roots of both African and European traditions.
This style of dance is a fusion of ballet, jazz, and contemporary. The lyrical dancer will become emotionally connected to the music and will use movement to convey the emotional content.
This style of dance is very expressive and combines the elements of modern, jazz, lyrical and classical ballet connecting the mind and body through fluid dance movements.
Focus of class is to build agility and strength through basic to advanced tumbling skills. Class begins with center floor warm up, then tumbling and apparatus work.
