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The Right Dance Studio for Your Children!

The Right Dance Studio!

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Dance Programs

The professionalism and personal care in nurturing and training its students sets DANJ among the best university dance preparation programs in the nation.
Myra Daleng, Director of Dance Emerita, The University of Richmond

Artistic Director - Jason Luks

Jason Luks

"Falsettos", Irving Berlin's "White Christmas"

James Lapine's "Mrs. Miller Does Her Thing"

"On The Town", “My One and Only", "Tap Stars"

Faculty: Joffrey Ballet School - Musical Theater

Company Member: The JaM Project

Faculty: NYCDA, Syncopate

IDO World Tap Dance Championship Solo Winner

NYU’s Tisch School of Arts BFA

Jason Luks and Jenny LeProtto, our Artistic Directors, lead an incredible team of dance educators including on and off-Broadway performers, members of leading dance companies, university and conservatory faculty, and professional choreographers. Our faculty have graduated from, and currently serve as faculty members and guest choreographers for, the most prestigious university-based and conservatory dance programs including NYU’s Tisch School of Arts, Juilliard, Ailey, Marymount, and UNC's School of the Arts; as well as teaching at Broadway Dance Center and Steps on Broadway. Many of them are also members of highly esteemed dance companies such as Keigwin + Co and Complexions Contemporary Ballet. Three of the last four annual Capezio A.C.E. Awards winners are members of our choreography staff. DANJ dancers have the unique benefit of working in-studio, taking technique classes every week with these gifted professionals.

Jason Luks and Jenny LeProtto, our Artistic Directors, lead an incredible team of dance educators including on and off-Broadway performers, members of leading dance companies, university and conservatory faculty, and professional choreographers. Our instructors and choreographers have graduated from, and currently serve as faculty members and guest choreographers for, many of the most prestigious university-based and conservatory dance programs including NYU’s Tisch School of Arts, Juilliard, Ailey, Marymount, and University of North Carolina School of the Arts; as well as teaching at Broadway Dance Center and Steps on Broadway. Many of them are also members of highly esteemed dance companies such as Keigwin + Co and Complexions Contemporary Ballet. Three of the last four annual Capezio A.C.E. Awards winners are members of our choreography staff. DANJ dancers have the unique benefit of working in-studio, taking technique classes every week with these gifted professionals.

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School Year Class Schedule

For class descriptions, click => Young Dancers Ages 2-7, or click => Dancers Ages 8&up or, for each style, click => ballet/pointe, tap, jazz, contemporary, modern, lyrical, hip hop, acro, and musical theater.

The focus on technique at DANJ is evident. I taught the same curriculum at DANJ's Summer Academy that I teach at The Juilliard School, and look forward to seeing many DANJ dancers on the big stage!
Mathew Powell, Faculty: Point Park University, The Juilliard School, The Rock School

Summer Academy 2024

Petite Feet 
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Mondays & Wednesdays
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July 8 - August 28
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Preschool (Age 2-3)
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Ballet/Tap (Age 4-5)
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Jazz & Flip Hop (Age 7-10)
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Flip Hop (Age 6-10)
Tumbling (Age 4-7)
4&8 Week Enrollment Options
Summer Tech 
  • July 9 - August 22
  • Tuesday & Thursday Evenings
  • 2 Classes per Day, 4 per Week
  • 5 Skill Levels
  • Contemporary, Modern, Jazz
  • Musical Theater, Lyrical, Tap
  • Body Alignment, Conditioning
  • Full Program, Ten-Class Cards
  • Walk-Ins welcome
  • Click => Info & Registration
Bootcamps 
  • June 22-25 (Saturday-Tuesday)
  • August TBA
  • Four-Day Programs, 11am-3:30pm
  • Classical & Contemporary Ballet
  • Contemporary, Improvisation
  • Jazz, Musical Theater & Lyrical
  • Stretch, Strength & Conditioning
  • Adv. Beginner thru Pre-Professional
  • Full Program Enrollment & Walk-Ins
  • Click => Info & Registration

  • 2024 Dates TBA
  • Four-Day Program, 11am-3pm
  • (Extended from original 3 days)
  • Shim Sham, Tap Turns, Improv Jam
  • Theater Tap, Heels, Tricks
  • Rhythm, BS Chorus, Street
  • Content varies by level & faculty
  • Adv. Beginner thru Pre-Professional
  • Guest Tap-Master Faculty
  • Full Program Enrollment & Walk-Ins
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Acro 
  • Tuesdays, 7 Weeks
  • July 16-August 27
  • 1 class per week
  • Levels based on enrollment
  • Private Lessons Available
  • Click => Info & Registration
Musical Theater 
  • Age 8-13
  • 3-Days, Dates TBA
  • 9:30am-12:30pm each day
  • Voice, Acting, and Theatre Jazz Dance
  • The Craft of Acting
  • Character Development
  • Music & Lyric Interpretation
  • Featuring Jess LeProtto & Brianna Ascione!
  • Click => Info & Registration

Faculty

Faculty

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Jason Luks and Jenny LeProtto, our Artistic Directors, lead an incredible team of dance educators including on and off-Broadway performers, members of leading dance companies, university and conservatory faculty, and professional choreographers. Our faculty have graduated from, and currently serve as faculty members and guest choreographers for, the most prestigious university-based and conservatory dance programs including NYU’s Tisch School of Arts, Juilliard, Ailey, Marymount, and UNC's School of the Arts; as well as teaching at Broadway Dance Center and Steps on Broadway. Many of them are also members of highly esteemed dance companies such as Keigwin + Co and Complexions Contemporary Ballet. Three of the last four annual Capezio A.C.E. Awards winners are members of our choreography staff. DANJ dancers have the unique benefit of working in-studio, taking technique classes every week with these gifted professionals.

The Dance Academy of North Jersey provides its students the unique opportunity to train with gifted professionals in a safe, respectful, and inspiring environment.
Randy Skinner, Director and Choreographer, Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics and Astaire award nominations
The Dance Academy of North Jersey provides its students the unique opportunity to train on a weekly basis with these gifted professionals in a safe, respectful, and inspiring environment.
Your children deserve the best … to learn from these gifted professionals in a respectful and inspiring environment!

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Artistic Director - Jason Luks

Jason Luks

"Falsettos", Irving Berlin's "White Christmas"

James Lapine's "Mrs. Miller Does Her Thing"

"On The Town", “My One and Only", "Tap Stars"

Faculty: Joffrey Ballet School - Musical Theater

Company Member: The JaM Project

Faculty: NYCDA, Syncopate

IDO World Tap Dance Championship Solo Winner

NYU’s Tisch School of Arts BFA

Jason Luks, our Artistic Director, leads an incredible team of dance educators including on and off-Broadway performers, members of leading dance companies, university and conservatory faculty, and professional choreographers. Our faculty have graduated from, and currently serve as faculty members and guest choreographers for, many of the most prestigious university-based and conservatory dance programs including NYU’s Tisch School of Arts, Juilliard, Ailey, Marymount, University of North Carolina School of the Arts, and others. Many of them are also members of highly esteemed dance companies such as Keigwin + Co, Complexions Contemporary Ballet, The Phoenix Project Dance, Pilobolus, The Difference Between, Mark Morris, and others. Three of the last four annual Capezio A.C.E. Awards winners are members of our choreography staff. In addition to guest teaching at Broadway Dance Center and Steps on Broadway, our faculty are frequently called on to teach for convention workshops including JUMP, NYCDA, The Pulse, Adrenaline, ADA, Legacy, VIP, SHOCK and more. Our dancers have the unique benefit of working in-studio, taking technique classes every week with these gifted professionals.

Jason Luks, our Artistic Director, leads an incredible team of dance educators including on and off-Broadway performers, members of leading dance companies, university and conservatory faculty, and professional choreographers. Our instructors and choreographers have graduated from, and currently serve as faculty members and guest choreographers for, many of the most prestigious university-based and conservatory dance programs including NYU’s Tisch School of Arts, Juilliard, Ailey, Marymount, University of North Carolina School of the Arts, and others. Many of them are also members of highly esteemed dance companies such as Keigwin + Co, Complexions Contemporary Ballet, The Phoenix Project Dance, Pilobolus, The Difference Between, Mark Morris, and others. Three of the last four annual Capezio A.C.E. Awards winners are members of our choreography staff. In addition to guest teaching at Broadway Dance Center and Steps on Broadway, our faculty are frequently called on to teach for convention workshops including JUMP, NYCDA, The Pulse, Adrenaline, ADA, Legacy, VIP, SHOCK and more. Our dancers have the unique benefit of working in-studio, taking technique classes every week with these gifted professionals.

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Studio Tour

Studio Tour

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  • Green Room with Terk
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Eleven, large, ultra-modern studios, all dance floors sprung for safety and finished with the highest quality surfaces. Spacious lounges for parents and dancers. All rooms heated and air-conditioned with home/office quality systems.

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11 large, modern studios
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Sprung dance floors
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Spacious lounges
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Central heating & AC
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CCTV for dance rooms
DANJ embraces the standards, and utilizes the same infrastructure professionals, as the leading universities and training centers including BDC, Steps, Boston Conservatory and SAB.
Christopher Grant, Master Installer

Competition Team

DANJ's competition team is a group of young women and men with similar interests who come together to learn, rehearse and perform -- in a supportive, fun environment. The team has achieved national recognition for their exceptional technique, diverse, professional choreography, performance qualities, and unique costuming. DANJ dancers understand that dance is an art form and that dance competitions are a place for them to gain exposure to, and develop friendly relationships with, dancers and choreographers from other studios and dance organizations.

Performing Hearts

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DANJ is the proud sponsor of Performing Hearts, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to providing special needs children the opportunity to experience dance at no cost to their families. DANJ hosts, and provides faculty for, weekly Creative Movement, Ballet and Tap classes for these children. DANJ dancers volunteer as mentors for each child in the program. Every year, the children learn new, fun movements and perform in DANJ’s annual recital. The State of New Jersey, in a Joint Legislative Resolution of the Senate and General Assembly, formally recognized the contributions that Performing Hearts and its founders have made to the State and its people. The resolution was adopted in connection with Performing Hearts receiving the coveted Spirit of Community Award sponsored by The Prudential Insurance Company of America. Visit the Performing Hearts website to learn more about the program, enrolling, volunteer opportunities, and to watch the annual recital videos of Performing Hearts dancers.

Location

Location

Only Minutes from the Rockaway Mall & Sparta
768 Route 15 S, Lake Hopatcong, NJ 07849
(behind Dunkin Donuts)
973-663-2009 dance.danj@gmail.com

Dancers from Morris (Jefferson, Oak Ridge, Rockaway, Randolph, Roxbury, Chester, Mendham, Denville, Mountain Lakes, Montville, Wharton, Morris Plains, Boonton, Parsippany, Pequannock), Sussex (Sparta, Newton, Andover, Hopatcong, Branchville, Byram, Franklin, Fredon, Green, Lafayette, Stanhope, Vernon), and Passaic (Wayne, Pompton Lakes, West Milford) counties.

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Jason Luks is a performer, choreographer and teacher. He is currently on faculty at Steps on Broadway, NYCDA, and Joffrey Ballet School teaching Musical Theater. He was a member of the Tony Award nominated Falsettos choreography team with Director and Pulitzer Prize winner, James Lapine. He worked with Josh Prince and James Lapine on the choreography for "Mrs. Miller Does Her Thing." Most recently, Jason served as Ryan Reynold's dance instructor for "Spirited" while dancing as a member of the Spirited Dance Company. Jason's performance credits include “White Christmas” (Broadway), “On The Town" (Barrington Stage), “My One And Only” (Stages St. Louis), Rasta Thomas' Tap Stars, Saturday Night Live, The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, the Late Late Show with James Corden, MTV’s Video Music Awards, and Good Morning America. He has performed at the Kennedy Center for Presidents Obama and Bush. Jason is a member of the award winning The JaM Project. He won the Adult World Tap Dance Solo Championship at International Dance Organization’s World Tap Dance Competition, and ADA’s National Choreographer of the Year. Jason’s choreography has been presented on Broadway's Walter Kerr Theater (Falsettos), the Kennedy Center, and Symphony Space NYC. Jason graduated from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts with a BFA in Dance.

Jason Luks

Jason Luks

  • DANJ Artistic Director
  • Joffrey Ballet School Faculty
  • Broadway: White Christmas
  • Regional: On The Town, My One And Only
  • International: Tap Stars
  • Choreography: Falsettos (Broadway),
  • Mrs. Miller Does Her Thing (James Lapine)
  • Company Member: The JaM Project
  • Performer: Saturday Night Live
  • The Tonight Show, MTV Music Awards
  • The Kennedy Center Honors
  • Commercial: Walmart, Estee Lauder
  • Faculty: NYCDA, DanceLife Teacher Conf.
  • IDO World Tap Solo Champion
  • Performing Hearts Corp Founder
  • National Spirit of Community Award
  • NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts