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The DANJ Difference

Before you choose, review the curriculum, meet the faculty, and tour the facilities.

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The DANJ Difference

Your children deserve the best! Before you choose, review the curriculum, meet the faculty, tour the facilities, and learn about the 5 Things!

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Your Children Deserve the Best!

Professional Faculty

DANJ faculty include Broadway performers, members of leading dance companies, and choreographers. They have graduated from, and serve as faculty for prestigious university and conservatory programs including NYU’s Tisch School of Arts, The Juilliard School, Ailey, BDC, and Steps. For more, click => DANJ Faculty.

“What makes DANJ different is that your dancers have the unique opportunity to work in the studio every week with many gifted professionals.” - Randy Skinner, Director and Choreographer, Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics and Astaire award Broadway nominations (42nd Street, White Christmas)

Technique-Focused Curriculum

DANJ's youngest dancers learn the basics of ballet and rhythm in preschool class. As they progress, their classes are style-specific including ballet, tap, jazz, lyrical, hip hop, acro, musical theater, contemporary, and modern. For more, click => School Year Classes and Summer Classes.

“The focus on technique at DANJ is evident to visiting faculty. I taught the same curriculum at DANJ that I teach at The Juilliard School." - Mathew Powell, The Juilliard School Faculty, Complexions Contemporary Ballet, Point Park

Robust Summer Programs

Summer is a great time for students to try new things, push themselves to the next level, or simply maintain their skills so that they can start the next school year ready to progress. DANJ summer programs include classes for all ages and levels. For more, click Summer Classes.

“DANJ's summer programs offer a wide variety of styles taught by leading influential artists that keeps you focused on your dancing.” - Conner Bormann, Principal Dancer Nederlands Dans Theater (NDT); The Juilliard School

Competition Team Options

DANJ's teams have achieved national recognition for exceptional technique, diverse choreography, and unique costuming. The diverse portfolio includes original works by choreographers in all styles of dance. Dancers can choose the Company Team, Mini Team, Just Tappers, or Hip Hop Crew! For more, click => Teams.

“DANJ focuses on teaching students to dance vs. teaching dances. They perform naturally and understand choreography. They are true artists!” - Brandon Cournay, Principal Dancer Keigwin and Company, The Juilliard School

Preparation for University

Many DANJ students go on to dance after high school at universities, conservatories, and dance teams. They have attended Juilliard, Ailey, NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, Boston Conservatory, and USC Glorya Kaufman School of Dance, to name a few. These alumni provide mentorship for many DANJ students. For more, click => Alumni.

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

Professional Dance Space

DANJ features six large, ultra-modern studios in 15,000 square feet of modern space. The dance floors are professional sprung for safety and finished with the highest quality surfaces. Spacious lounges for parents and children provide comfort and large screen TVs for every dance room. For more, click => Virtual Tour.

“DANJ embraces the same quality, safety, and infrastructure standards as the leading universities, conservatories, and theaters.”
- Christopher Grant, Master Installer

… And the 5 Things
Every dance parent needs to know!

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Professional Faculty

DANJ faculty include Broadway performers, members of leading dance companies, and choreographers. They have graduated from, and serve as faculty for prestigious university and conservatory programs including NYU’s Tisch School of Arts, The Juilliard School, Ailey, Broadway Dance Center, and Steps. For more, click => DANJ Faculty.

“What makes DANJ different is that your dancers have the unique opportunity to work every week with gifted professionals.”
— Randy Skinner, Director and Choreographer, Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics and Astaire award nominations for Broadway's White Christmas and 42nd Street

Technique-Focused Curriculum

DANJ's youngest dancers learn the basics of ballet and rhythm in preschool class. As they progress, their classes are style-specific including ballet, tap, jazz, lyrical, hip hop, acro, musical theater, contemporary, and modern. For more, click => School Year Classes and Summer Classes.

“The focus on technique at DANJ is evident to visiting faculty. I taught the same curriculum at DANJ that I teach at The Juilliard School."
— Mathew Powell, Artistic Director Ballet Nova, Complexions Contemporary Ballet, Faculty at: The Juilliard School, Point Park, The Rock School

Robust Summer Programs

Summer is a great time for students to try new things, push themselves to the next level, or simply maintain their skills so that they can start the next school year ready to progress. DANJ summer programs include classes for all ages and levels. For more, click Summer Classes.

“DANJ's wide variety of styles are taught by leading influential artists .. in a comfortable space that offers a safe yet challenging environment to keep you focused.”
— Conner Bormann, Principal Dancer Nederlands Dans Theater (NDT); Principal Dancer Saarländisches Staatstheater;The Juilliard School

Competition Team Options

DANJ's teams have achieved national recognition for exceptional technique, diverse choreography, and unique costuming. The portfolio is diverse - including original works by choreographers in jazz, tap, lyrical, modern, contemporary, musical theater, and hip hop. Dancers can choose the Company Team, Mini Team, Just Tappers, or Hip Hop Crew! For more, click => Teams.

“DANJ focuses on teaching students to dance vs. teaching them specific dances. The result…they perform naturally and understand choreography. They are true artists!”
— Brandon Cournay, Artistic Director of Dance Device Lab, Mark Morris Dance Group, Principal Dancer Keigwin + CO, The Juilliard School

Preparation for University

Many DANJ students go on to dance after high school at universities, conservatories, and dance teams. They have attended Juilliard, Ailey, NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, Boston Conservatory, and USC Glorya Kaufman School of Dance, to name a few. These alumni provide mentorship for many DANJ students. For more alumni information, click => Studio News.

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

Professional Dance Space

DANJ features six large, ultra-modern studios in 15,000 square feet of modern space. The dance floors are professional sprung for safety and finished with the highest quality surfaces. Spacious lounges for parents and children provide comfort. The parent lounge features large screen TVs for every dance room. For more, click => Virtual Tour.

“DANJ embraces the same quality, safety, and infrastructure standards as the leading universities and conservatories including BDC, Steps, Boston Conservatory and SAB.”
— Christopher Grant, Master Installer

Best Value for Your Tuition

The tuition for a typical student taking 10 or more dance classes per week at The Dance Academy of North Jersey is 30-50% less than the average professional dance training program with comparable faculty in NYC.

Best Value for Your Travel Time and Cost

Thinking of commuting to NYC for Dance?…Think again! The time to commute to/from NYC dance facilities exceeds three hours per round trip! The cost to commute to/from these facilities - whether by bus, train, or car, including subways and occasional cabs/Ubers - exceeds the maximum tuition for unlimited classes at DANJ! Why spend more time and money just to get to class than you do for taking class with DANJ's recognized industry-leading faculty?

… And the The 5 Things every dance parent needs to know!

Christine Kelly - 7/22/18

This week officially marked the end of a successful 2018 Dance season competing at OnStage New York Nationals whereby our dancers shared the stage at the advanced level with other talented performers from academies across the nation.

Our studio is special. The Faculty, Choreographers, Artists, and Proprietors (Howard & Elaine Luks) are incredibly talented human beings that inspire & invest their time in our children to be more than technically “perfect” dancers that can (and do) win 1st place and top ten trophies, titles, special awards, dance/modeling opportunities and scholarships.

These kids have ambition, strong work ethic a love for the performing arts, a respect for friendships they cultivate and their honorable Teachers. The Faculty of DANJ practice their craft with humility, kindness and the maturity & development we see in our children each year is astounding. The training & environment at DANJ is unsurpassed. Friendships and professional connections made will last a lifetime.

After the final Gala Awards ceremony, a judge (Rommy Sandhu) circled our studio dancers, and with tears, he spoke with them. I learned later the message he expressed... “You are all honest dancers... I could feel the emotions that you evoked and you MUST continue to grow. THANK YOU for inspiring all of us”.

THANK YOU Dance Academy of North Jersey for inspiring ALL OF US. This years’ performances did more than entertain audiences. They touched our souls, made us chuckle, silenced our voices, made us see beauty, feel pain and even made us tearful. Our children are in great company and we are looking forward to the future beside you💙💛!

Francine Aranoff - 7/20/18

This week flew! And WHAT A WEEK IT WAS! My heart is over come by the friendships that both Sami Coplon and I have made as part of the Dance Danj family!

The kids danced BEAUTIFULLY! They are truly a family and this year's seniors have left an AWESOME foundation of love, friendship and lifting one another up for the younger dancers!

This year was FAR more than our family ever hoped it could be.... Thank you to EVERYONE for being SO MUCH MORE than a studio to us....you are BETTER than family...you are forever!!!! The Coplons will miss next year but cant WAIT to see all your posts! AND CONGRATULATIONS TO Chris Coulter and Elyssia Currasca for winning the titles! You both are AMAZING dancers, supportive and beautiful people, inside and out! I can't think of 2 others who DESERVE those titles more! Love you to the moon and back!

Melissa Sprich - 7/20/18
....and the 2018 @dancedanj dance chapter is over! A fantastic, rewarding, positive season filled with love, laughter, friendship and growth. Thank you @jasonluks @jenleprotto @kristileemaiella @jaclynkwalsh and all the talented faculty & staff for guiding, molding and mentoring my girl. We are so grateful and thrilled to be a part of such an amazing studio! Congrats @dancedanj on a fabulous year💙💛....let’s go 2018-2019!