Open studios and classes for adults - Dancing Las Vegas

Dance Magazine, March, 2003 by Daniel Ari

The University of Nevada--Las Vegas is just a few miles from the Las Vegas Strip of hotels and casinos. Each semester, UNLV offers varied dance classes to enrolled students and file Las Vegas community, according to Louis Kavouras, the chair of the dance department. Admitted students get preferential enrollment, and some classes are closed to non-admitted students. Nonresidents pay out-of-state fees. Classes run the gamut from ballet to flamenco, from technique to history.

Backstage Dance Studio and Fern Adair Conservatory of the Arts offer open classes and also rent studio space for rehearsals and auditions. Each is a large facility with good opportunities to network.

Because so many entertainers live in or pass through Las Vegas, it's possible to study with master teachers. Tap legend Henry LeTang, for example, mentored many dancers, including Gregory Hines, and choreographed films and Broadway shows including Tap, The Cotton Club, and Sophisticated Ladies. Now an elder, he lives in Las Vegas and coaches tap dancers out of his home.

ABC DANCE STUDIOS
6700 W. Charleston Blvd., Ste. G, Las Vegas, NV 89146;
702/256-1123

ACADEMY OF BALLET
7235 Bermuda Rd., Las Vegas, NV 89119;
702/897-2728

ACADEMY OF IRISH DANCE
3655 S. Durango. Dr., Ste. 10, Las Vegas, NV 89147;
702/869-8580; www.celticstormdancers.com

ACADEMY OF NEVADA BALLET THEATRE
1651 Inner Circle, Las Vegas, NV 89134; 702/243-2623;
www.nevadaballet.com
Official school of Nevada Ballet Theatre

ALL ABOUT DANCE
1635 W. Warm Springs Rd., Henderson, NV 89014;
702/433-7304; www.all-aboutdance.com

AMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR BALLET
AND FENCING
1400 N. Rampart Blvd., Las Vegas, NV 89128;
702/866-2323. Professional discounts available

A-Z DANCE STUDIO
900 Karen Ave., Ste. A116, Las Vegas, NV 89109;
702/369-2160

BACKSTAGE DANCE STUDIO
2330 San Jose Ave., Las Vegas, NV 89104; 702/457-7310

BACKSTAGE DANCE STUDIO II
3425 Backstage Blvd., Las Vegas, NV 89121; 702/547-1040
Studio rentals available for rehearsals and auditions

BUNKER DANCE CENTER
2400 S. Jones Blvd., Ste. 8, Las Vegas, NV 89146;
702/870-7870

BUNKER DANCE CENTER II
7850 W. Ann Rd., Ste. 130, Las Vegas, NV 89101;
702/878-7870

CENTER STAGE DANCE
6700 W. Charleston Blvd., Ste. G, Las Vegas, NV 89146;
702/338-2285

CHRISTINE HARPER'S DANCE WEST
2081 N. Jones Blvd., Las Vegas, NV 89108; 702/646-8040;
Discounts available

CLASS ACT DANCE AND GYMNASTICS SCHOOL
2900 E. Patrick Ln., Ste. 5B, Las Vegas, NV 89120;
702/451-3939

DANCE CHARISMA
3650 S. Jones Blvd., Ste. 16, Las Vegas, NV 89103;
702/364-8700

DANCE ETC. INC.
525 Hotel Plaza, Boulder City, NV 89005; 702/293-5001

DANCE FITNESS & SPORT
633 N. Decatur Blvd., Ste. I, Las Vegas, NV 89107;
702/258-8745

DANCE STUDIO OF GREEN VALLEY
1000 N. Stephanie Pl., Henderson, NV 89014;
702/433-3434. Discounts available

DESERT SHORES DANCE ACADEMY
2620 Regatta Dr., Ste. 118,
Las Vegas, NV 89128;
702/363-3070

FERN ADAIR CONSERVATORY OF THE ARTS
3265 E Patrick Ln., Las Vegas, NV 89120; 702/458-7575;
www.fernadair.com. Professional discounts available; studio
rentals available for rehearsals and auditions

HENRY LETANG PROFESSIONAL SCHOOL
OF DANCE
2119 Cochran St., Las Vegas, NV 89104; 702/877-6627

JENNIFER SASSO'S DANCE AND GYMNASTICS
1924 Rock Springs Dr., Las Vegas, NV 89128;
702/228-1340

KIDS IN MOTION DANCE STUDIO
4024 N. Tenaya Way, Las Vegas, NV 89129;
702/645-5250

LAS VEGAS DANCESPORT
(FORMERLY FLOOR PLAY)
6000 W. Spring Mountain Rd., Ste. 2, Las Vegas, NV 89146;
702/364-8220

LAS VEGAS DANCE THEATRE STUDIO
3248 Civic Center Dr., North Las Vegas, NV 89030,
702/649-3932

MEXICO VIVO CO.
4592 Little Finch Ln., Las Vegas, NV 89115; 702/388-0948

MIKEL'S PERFORMING ARTS ACADEMY
7024 W. Charleston Blvd., Las Vegas, NV 89117;
702/256-4522

PAHRUMP VALLEY CHEER & DANCE ACADEMY
2280 E. Calvada Blvd., Pahrump, NV 89048; 775/751-9221

STARS DANCE
2521 S. Fort Apache Rd., Las Vegas, NV 89117;
702/243-8833

STUDIO ONE DANCE
7925 W. Sahara Ave., Ste. 101, Las Vegas, NV 89117;
702/878-8804. Professional discounts available

UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA-LAS VEGAS
4505 Maryland Pkwy., Las Vegas, NV 89154;
702/895-3827; kavouras@ccmail.nevada.edu
Louis Kavouras, Chair, Dance Department. Call for a class listing
and enrollment information.

VEGAS CITY ARTZ
3400 S. Jones Blvd., Las Vegas, NV 89146; 702/248-0909

VIVA PASTOR ACADEMY OF DANCE
3380 E. Russell Rd. # 3, Las Vegas, NV 89120;
702/4580440

WEST SIDE ACADEMY OF PERFORMING ARTS
2605 S. Decatur Blvd., Las Vegas, NV 89102; 702/214-2777

Daniel Ari, managing editor of DANCE MAGAZINE, writes about Las Vegas for CheapoVegas.com and BigEmpire.com. Matt Weatherford and Mark Sinclair helped with this article.