APAA DANCE
All classes at AXCBT Studios @ Bell Works
101 Crawfords Corner Rd, Holmdel, NJ
Pre-Professional Dance
Ages 12+
Designed to create versatile dancers who seek to continue dancing in college, on Broadway, or in a professional company. Students take weekly classes in ballet, contemporary, modern, jazz, partnering, and pointe. Pre-Professional Dance students also have the opportunity to audition for Axelrod Contemporary Ballet Theater's professional productions, rehearsing with APAA + AXCBT Director, Gabriel Chajnik, and the professional dancers of AXCBT.
APAA's Pre-Professional Dance Faculty (see below)
To learn more about AXCBT and Upcoming Productions, Click Here
2022-23 Schedule:
Pricing
Classes run September 8, 2022 - June 16, 2023. Tuition pricing is based on APAA's 40-week school year and is to be paid in 9 installments charged on the 15th of every month. The first installment will include tuition for the first and last months of training (September and June). All classes are held at AXCBT Studios @ Bell Works (101 Crawfords Corner Road, Holmdel, NJ).
Now offering unlimited classes for Ages 12+ for $330 a month!
This special deal applies to all Pre-Professional Dance & Theater classes.
For 1.5-hour Ballet Technique Classes (Ages 11+)
1 class a week ~ $1440 for year ($36 per class / $144 per month)
2 classes a week ~ $2560 for year ($32 per class / $256 per month)
3 classes a week or more ~ $3300 for year (Monthly Unlimited $330 per month)
For Monday Ballet/Pointe, Thursday Adv. Ballet, and Friday Adv. Ballet
1 class a week ~ $1600 for year ($40 per class / $160 per month)
2 classes a week ~ $2880 for year ($36 per class / $288 per month)
3 classes a week or more ~ $3300 for year (Monthly Unlimited $330 per month)
For Contemporary, Pointe, Jazz and all 1-hour classes
1 class a week ~ $960 for year ($24 per class / $96 per month)
2 classes a week ~ $1760 for year ($22 per class / $176 per month)
3 classes a week ~ $2400 for year ($20 per class / $240 per month)
4 classes a week or more ~ $3300 for year (Monthly Unlimited $300 per month)
Have a question or need help choosing which classes are best for you?
Give us a call (732)378-9948 or visit us at AXCBT Studios @ Bell Works during our Office Hours: Monday-Friday, 12-3pm
Registration for 2022/2023
School Year is Now Open!
Beginner to Intermediate Classes
Ages 11+
Students learn the foundations of techniques including ballet, contemporary, jazz, and hip-hop. Students study with professionals with the goal of gaining confidence, strength, and expand their dance vocabulary. Designed for students seeking to learn a new technique and students seeking to gain a deeper understanding of their anatomy and build strength.
Adult Dance
Ages 18+
It is never too late to learn to dance or to rekindle your love of dancing. Adults ages 18+ will work with APAA's Pre-Professional Dance Faculty, studying ballet, tap, musical theater jazz, and more!
Stay tuned for an announcement about our 4-week Adult Dance Session, beginning on August 8 at Bell Works!
APAA's Faculty
APAA Pre-Professional Dance Faculty
Gabriel Chajnik – APAA Director, AXCBT Artistic Director
Gabriel Chajnik is a passionate educator, choreographer, and dance professional. He was trained under the tutelage of Maestro Hector Zaraspe and is an alumnus of the Juilliard School. Gabriel is a former dancer with American Repertory Ballet. His teaching credits expand from Argentina to Europe and the United States at Brooklyn Music School, Princeton Ballet, the Academy of Dance Arts and Gotta Dance in New Jersey. Gabriel’s work has been featured at Juilliard, the Manhattan School of Music, the Shakespeare Theater in Washington, D.C., Alice Tully Hall, the Clark Theater at Lincoln Center, MMAC, and the Lambs Theater.
APAA's Faculty
APAA Pre-Professional Dance Faculty
Lindsay Jorgensen – APAA Faculty/AXCBT Company Member
Lindsay Jorgensen has danced with Axelrod Contemporary Ballet Theater and Buglisi Dance Theatre since 2019. She graduated summa cum laude with honorable mention in Dance from the Ailey/Fordham B.F.A. Dance Program, double majoring in Dance and English. She has performed at Lincoln Center and Asbury Park Dance Festival, and has performed choreography by Alvin Ailey, Paul Taylor, Robert Battle, Patrick Delcroix, Riccardo de Nigris, and Gabrielle Lamb. Lindsay’s choreography has been shown at Bell Works and Ailey Citigroup Theatre.
APAA's Faculty
APAA Pre-Professional Dance Faculty
Olivia Miranda – APAA Faculty/AXCBT Company Member
A founding member of AXCBT, Olivia graduated from Ailey/Fordham with a B.F.A. in Dance and English (2018). She previously danced with Ballet Hispanico's BHdos and has performed works by Alvin Ailey, Paul Taylor, Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, Colby Damon, Graham Lustig, and Riccardo de Nigris. She has performed at Lincoln Center and the historic Apollo Theater. Olivia has presented and performed choreographic works at Asbury Park Dance Festival, Ailey Citigroup Theatre, Dixon Place, Rider University, The Tank NYC, and Bell Works.