Wissahickon Dance Academy (WDA) was established 25 years ago as a ballet school by Nancy Malmed, a professionally trained ballet dancer with an MA in Dance from Temple University.

Ballet classes range from pre-ballet through pre-professional and adult; in addition, classes are offered in jazz, tap, hip hop, modern and yoga.

The school’s curriculum meets the needs of the casual dancer as well as the dancer on track for a professional career.

WDA’s professional ballet faculty teach the Vaganova method of classical ballet - the method used in the former Soviet Union that produced ballet greats including Nureyev, Makarova, and Baryshnikov. The Vaganova method emphasizes physical strength, flexibility, body placement, and artistic expression.

   

WDA students are invited to audition for The Nutcracker with the DONETSK BALLET OF UKRAINE on Sunday, September 19, 2010.

WDA graduates have danced with professional dance companies:

Joffrey Ballet, Carolina Ballet, Alvin Ailey II, Suzanne Farrell Ballet, Ballet Hispanico, Leja Dance Theater, Ballet Met, Boston Ballet II, Martha Graham and on Broadway

WDA graduates have received college scholarships in dance:

New York University, Indiana University, Northwestern University, Fordham University, Oklahoma State University, Temple University, University of Hartford, Mercyhurst College, Marymount College

WDA students have been accepted to prestigious summer programs:

American Ballet Theater, School of American Ballet, Joffrey Ballet, Bolshoi Ballet, Boston Ballet, Alvin Ailey, Kirov Academy of Ballet, Chatauqua, Juilliard

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Open Classes for Adults & Teens

Wissahickon Dance Academy offers high-quality dance and movement instruction for adults and teens. Some of our students are long-time “regulars,” others attend as their schedules permit. If you’re a dancer or student of dance visiting from out of town, we welcome you to drop in on these classes.

Ballet
Summer and Fall
Open Ballet Class (intermediate)
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, 9:30 to 11am

Through August 11;
classes resume September 12
Teachers: Elena Tiuriakulova, Nancy Malmed
$15 per class;
10-class card for $140

More Classes
Starting the week of Sept. 12:

Ballet
Open ballet class (beginner)
Tuesday 6:30 to 8pm
Teacher:  Cara King

Open Ballet Class (intermediate)
Thursday 7:30 to 9pm
Teacher: Sigrid DaVeiga

Yoga
Monday and Thursday,
8:30 to 9:30am
Instructor: Elena Tiuriakulova


38 East School House Lane, Philadelphia, PA 19144

telephone: (215)-849-7950    fax: (215)-849-3117
toll free: 1-800-849-4919
email: wissahickondance@verizon.net