Nadia's Performing Arts Centre

08/24/2026

Motivation Monday! A team of "all in" competitors with great team chemistry will consistently win over a team more concerned about individual awards and accolades.

08/21/2026

Catch us at Applause Dancewear's Anniversary Celebration from 11:00 am- 12:00 pm tomorrow!

🎉 BIG NEWS! 🎉

For 30 incredible years, Applause Dancewear Inc. has been honored to serve the amazing dance community that has become our family. Now it’s time to celebrate… and YOU’RE INVITED! 💖

Join us on Saturday, August 22 from 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM for our 30th Anniversary Community Celebration!

✨ We’re planning a day filled with:
🎶 Live music all day
📸 Photo area with fun props
🎨 FREE face painting
⭐ Temporary tattoos
🩰 Pointe Shoe Decorating Station
🎁 Hourly giveaways
💖 Local dance school showcases
🎂 Grand Finale Celebration at 5:00 PM

We’re especially honored to begin the day with an official Ribbon Cutting Ceremony alongside our local Town officials as we celebrate this exciting milestone.

A huge heartfelt THANK YOU goes out to DJ Vinnie and DJ Chris Cooney with guidance from his teacher They have generously donated their time and talent to provide music throughout the day. Their kindness and support are helping make this celebration extra special, and we couldn’t be more grateful! ❤️🎧please follow and support their companies!

We’ll also be welcoming several local dance schools as they take the stage throughout the day to showcase the incredible talent that makes our dance community so special.

Whether you’ve been shopping with us since 1996 or you’re visiting for the very first time, we’d love to celebrate this milestone with you. Thank you for allowing us to be part of your dance journey for the past 30 years. Here’s to many more! 🩷

📍 Applause Dancewear Inc.
1602 Hillside Ave.
New Hyde Park, NY 11040
516.488.7404

📅 Saturday, August 22
🕙 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM

💗 Please LIKE, SHARE, and TAG your dance friends! Let’s make this our biggest celebration yet!

08/19/2026

Attention NPAC Students 12 years of age or Older!

We are looking to fill our assistant teaching positions for the 2026/2027 Dance Season!

Assistants should be 12 years of age or older and have been dancing for at least 3 years.

As of now the only classes that we HAVEcoverage for are the following:
Wednesday 4:00 Combo I
Wednesday 6:00 Musical Theatre
Friday 5:00 Ballet 9 - 11 yrs
Friday 6:00 Pre-Ballet

While we understand that assistants try to cover classes that work best in their schedules, always need more help during the 4:00 and 5:00 time slots when our young dancers are at the studio and early Saturday mornings.

Please email Ms. Nadia at [email protected] if you are interested in assisting this year. You may look at the schedule on our website and add your class requests to the email.

We will have a meeting for all class assistants on Tuesday, September 8th at 5:00 p.m.

08/19/2026

Join us for our annual Open House on Tuesday, September 8th from 3:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Please see the list of Free Trial classes offered that day! Raffles, give away and fun! Email us at generalinfo.npac to sign up for a class!

3:00 - 4:00
Creative Movement - 2 1/2 - 4 yrs - with Ms. Nadia
Combo 1- Tap/Ballet 4 - 5 yrs with Miss Gabby
Beginner Jazz - 7 - 9 yrs with Miss Hannah
Pre-Ballet 5 - 6 yrs with Miss Samantha

4:00 - 5:00
Combo II Tap/Jazz 5 - 6 yrs - with Miss Gabby
Beginner Ballet 7 - 9 yrs with Miss Samantha
Beginner Contemporary 9 - 12 yrs with Mr. Brando
Combo 3 Jazz/Hip-Hop 6 - 8 yrs with Miss Hannah

5:00 - 6:00
Beginner Musical Theatre 7-10 yrs with Miss Hannah
Intermediate Contemporary - 11 - 14 yrs with Mr. Brando
Int/Adv Ballet 16 & Over with Miss Samantha
Assistant Teacher Meeting with Ms. Nadia

6:00 7:00
Beginner Tap 7 - 10 yrs with Miss Gabby
Intermediate Ballet 11 -14 yrs with Miss Samantha
Beginner/Intermediate Jazz 8 - 10 yrs - Miss Hannah
Int/Adv Contemporary 15 & over with Mr. Brando

7:00 Company Meeting - Students and Parents

08/17/2026

Dear NPAC Families,

We will be in the studio for Fall Registration today, Monday, August 17th from 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. and tomorrow, Tuesday, August 18th from 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Call, email or feel free to stop by during those hours!

08/17/2026

Why I teach dance.... Not so you can major in it or dance all your life. So you will recognize beauty, So you will have more compassion, more gentleness, more good. In short, more life.

08/14/2026

Hey NPAC! Get back into the swing of things before classes begin! Contact Ms. Danielle directly to register! Non- Company students welcome too! Ages 9 and under follow the mini schedule, 10-12 follow the Petite/Jr schedule 13 and over follow the Je/Teen- Senior schedule!

08/10/2026

Motivation Monday! "Don't worry about fitting in, you were custom made"!

08/06/2026

Last Day of Summer Classes! Thank you for dancing with us this summer! Ms. Val will be in today 12-3 for registration, or you can call, email or stop in during our regular hours today from 4-9!

08/04/2026

Fall Schedule is here! Join us as we head into our 24th Dance Season! Register by email at generalinfo.npac, by phone at (718) 279-3980 or in person! Dates and times on the flyer!