Class Descriptions

Rockette Tap/Ballet
This incredible class is taught by Karen Mitchell, a former Rockette dance captain, choreographer and Creative Director with the Radio City Rockettes. Karen wanted to teach a beginning combination class of Tap and Ballet to instill these most important foundations of the Rockette tap style. As a mother of 2 elementary school age children, she brings an awareness to the love, nurturing and discipline it takes to discover & develop a true passion and talent for dance.

Mom/Dad/Caregiver & Me Class!
A lively, engaging class full of Singing, Dancing and Social Interaction. Each session begins with a delightful Circle Time and then transitions into different segments utilizing such props as tambourines, maracas, twirling ribbons, silk scarves, beach balls, hula hoops, parachutes, bubbles, glow wands, disco lights, story time, Tickle Wand and little surprises in each class. Ideally for Walkers-2.5 yrs, though lap babies join us as well and love the class!

Pre-PureJoy! Dance
A very special class specifically designed for our tiniest dancers, ages 2-3 yrs. Endless dance props are used to keep children engaged and delighted. Music styles and dance styles vary all throughout the 45 min class to keep up with the rapidly shifting attention span of these precious little ballerinas. This is a Drop-off class where you children are treasured, nurtured and given a wonderful intro into the magical world of dance.

PureJoy! Dance I
The signature dance curriculum of PureJoy! Performing Arts classes for 3 yr olds. The basics of Ballet are taught through a variety of music and dance styles. Classes draw heavily on founder Miss Marsha’s background in Musical Theatre. Lots of music from Disney, popular children’s TV shows & movies are used as well fun dance props to add endless delight to this lively and innovative way of bringing preschoolers into the wonderful world of dance.

PureJoy! Dance II
Please read the above course description for PureJoy! Dance I. We don’t wish to be repetitive, but if “it’s not broke, don’t fix it!” Most of our 4- year olds return to us for their 2nd dance class because they so loved what they experienced in PJ Dance I. So we continue in that same spirit, with Miss Marsha creating a slightly different, more advanced spin where the little girls grow into their big girl dance class!

Disney Jazz/Ballet
All the music from the great Disney songbook that children love~from the ballads to the funky beats! Students will sing, dance and act through some of Disney’s most loved songs and then bring them to life onstage come Recital time!

PureJoy Pop & Pizazz!
A class for dancers that like to move it to funky beats with lots of performance pizazz! This class dances in our Holiday and Spring Recitals and will showcase upbeat tunes with lively staging- lots of jazz & musical theatre, a bit of hip hop too and, as with all of Miss Marsha’s classes, Ballet! Picture colorful, show stopping costumes, fun props and Popping Pizazz!

Boys/Girls Hip Hop/Breaking
Alan returns to our Studio with his signature teaching style where technical skills, discipline and musicality are the focus. He is a sought-after teacher instructing competitive teams in the Tri-State area as well as at the prestigious Broadway Dance Center in Manhattan. Alan commands a natural respect on the dance floor and a studious level of focused learning while balancing it all with our PureJoy! Spirit.

Musical Theatre Revue Class~

Over the last 10 years, PureJoy! Performing Arts has been staging full length plays for children including Annie, Little Mermaid, Lion King, Beauty and the Beast, Elf~The Musical and Madagascar~A Musical Adventure. We have built quite a repertoire of productions and are now so excited to combine the best numbers from all of these shows into one glorious Musical Theatre Revue class! The resulting Performance presentation will have all of the same elements as our full scale productions including costumes, lights, sets, sound and most importantly~ laughter, joy & all the warm fuzzies our studio is known for! You will not only see your child sing and dance through the musical numbers, but deliver lines interspersed throughout where their acting talents can pop forth as well!

Musical Theatre Productions~

Annie Jr~The Musical, Fall 2025

A weekly excursion into the wonderful world of singing, dancing and acting with the culmination of a one-hour performance of the fully licensed version of “Annie Jr.” complete with costumes, scenery, props, lighting and sound. We are excited to stage this Show again! Auditions Sept 6th-all children receive multiple parts!

To receive prep material for the audition, simply register and you will be emailed the info! Performances in mid January 2026 at Whippoorwill Hall Armonk NY. All children who wish to join are casted!

Past Musical Theatre Productions (not currently running, but stay tuned!):

Elf, Beauty and the Beast Jr, Lion King Jr, Little Mermaid Jr and Madagascar Jr