NURTURE YOUR INNER PERFORMER.
At Alessi Dance Factory, we are committed to creating a positive and supportive environment that transcends the challenges often found in the dance world. We stand for respect, compassion, honesty, sportsmanship, integrity, and professionalism, embracing and celebrating the diverse backgrounds and identities of all our students. Our mission is to instill these values, ensuring that each student feels supported and appreciated as part of our family. Here, the negativity stops at our doors, and together, we can foster a community where everyone can thrive and carry these principles with them throughout their lives.
At our dance studio, every dancer is valued, heard, and feels a true sense of belonging.
Meet the Team
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Helena Alessi
FOUNDER & ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
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Miranda Espinosa
ASSISTANT ARTISTIC DIRECTOR & COMPETITION CHOREOGRAPHER
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Erik-Lee Troche
BOY’S PRIVATE LESSONS, STRENGTH TRAINING & PARTNERING
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Madison Vandeborne
ACRO, ADULT MUSICAL THEATRE & TAP, AND PRE-DANCE TEACHER
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Jacqueline Do
MUSICAL THEATRE/VOCAL & PIANO PRIVATES
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Sailor Streeter
BALLET
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Classes Available!
Let us know which ones you like best!
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Jazz dance is a fast paced technique based dance style that includes kicks, laps, turns, and sharp movements. This style is very technique driven which means ballet is highly recommended for basic underlying knowledge.
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Ballet is a technique class base on the Vaganova method. This style includes slow and quick movements and is the underlying technique for all dance styles.
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Tap is a dance in which the rhythm or rhythmical variation is audibly tapped out with the toe or heel by a dancer wearing shoes with special metal soles.
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Contemporary takes the ballet and jazz technique and fuses them together is expressive movements to tell the story of the choreographer and the song.
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Boys looking to join our competition team train with Mr. Erik in male specific styles of dance technique and work on strength training to increase lift abiity.
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Musical Theatre is a combination of Dance, Singing, and Acting. Work with industry professionals to put on a Musical Theatre Production at the end of each semester!
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These include beginner/intermediate and advanced ballet, beginner and intermediate aerial arts*, partnering, acro, burlesque, tap, and hip hop.
*postponed
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Hip-hop dance is a vibrant, fa t-paced form of dance that combines a variety of freestyle movements to create a cultural piece of art.
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These combo classes are for students 2.5-6 years old looking to include multiple dance styles into one class.
We currently have Creative Movement Combo, Tap/Jazz, and Ballet/Acro.
Creative Movement is a movement based learning environment that is not technique driven.
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Tap is a dance in which the rhythm or rhythmical variation is audibly tapped out with the toe or heel by a dancer wearing shoes with special metal soles.
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Acro dance is a style that combines the techniques of classical dance with acrobatic movements. This form of dance is very athletic and has unique choreography to incorporate gymnastic-like elements into dance.
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Competition students work together to learn how to lift and be lifted within a team setting.
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We offer Piano, Vocal, Monologue coaching, Audition prep, and Acting for children and adults.
Important Dates
Aug 12th: Back to Class
Sept 2nd: Labor Day (closed)
Oct 17th: Closed for Wedding
Oct 31st: Halloween (closed)
Nov 25-29th: Thanksgiving Break (closed)
Dec 9-12th: Parent Observation Week
Dec 16-19th: “Bring-a-friend” Week
Dec 19th: Last Day of Class
Dec 20-Jan 6th: Winter Break (closed)
Jan 6th: Back to Class
Mar 17-23st: Spring Break (closed)
May 17-18th: Recital (HCC Ybor)
May 19-22nd: “Bring-a-friend” Week
May 29th: Last Day of Class
Location
21126 SR 54, Suite 103,
Lutz, FL, 33558
