Urban Movement Dance Academy

✨ Enrollment Now Open! ✨

It’s time to move, grow, and shine! Our youth dance classes are designed to build strong technique, confidence, and creativity — all in a positive, inspiring environment. Whether your dancer is just starting or ready to take their training to the next level, there’s a place for them here. 💚

📅 Classes available for all ages & levels
📍 10964 Montwood Dr. 79935
➡️ Register today and join our dance family!

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Tiny Movers & Mini Movers Enrollment is OPEN!

Our youngest dancers are learning so much more than steps — they’re building coordination, confidence, and a love for movement that lasts a lifetime! 💚

👶 Tiny Movers (ages 1 yr 8 mos - 2 yrs 11 mos): Creative movement, rhythm, and fun!
🌟 Mini Movers (ages 3-4 yrs) Beginning technique, expression, and teamwork!

Each class is designed to spark imagination, build foundations, and create joyful memories on and off the dance floor.

➡️ Spaces are limited — join our growing dance family today!

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When the Music Stops Telling You What to Do

At Urban Movement Dance Academy, we often see how dancers who grew up in the competition world carry incredible discipline and drive. They’ve spent years perfecting technique, timing, and performance — skills that are powerful and necessary.

But something interesting happens when the choreography ends and the music keeps playing. For many, that moment — the invitation to improvise — feels uncomfortable, even scary. Without choreography to guide them, some dancers freeze. Improvisation asks a different kind of question: What do you feel right now? What do you want to say through movement?

At UMDA, we believe this kind of exploration is where real artistry begins. Improvisation isn’t about right or wrong — it’s about discovering movement that feels genuine, not just rehearsed. It’s about understanding that every dancer’s body communicates differently. Through guided improvisation, we help our dancers explore how emotion translates through their unique movement language — so they can speak truthfully through dance, not just perform steps.

That process builds confidence, individuality, and authenticity. In the professional world, those qualities are what make a dancer stand out — the ability to create, adapt, and express something real.

✨ Improvisation is where your technique meets your truth — where your movement becomes your voice.

💬 We’d love to hear from you: how do you feel about improvisation? Does it excite you, challenge you, or maybe both?

The original Broadway production of 42nd Street opened on this day in 1980! This Tony Award-winning production was based on the earlier film of the same name. Both tell the story of a young dancer who takes over for the lead in a Broadway show after an injury.

The story centers on Broadway and New York, and with its big showtunes and flashy dance numbers, it has long been considered a classic. The original production won Best Musical at the Tony Awards, and its revival in 2001 won Best Revival!

📷: Actor Jim Walton with cast from the national tour 42nd Street, photo by Martha Swope, 1983 (ID: swope_1192410). Feet of dancers in a scene from the National tour of the Broadway musical 42nd Street, photo by Martha Swope, 1983 (ID: swope_1192416). Billy Rose Theatre Division.

Viviana Carú

Photo: Davide Morello

WE’RE HIRING // The José Limón Dance Foundation is seeking a full-time General Manager to work with the Executive and Artistic Directors to manage operations of the Limón Dance Company (LDC).

If you love season planning, production strategy, budgeting, human resources and tour management then we want to meet you!

*The position will replace our Production & Touring Manager, so there will be an eight-week part-time transition period beginning October 28, 2024, to overlap during our NYC Season. Starting January 1, 2025, this position will be full-time. Salary range is $58,500-60,000 per year.

LEARN MORE AND APPLY at www.limon.nyc/job-opportunities