Dance Workshops
The Southampton Cultural Center offers a variety of dance programs and workshops. See what’s currently available.
A&G Dance Company
With Adam & Gail Baranello
A&G Dance Company is a 15-year-old alternative dance company based in the Hamptons, NY specializing in performance, choreography, and education using original music, movement, and art to ensure a unique experience.
Please consider contributing to our scholarship fund. We currently have 2 students on full scholarship and are looking to raise $500. Email us for more information. Thank you!
From Adam: “The song in the video is our ‘theme’ song. It is how we end every show that we do with the message ‘everyone’s weird,’ which is our way of saying, ‘we’re all the same.’ It is a message of acceptance for all, which is part of the foundation of our dance company’s work for the past 20 years. It shows our students are learning from people that create original work, and not just always dancing to songs written by other artists like Taylor Swift or Felix Mendelssohn.”
Fall Session 2024
September 12–October 30
Venmo Gdancer for payment
Thursdays
September 12–October 24
6 weeks
4:00 pm – Hip Hop I (ages 6-9) – $85
4:45 pm – Tap I (ages 6-9) – $85
5:30 pm – Contemporary I (ages 6-9) – $85
6:15 pm – Ballet II (ages 12-Adult) – $150
No class October 3
Fridays
September 13–October 25
7 weeks
3:30 pm – Adaptive Dance (ages Teen-Adult) – $210
Saturdays
September 14–October 26
7 weeks
9:15 am – Parent & Me Movement (ages 18-36 months) – $99
10:00 am – Pre-Ballet (ages 3-5) – $99
10:45 am – Pre-Tap (ages 3-5) – $66
11:30 am – Ballet I (ages 6-9) – $125
Tuesdays
September 17–October 29
7 weeks
10:30 am – Parent & Me Art & Ballet (ages 2-4) – $245
3:45 pm – Pre-Hip-Hop (ages 3-5) – $99
4:30 pm – Hip-Hop II (ages 10-16) – $99
5:15 pm – Tap II (ages 10-16) – $99
6:00 pm – Contemporary II (ages 10-16) – $125
Wednesdays
September 18–October 30
7 weeks
3:45 pm – Pre-Ballet (ages 3-5) – $99
4:30 pm – Pre-Tap (ages 3-5) – $99
5:00 pm – Street Art (ages 8-12) – $175
5:15 pm – Ballet I (ages 6-9) – $125
Select your classes for the semester!
Video courtesy of David Rattiner
A&G Dance Education
Dress Code
Ballet – Girls: required color leotard and pink tights. Hair in bun. Pink Ballet Shoes. Boys: black pants and required color T shirt. Black Ballet Shoes.
- Baby Ballet any color
- Pre Ballet Girls baby pink/ Boys white
- Ballet I Girls black/boys black
Contemporary Level I and II – Girls: leotard and tights or leggings an AJB T. Ballet Shoes or jazz/lyrical shoe. Hair back. Boys: solid pants and AJB T. Ballet or jazz shoes.
Tap Level I and II – Girls: leotard and tights or leggings and an AJB T. Tap shoes. Hair back. Boys: Solid pants and AJB T. Tap shoes.
Hip Hop: Comfy pants, AJB T and sneakers. No jeans.
Ask Mr. Adam about getting your AJB T or Visit the AJB Clothing section of the website here: http://www.ajbartspace.com/ajbclothing
A&G Dance Education
Age Level Key
Intro = 18 months-age 5 with caregiver
Baby = age 2
Pre = ages 3-5
Level I = ages 6-9
Level II = ages 10-Teen
Adult/Teen = Community age 12 and up
A&G Dance Company Performance
July 12, 2022
Coming in September!
Cuban Salsa Dance Lessons
September 16 – December 16
Mondays, 6:30 pm
Do you wanna dance?
Join Jaime Ruiz and Friends at the SCC for our Fall course in the basics of Cuban Salsa starting Monday September 16. By the end of this course, you will have mastered the basic steps and the rhythm of Cuban Salsa. You will be able to lead (or follow). You will be able to impress your friends with some stunning turns. This course will be a step-by-step process; with each week building on the previous week.
Cost is $20 for drop ins; $60 for 4 weeks; $175 for the whole course
You will learn:
How to dance in 4-time
The 5 basic steps in Cuban Salsa
How to dance in couples (with someone leading)
A series of turns that become more complex each week
How to dance the famous ‘Rueda de Casino’ – this is how Cuban Salsa is done in Cuba
Classes will last for 1 ½ hours: 1 hour of general instruction and ½ hour of one-on-one instruction for those who want extra instruction.
About Cuban Salsa
Cuban Salsa is the original Salsa – predating the Salsa that emerged in the 1950s in New York among Latin communities, by more than 50 years. It has been danced in Havana since the turn of the 20th century and evolved from two Cuban dance traditions: Cuban Son and Afro-Cuban Rumba. It evolved further by combining with American Jazz when it was taken to New York by Cuban musicians.
About Jaime Ruiz
Discovered by a talent scout at the age of 15 – while breakdancing on the streets of Santiago – Jaime had a professional dance career for over 20 years. He was initially recruited as a dancer on the popular Chilean variety show Sábado Gigante (1986-20150. During this time, he studied Jazz, HipHop and Ballet at the Mangosta academy in Santiago. He subsequently auditioned with and joined two dance companies: Abaraxas Jr and Tramax where he was one of the lead dancers who performed in all the choreographies. Tramax was led by Manny Castro who came to the US in the 1990s and found fame on America’s Got Talent. After a break from dancing Jaime returned to the Mangosta academy where he trained and obtained certification as a Cuban Salsa Teacher.
Salsa Social
Spring 2023