{"id":33787,"date":"2025-05-30T15:27:09","date_gmt":"2025-05-30T15:27:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stepsnyc.com\/academy\/?page_id=33787"},"modified":"2026-04-10T15:27:42","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T15:27:42","slug":"adaptive-dance","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.stepsnyc.com\/academy\/academy-classes\/adaptive-dance\/","title":{"rendered":"Adaptive Dance"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-container container mb-2\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-light\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-36398 size-large\" alt=\"Steps Dance Studio\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stepsnyc.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/studio2wide-1024x683.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stepsnyc.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/studio2wide-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.stepsnyc.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/studio2wide-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.stepsnyc.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/studio2wide-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.stepsnyc.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/studio2wide-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.stepsnyc.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/studio2wide-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-black-background-color has-background-dim-20 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color has-large-font-size\"><strong>ADAPTIVE DANCE<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center textoverlay has-white-color has-text-color\"><em>ages <\/em>9-17<\/h4>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>Our new Adaptive Dance Classes are for children, and teens with physical, cognitive, and emotional disabilities. With movement based in ballet and jazz dance, students will work on improving their overall physical fitness, including balance, coordination, posture, &amp; motor skills. Through movement, music, and dance fundamentals, each student is challenged and celebrated through the art of dance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stepsnyc.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/mastroberardino_sm.png\" alt=\"Halle Mastroberardino headshot\" class=\"wp-image-36471\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stepsnyc.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/mastroberardino_sm.png 200w, https:\/\/www.stepsnyc.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/mastroberardino_sm-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.stepsnyc.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/mastroberardino_sm-75x75.png 75w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Taught by<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stepsnyc.com\/academy\/faculty\/halle-mastroberardino\/\">Halle Mastroberardino<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:75%\">\n<p><strong>Class Goals:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Bring the joy of dance to children, teens, and young adults with disabilities<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Instill a sense of confidence and pride in every student<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bring the Special Needs community together with the dance community<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-white-color has-text-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"background-color:#0e4d80;flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size\"><strong>DETAILS<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>AGES<\/strong><br>9-17<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>OPEN<\/strong> <strong>ENROLLMENT<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>CALENDAR YEAR<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">September 2026 &#8211; June 2027<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>SCHEDULE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Saturdays 10:15am &#8211; 11:00am<br><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline youthoutline letterspacing2 is-style-outline--1\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dancestudio-pro.com\/online\/stepsacademy\" style=\"border-radius:0px\">REGISTER NOW<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">INFORMATION<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SCHEDULE<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<table class=\"scheduleTable\" style=\"width: 100%;max-width: 100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"background: #f5efe7\">\n<td>DAY<\/td>\n<td>TIME<\/td>\n<td>FACULTY<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #000;vertical-align: top;width: 37px\">Saturday<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #000;vertical-align: top;width: 98px\">10:00-10:45am<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #000;vertical-align: top;width: 69px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stepsnyc.com\/academy\/faculty\/halle-mastroberardino\/\">Halle Mastroberardino<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\n\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;autoclose&quot;: false, &quot;accordionItems&quot;: [] }\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/accordion\" role=\"group\" class=\"wp-block-accordion is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-is-layout-flow\">\n<div data-wp-class--is-open=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;id&quot;: &quot;accordion-item-3&quot;, &quot;openByDefault&quot;: false }\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.initAccordionItems\" data-wp-on-window--hashchange=\"callbacks.hashChange\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-item is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-item-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading p-2 has-white-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-d7abc548423318f37737d48398131bd6\" style=\"background-color:#0e4d80\"><button aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-item-3-panel\" data-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.toggle\" data-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.handleKeyDown\" id=\"accordion-item-3\" type=\"button\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle\"><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-title\"><strong>REGISTRATION, TUITION<\/strong> &amp; 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