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educational initiatives

Part of the mission of APDF, is to provide FREE opportunities for young New Jersey dancers to learn from, and be inspired by, accomplished artists and educators.

August 19, 2023:

Hosted by Axelrod Contemporary Ballet @ Bell Works

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NOVEMBER 12, 2022

Hosted by Asbury Park Technical Academy of Dance

September 18, 2022:

Hosted by Axelrod Contemporary Ballet @ Bell Works

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June 2022:

Hosted by Axelrod Contemporary Ballet @ Bell Works

 APDF'21 alum, choreographer and B-girl, Ephrat Asherie, and
APDF Co-Founder and  former Paul Taylor Dance Company star, Laura Halzack
led hip-hop and modern/contemporary fusion classes on June 4, 2022 in the stunning studio of Axelrod Contemporary Ballet Theater @ Bell Works in Holmdel, NJ. 

Additionally, ADPF with support from the Bevier-Evans Foundation in memory of dance educator Janice Aguilera, awarded two NJ dancers, Brooklyn Miller and Isabella Luttrell,
one-week paid tuition to the 2022 AXCBT Summer Intensive.
June 2022 Workshop

June 2022 Workshop

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SEPTEMBER 2021:

Hosted by Axelrod Contemporary Ballet @ Bell Works

Former Merce Cunningham Dance Company dancer, Andrea Weberand BalletX alum,
Caili Quan led two free classes--one modern and one contemporary ballet--
on September 19, 2021 at Axelrod Contemporary Ballet Theater @ Bell Works in Holmdel, NJ.
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June 2021:

Hosted by Axelrod Contemporary Ballet @ Bell Works

Parsons Dance company member, DaMond LeMonte Garner, and chuthis. dancer, Sloan Pearson, led two modern and contemporary classes on June 13, 2021 in the stunning studio of Axelrod Contemporary Ballet Theater @ Bell Works in Holmdel, NJ.