Why Dance at YAT?

Age-appropriate training from beginning to pre-professional level dance students
Hit Broadway musical and dance styles are the focus of the program
Additional dance classes improve skills for auditions and classes
Professionally-trained faculty

Class Opportunities


Tap/Jazz  (2nd – 5th)…………………………………...Mondays 3:45pm – 4:45pm 
Tap/Jazz  (6th – 8th)……………….………………...…Mondays 4:45pm – 5:45pm
Tap Technique (6th – 8th)………..……………..…..Mondays 5:45pm – 6:45pm
Tap (9th – 12th)..……………………...………………...Thursdays 5:30pm – 6:30pm
Specialty** (8th – 12th)…………………….………Thursdays 6:30pm – 7:30pm

**These classes will rotate and focus and teach ballet, lyrical jazz, and flexibility techniques

Registration Fee/Tuition:                                                                    Current YAT students
$50 Registration Fee                                                                           $199/semester (1 class)
There will be a costume/accessory fee billed in Jan.                    $350/semester (2 classes)

Dance Faculty

Vicky Swezey

Dance Director

Mrs. Swezey has an extensive teaching background with an emphasis in jazz and tap.  She has trained extensively with master teachers and choreographers including: Ann Reinking, Tommy Tune and Chita Rivera. 

She has been a member of the YAT dance faculty for nineteen years, and is the director of our dance program and serves as the director of our Young Children’s Classes. 
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Nikki Testa

Dance Teacher

Nikki has been dancing for over 15 years in many styles including tap, jazz, ballet, lyrical, musical theatre, hip hop, modern, contemporary, pointe, ballroom and acro. She has been teaching dance classes and choreographing musical productions for numerous theatre companies and dance schools.

Born and raised in Las Vegas, Nevada, she is a graduate of Florida State University with a Bachelor of Arts in psychology.