General Info

The Harlem School of the Arts, located in the New York City, serves more than 3,000 students and provides professional training programs in dance, music, theater and visual arts. The school serves students of ages 12 to 18 years, and offers technical and performance skills training for postsecondary study and career development. The Harlem School of the Arts was founded in 1964, and has faculty of art professionals that offer classical and jazz music training classes. The school has a dance department that offers courses and practical training in various dances, such as ballet, point, jazz, tap, ethnic and salsa. The Harlem School of the Arts additionally offers a broad music curriculum, including instruction classes for playing various orchestra instruments, such as piano, guitar, jazz keyboard and band, Suzuki flute and violin. Additionally, the school has a theater department that provides basic and advanced training classes to its students through organization of plays, acting worshops, Shakespeare dramas and playwriting instructions.