About US
OUR STORY
Next Level Dance was created from owner Linda LoPresti’s desire to take the dance studio experience to the “Next Level.” From the highly qualified teachers and state-of-the-art facilities to warm, efficient customer service, every aspect of our studio was thoughtfully planned.
Next Level Dance is family owned and operated. We are an all-inclusive school where all dancers are welcome. Your dancer is our number one priority!
Facilities
2 Large studios 50x25 with one way windows
To protect the growth and safety of our dancers, a Dancer and Pediatric Orthopedist was consulted for best practices in building out the studio. This includes superior fully sprung flooring.
Student lounge and multiple restrooms
faculty
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Christopher Marinelli is a professional dancer, teacher and choreographer from Staten Island, New York. He grew up training in a local studio, competing in national dance competitions from 8 to 18 years old, where he has won numerous awards consisting of not just overall placements, platinums, perfect platinums and elites but special judges and student choreography awards as well.
Then he chose continued his training as an adult at the professional level all around NYC, dancing under choreographers such as Luam, Candace Brown, Miguel Zarate and Miles Keeney at Broadway Dance Center, Brickhouse NYC and Peridance Capezio Center. He has a diverse repertoire being trained in almost every style of dance from Hip Hop to Ballet, including Jazz, Lyrical, Contemporary and Musical Theatre. To this day you can find Mr. Chris continuing to train, to adapt with the ever changing dance industry and ensure his training is always relevant to the culture of right now.
Mr. Chris has performed all over the tristate area including Six Flags Great Adventure, Richmond County Fair, Hudson Terrace, and Somy Hall just to name a few. You can find him featured in some pop star music videos as well, including Todrick Hall. While teaching is his priority he still finds time to perform and you can find him performing in a Lady Gaga Tribute Show for New Hampshire Pride this Fall.
He has taught students across the tristate as well including the prominent Mark Morris Dance Group and Brooklyn College's Children/Teen Dance Program. His choreography is designed to challenge a student enabling them to grow while also storytelling and entertaining an audience. Mr. Chris brings a vibrant energy and intense passion to every class he teaches and loves creating a lasting impact on students who he believes are the next generation of dance.
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Julia, originally from White Plains, New York, grew up dancing all around Westchester. Started her training at New York Dance and then went on to train under Hoshia Aaron Thao and Valentina Kozlova. In her early years, she danced for the 2012 Olympics in London and performed at Lincoln Center. She also attended summer intensives such as Bolshoi Ballet and American Ballet Theatre. She began her professional career as an apprentice for Hudson Ballet Theatre then later moved on to be a company member. She’s performed in ballets such as Sleeping beauty, Cinderella, Mid Summer Nights Dream, Alice in Wonderland, Nutcracker, and was on tour with the company to perform “Diaspora”. While her main focus was ballet, she also enjoyed dancing jazz, tap and contemporary. She loves that she now gets the chance to share the passion she has for dance with her students.