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As a former preschool teacher, Sciorillo utilizes
positive reinforcement and encouragement to teach
her students the proper technique. She teaches “semi-private”
classes of six to eight children, which allows
her to give them individualized attention.
Forever Young offers 45-minute, single Saturday
classes for students ages 2 1/2 to 3 years old or
one-hour combo classes twice a week for students
3 and up.
“Going two times a week builds muscle memory
and builds a strong foundation,” said Sciorillo.
Classes are broken up into a fall semester (Sept.
10 through Feb. 1) and spring semester (Feb. 4
through June 27). Saturday single classes begin
on Oct. 5 and end on Jan. 25. At the end of the
year, students will get the opportunity to perform at
the end of the year recital during the last weekend
in June.
When she first started Forever Young, her goal
was to make the children “super happy” while they
learned. She showed her younger students songs from
Frozen and shared numbers from 42nd Street with
her tap class to give them a taste of real Broadway
performances.
“It made my day to see the kids belting songs
from 42nd Street; it made it all worth it,” Sciorillo
said. “I saw little girls fall in love with it like I fell in
love with it.”
Sciorillo screens performances like Tony Award
showcases on a professional projector to give stu-dents
a chance to “see the magic of it” rather than
just hear the music.
“The kids just light up and get to understand what
it the performing arts is,” she said.
In addition to dance and vocal lessons, Forever
Young also offers birthday parties for students. The
celebrant and their guests can engage in 30 minutes
of a dance style of their choice followed by a party
complete with pizza, cake and birthday presents.
For more information on Forever Young, visit for-everyounglic.
com or search @foreveryounglic on
Facebook.
Maria Sciorillo
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