Dancing Club
The LI Youth Development Dancing Club is all about having a great time while exploring different dance styles. We're here to make friends, enjoy ourselves, and pick up some fantastic dance moves along the way. Our leaders come from a super competitive dance team, and they're stoked to teach dance skills from what they have learned from their professional dance teachers. What makes it even more awesome is that we groove to traditional music from various countries and cultures. Join us for a dance adventure where fun, friendship, and confidence building go hand in hand! 🕺💃
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Current Events
Dance lessons every Sunday 6:30pm - 7:30pm at Roseland Dance Studio
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Past Events
Performance at the AAAGSB Year of Snake Art Show
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Bella Li, President
Bella Li is in the Class of 2028 at Gelinas Junior High School. Outside of school, she spends lots of time dancing, and has danced for 10 years. This is currently her 5th year on the competition team at dance. She also has played the violin for 5 years. Bella is part of the Tri-M Honors Society and LISFA. She enjoys baking a wide variety of baked goods, cooking and learning new recipes, and reading about crime cases in her free time.
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Lydia Xu, President
Lydia Xu is in the Class of 2029 at Paul J. Gelinas Junior High School. She started dancing when she was 3 at Shine Dance Studio in 2015 and then transferred to Long Island Academy of Dance in 2018 when she was 6. After two years of dancing there, she joined the competition team in 2020 at the age of 8. Since then, she has been placed in the Top 10 many times in national competitions. Three years ago, she became a first-time soloist, receiving 1st three times and 2nd once. She was also part of two dances that were the overall highest scoring in the entire age group. Over these past years, she has been taking Jazz, Acro, Ballet, Contemporary, Pointe, and Tap classes.
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Kelly Song, Instructor
Kelly Song is in the class of 2027 at Ward Melville High School. She’s been dancing since she was 5, and continued to pursue dance throughout her life in multiple different studios. Dance has connected her with multiple different people and experiences, and continues to serve as a source of joy in her life. She has also been singing for 10 years, participating in events and performances. Kelly is very active in the music community, with the position of Co-Historian in Tri-M Music Honors society in the ’25-’26 school year, and attends SCMEA. She enjoys expressing herself in various forms of art, because it connects people in ways that words sometimes can’t, and can be enjoyed by everyone. Kelly enjoys reading a variety of genres, especially dystopian novels, and writing short stories or poetry.
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Amanda Tang, Instructor
Amanda is in the Class of 2029, Paul J. Gelinas Junior High School. Amanda began her ballet journey at the age of five at Shine Dance Studio and later spent a year exploring gymnastics at Gold Medal. In 5th grade, she continued her ballet training at Yana Ballet Studio, performing in various showcases over the course of two years. At age 13, Amanda joined Seiskaya Ballet, where she continues to train and perform. In addition to dance, Amanda has been playing the flute for four years and has participated in SCMEA and NYSSMA music festivals.