ASB has been a wonderful part of our daughter's life for over a decade. Sônia and Giuseppe are amazing, attentive instructors and began teaching her at the age of 3. They have cultivated creativity, discipline, and skill in traditional ballet and modern dance. This past year she was accepted into the LaGuardia High School dance program! Through the years she's been able to participate and place in YAGP and has had opportunities to audition for NYC shows. The Winter Nutcracker and Summer performances include young students, teens and ASB Company dancers, in theater settings, and are truly magical. Summer intensives have included everything from jazz to kpop to hip hop to light gymnastics to vocal coaching. We are so happy that we the decision to trust ASB with our daughter's training so many years ago! read more

My daughter is loving this studio! She just traveled to Switzerland to dance with Sonia's Swiss ballet school. She had a fantastic time getting to know the dancers and performed in their year-end recital. My daughter participated in YAGP in March and Sonia spent so much time both rehearsing and making her beautiful costumes. The school is a true community. The dancers and their families are very welcoming. Past students have come to visit and they speak so highly of Sonia; both her teaching and her true passion for dance. Sonia introduces other dance genres (besides ballet) such as contemporary, and hip hop. She even gets the students to sing! I highly recommend this dance school. read more

American Swiss Ballet - Bern Switzerland June 2021 - Opera & Ballet Near Me - New York, New York

New location for AS ballet Better neighborhood, better building, better studio, same great maestra for children and adults alike for a neat and clear technique read more

la mejor escuela de ballet, a mi hija le encanta y tiene los mejores profesores Sonia y su hijo

Love AS Ballet school it is one of the best schools that I have come across. As someone who works in the performing arts, I I can truly say that this is a remarkable school. My daughter loves taking class and has learned so much in a month. Shakira Moran, proud parent read more

Madame Sonia is a great Ballet teacher. She has the passion and very responsible for the class, and flexible. We love her a lot and will continue to go to the class. read more

People talk about keeping a balanced life. With Madame Sonia, your children will find that balance via dancing. "I think a lot of people see ballet as bunch of little girls in a frilly tutus twirling around in a circle. I don't think a lot of people understand the extensive work that we go through from the teacher down to the students. "But then, when I see my twins getting older, and started improving, I see a transformation taking place. The transformation is reflected in their daily routines in the way they carry themselves. As they got older, they really started to fall in love with ballet and learn to channel their creative spirit. And that's been a blessing to our whole family to be part of AS BALLET. To just have these beautiful little friendships with kids who are like my twins that are passionate about ballet, it is truly a blessing. Last christmas it was magic to see my children performed and when they got on stage, their nerves were gone. Madame sonia prepared them so well. it was a great experience to be part of AS Ballet family. Brigitte Saint-Ouen Curator and director of Gallery 32 fine arts. since 2001 Creator: BLEU BLANC ROUGE fun and French classes and camps since 2010 read more

AS Ballet NYC provides the best dance training in NYC, bar(re) none. Sonia Melo, the director of the studio and the premier teacher of the classes, is the best teacher with whom my daughter, Dorothy (age 13), has ever worked. While my daughter has been accepted to several prestigious dance programs in NYC, including Alvin Ailey, she decided to train exclusively at AS Ballet because of the type and quality of training offered there. It has been a great choice. Ms. Melo has, in only 6 weeks, completely overhauled her technique, has fixed her overall position and has undone years of improper work and training. Additionally, she has offered Dorothy guidance and opportunities, now and into the future, that will help her to make her dream of being a professional dancer come true. When it comes to building a wonderful (and technically correct) dancer from the feet up, Ms. Melo is persistent, driven and determined to make each dancer the best that they can be. My daughter came to AS Ballet from a studio in TX, wanting to move into a new level and to prepare for a career in dance. While Dorothy has a great dance body, her technique and body positioning was holding her back from reaching the next level. Ms. Melo's training, fun but very FIRM, has changed all of that. Ms. Melo takes each dancer and corrects them from the tip of their little toe to the placement of the muscles in their face. She has corrected the type of half-pointe and pointe shoes that Dorothy uses, taught her why the shoes she is now using are better and how to break those shoes in properly. She has even taught her a better way to sew on her ribbons! And she has made corrections in how Dorothy makes her hair bun. There is no detail too small or seemingly insignificant for Ms. Melo to address. She wants her dancers to be the best that they can be and she truly believes that good dance encompasses, not only the dancer as a whole, but the smallest of details, as well. Ms. Melo works very well with all age groups and seems to particularly enjoy providing the smallest of her dancers (approx. age 3/4) with a truly fun, but technically correct, beginning dance experience. The kids in these classes seem to be having the time of their life, but in addition to having fun, they are learning the proper technique to give them a strong foundation in dance as they grow, without having to relearn and undo, as my daughter has had to do. With the older classes, Ms. Melo is quite demanding and her expectations are high, but she teaches with a wonderful sense of humor, love, enthusiasm and even compassion for the difficult work she is asking (or demanding) from her students. In the process, her students, not only learn excellent technique, but they learn HOW to work as well. The way that she teaches changes the student's physical body, producing from each student their best possible physicality for dance. My daughter was blessed with extremely long limbs and with being naturally very thin. However, her posture and lack of proper muscle development were problematic for her. Since beginning her training as AS Ballet in the first week of January, my daughter has developed lean, long muscles and is beginning to look like a professional dancer, physically, rather than just a tall, long-limbed, skinny girl. The transformation has been nothing short of astounding. AS Ballet demands excellence from their dancers and provides a serious, yet fun, atmosphere - as well as all of the training necessary - for each dancer to truly reach their full potential and beyond. Since the NYC branch of AS Ballet (based in Bern, Switzerland) is new, now is a great opportunity for the aspiring dancer to get in on the ground floor of what will definitely become the premiere dance studio of New York City. read more

My daughter had a dream and that dream was to be a ballet dancer she is 6 years old. As a mother I had to make that happen so I came across this school. It was my daughters first day and her first experience ever! as soon as i walked in with her along with my mother we were welcomed with open arms and smiles by the teachers and Ms. Sonia herself! Seeing the patience and how nice they were with my daughter but most important the smile on my daughters face made me so emotional with happy tears! I then knew I found the perfect school for her! My daughter cant wait to take her next class and I myself am looking forward to returning with her as long as she likes! Thank you AS Ballet for a perfect experience please never change! definitely will be recommending to other parents i know! read more

Excellent, personalized ballet instruction. Small classes. I would recommend highly!