Education & Classes in Weehawken

Professional dancer Francis Teri knows how to celebrate. He’s danced at Ziegfeld Theater for the party in honor of Dirty Dancing's 20th anniversary and at the 30th anniversary shindig for the iconic Saturday Night Fever. At Dance Fever Studios, he and a team of experienced dance instructors party down everyday, helping students hone specific footwork skills or nail the basics in beginner and intermediate classes. Attendees learn good timing and partner connection in beginner salsa, or how to pull off the waltz and foxtrot in ballroom dancing. During beginner and intermediate hustle classes, students learn how to do the basic dance step without disturbing the goldfish in their shoes.

Retired trader David Green brings more than 25 years of Wall Street floor experience to his teaching at Equity Trading Capital. David and his team of full-time trader instructors coincide in-class sessions with the ringing of the New York Stock Exchange bell as they expound upon everything from stock-market lingo to optimal trading times, enlightening first-time traders and keeping experienced stock slingers up to date. Onsite lessons may include live simulated trading platforms where students can make trades, while online materials include a live chatroom for gleaning on the spot tips and advice.

Drawing on big- and small-screen success, such as appearances in Tom Selleck's Her Alibi and on Late Show with David Letterman, as well as more than 25 national commercials, acting guru Mark Stolzenberg transforms amateurs into screen-savvy performers at The Acting School for Film and Television. Thespians hone their acting chops through monologues, improvisations, and cold readings in Mark's classes, preparing for time spent on the stage or the big screen. Essentials classes introduce neophyte film actors to the intricacies of playing to the camera, whereas advanced pupils refine their techniques by co-starring in a two-person short film directed by Stolzenberg, learning to handle more difficult scene work and larger crowds of crazed fans. For more targeted practice, Mark hosts one-on-one, on-camera coaching sessions to prep audition material or monologues for upcoming performances.

Mumbling. Speaking too fast. Nervousness. There are countless issues that can derail a public speaker. That's where Nattacia Satie and The Vocal Gym for Public Speaking come in. A musician, actress, yogi, and all-around renaissance woman, Ms. Satie uses her diverse expertise—which includes training at the University of Cambridge—to build rigorous workouts for the voice. During private sessions, she takes speakers through a four-step process that teaches proper breathing technique, incorporates core fitness exercises, and fine-tunes articulation. Ms. Satie's custom programs help her clients gain confidence and correct their specific issues by training their vocal cords to keep a steady pitch, slow down, or roll over.

Owner, instructor, and professional dancer Jannelle Cortes dedicates Groovefit Belly Dance Classes' schedule to empowering dance techniques that also ensure an invigorating workout. Originally from the Dominican Republic, Jannelle began exploring ballet in Washington, D.C., at the age of 4 before studying at professional studios in New York and learning about Egyptian cabaret and folkloric dance while in Egypt. Jannelle's experiences living in the cultural mélange of New York inspired her to embrace such nontraditional styles as belly dance, samba, and mambo. Zumba sessions keep tempos high and pulses racing by synchronizing dance-based exercises with Latin-inspired melodies, and belly-dancing classes teach students the abdominal control they need to unbutton a shirt without using their hands.