Broadway dreams

Every child who has decided to become a professional dancer, dreams about Broadway scene. Take lessons from the best professionals in the most famous school Broadway Dance Center and become a star!
The school was founded in 1984 and now you can choose from over 200 classes a week in various styles- Jazz, Tap, Ballet, Contemporary, Hip Hop, Theather and even Belly Dancing or Yoga!
Students are divided into groups, depending on which level they are. From Basic(0-2 years of practise) to advance (10+ years of practise). It is open everyday and the cost of one lesson is around 17$. So. maybe if you have never thought about dancing it is time to give it a chance and discover a new talent ;)

And when you become one of the greatest Broadway theatre awaits you. To be exact, 41 theatres with at least 500 seats in each. Thanks to all famous musicals and plays, New York is considered to be cultural capital of the nation.
Its history dates back to 1750 when the first theatre, holding 280 people, was created. It presented Shakespearean plays and ballad operas. In 1873 the first musical, The Black Crook, was a record-breaking success with 474 performances!
Now, millions of people come from all around the world to see amazing spectacles of more or less knows stories, despite the fact that tickets are said to be fairly expensive. For example, a ticket for The Lion King musical is worth around $200 (the musical is two hours and thirty minutes long). To date, The Lion King’s on Broadway performance has accumulated an incredible amount of money: $1.09 billion.

Gareth Saxe as Scar in The Lion King

The theatre equivalent of the Oscars is the Tony Awards. They were first held back in 1947. Originally, they didn’t hand out statues, and the prize was a cigarette lighter (for men) and a compact (for women). Prizes are awarded for both musicals and plays.
Broadway Street is definetely a must-see while visiting New York. Every performance is a unforgettable show with breath-taking scenography and flawless acting.

How about you? Would you rather take part in a performarce as audience or an actor?