The Youth Talent School's dance studio has changed several names over the past ten years to match its stylistic trends, and since the 2009 it is known as the YTS Dance Studio. The Youth Talent School takes its roots in a dance / drama studio, that opened its doors on weekends in Swampscott. Ever since its inception, dance was an essential component of the Youth Talent School, and over the years its dance students have won many dance trophies and awards. In 2011 the dance studio has expanded its teaching staff and the stylistic direction shifted towards contemporary and ballroom dance styles. While contemporary dance gives a greater freedom of movement and expression to the dancer, the ballroom dance classes teach classical forms, proper posture and knowledge of dance steps.
Learning to dance has many positive effects on child development. Inspite of all the grace and beauty that ballroom dancing has to offer, children, especially teens, often feel ashamed of dancing with a partner. It is not uncommon for young adults who shied away from dancing as teenagers to start learning ballroom dancing in college. But the best dancers, in most cases, have started learning dancing at a young age. Small children, under the age of 8 don't usually have the prejudices or face peer pressure that can become an obstacle for learning dancing. That is why it is best to start teaching children dancing at an early age. The earlier they start, the better dancing skills they are more likely to develop. And even if the student takes a break during the teenage years, their level of skill when they decide to pick up later, will be unmatched to those who are just starting to learn.
Dancing improves fitness, health, posture, agility. It builds self confidence, provides an outlet for expression and creativity. When kids grow up, dancing skills can play an important part in their social and personal life. Just one or two hours of dancing per week will make your child happier and healthier.
Youth Talent School offers the perfect environment for learning dancing: small groups, talented and energetic instructors, fun and friendly ambiance. With its convenient location in Swampscott, Youth Talent School is just minutes away from Marblehead, Salem and Lynn. Don't postpone it any longer and come to the YTS Dance Studio for your free introductory lessons!
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
YTS Dance Studio - fun, but serious about dancing
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Thursday, December 15, 2011
Zumba Latin Dance Fitness at Youth Talent School
Evenings on the Boston North Shore are now more vibrant with the sounds of Latin music streaming from the dance studio at the Youth Talent School. A passer by can ask her self, is this a Latin dance class, a workout or just people having fun dancing? The answer is: all of the above. Fun is the essential component of a successful workout and Zumba has struck gold with its unique approach to exercise. Zumba is a workout that you actually look forward to with excitement. It teaches Latin dance moves and shapes your body the best way possible, all while having a blast dancing to your favorite tunes. Zumba energizes your spirit and charges you with positive emotions. And when you are happy all your life events start flowing in the direction of happiness and positivity. If you are in the Swampscott neighborhood, stop by the Zumba class at the Youth Talent School. In its convenient location on route 1A you will find friendly environment, small group sizes and tons of good mood.
For more information and to reserve your spot please visit the Youth Talent School's website at http://www.youthtalentschool.org/Studios/Zumba.aspx
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Youth Talent School Wrestling Program
This fall Youth Talent School has started a new wrestling program for all kids grades K - 8. Powered by the enthusiasm of the lead coach Alex Motorny and other wrestling instructors, the wrestling program builds character, self confidence, sportsmanship, team spirit, mental and physical strength, and other qualities essential to young athletes.
Alex Motorny started learning freestyle wrestling at the age of 6 at the Club Lokomotiv in Kiev, Ukraine. He was twice the champion of Kiev in freestyle wrestling at the ages of 13 and 14. At the age of 13 Alex became the third place champion in the all Ukrainian nationals. Thereafter Alex attended the wrestling program at the Keene high school, in Keen, NH. As a member of the Keene high school team he became the New Hampshire wrestling state champion in 1993 & 1994, a third place champion at the New England wrestling tournament in 1994 and the second place champion at the New England free style open tournament in 1994. Same year Alex was awarded the New Hampshire Outstanding Wrestler award.
At the Youth Talent School, Alex and his assistants present the fundamentals of wrestling in a fun and friendly setting. The program teaches basic and advanced techniques of folkstyle wrestling, such as: top and bottom positions, take downs and moves from each position.
To learn more about the program please visit the Youth Talent School wrestling program online.
Alex Motorny started learning freestyle wrestling at the age of 6 at the Club Lokomotiv in Kiev, Ukraine. He was twice the champion of Kiev in freestyle wrestling at the ages of 13 and 14. At the age of 13 Alex became the third place champion in the all Ukrainian nationals. Thereafter Alex attended the wrestling program at the Keene high school, in Keen, NH. As a member of the Keene high school team he became the New Hampshire wrestling state champion in 1993 & 1994, a third place champion at the New England wrestling tournament in 1994 and the second place champion at the New England free style open tournament in 1994. Same year Alex was awarded the New Hampshire Outstanding Wrestler award.
At the Youth Talent School, Alex and his assistants present the fundamentals of wrestling in a fun and friendly setting. The program teaches basic and advanced techniques of folkstyle wrestling, such as: top and bottom positions, take downs and moves from each position.
To learn more about the program please visit the Youth Talent School wrestling program online.
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Thursday, September 16, 2010
Club Leg Lock on Grapplers Quest Boston 2010
Grapplers Quest, a grappling championship that attracts hundreds of competitors of all ages, came to Boston for the first time in August. Co-located with the UFC Fan Expo Boston in the John B. Hynes Convention Center, the grappling event was attended by thousands of spectators.
The Swampscott based club Leg Lock was represented by two grapplers, both students of Ruslan Pavlov, competing in the mixed style of Russian Sambo and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu:
Brett Mullen competing in the heavy weight beginner division took home a gold medal, and Roman Ganchin, competing in the 13-15 years old advanced division won the bronze.
This is an exceptionally good result for the club, given that both competitors have been training for slightly more than a year.
When asked to comment on this success, Ruslan Pavlov said: “Grappling is an exciting and smart sport. But like in any sport it takes dedication and discipline to succeed. The advantage that our students have is the small class size, which lets me pay individual attention to each student and make sure that no technique is left unexplained. That and our shared enthusiasm for the art of Russian Sambo and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is the key to our student’s success on grappling tournaments.”
Excerpts from Leg Lock’s appearance on the Grapplers Quest are at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSWT4O9ScKk
The Swampscott based club Leg Lock was represented by two grapplers, both students of Ruslan Pavlov, competing in the mixed style of Russian Sambo and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu:
Brett Mullen competing in the heavy weight beginner division took home a gold medal, and Roman Ganchin, competing in the 13-15 years old advanced division won the bronze.
This is an exceptionally good result for the club, given that both competitors have been training for slightly more than a year.
When asked to comment on this success, Ruslan Pavlov said: “Grappling is an exciting and smart sport. But like in any sport it takes dedication and discipline to succeed. The advantage that our students have is the small class size, which lets me pay individual attention to each student and make sure that no technique is left unexplained. That and our shared enthusiasm for the art of Russian Sambo and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is the key to our student’s success on grappling tournaments.”
Excerpts from Leg Lock’s appearance on the Grapplers Quest are at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSWT4O9ScKk
Thursday, May 20, 2010
Dance Ovations 2010
Ari Shteynberg and students of the dance and aerobics class represented Youth Talent School this year on the Dance Ovations competition. Ari has debuted with a hip-hop dance choreographed by Raul Arauz and was awarded a High Gold and a special recognition award. You may watch his performance on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZ5KuPRPOLc
The aerobics and dance team competed with the Mambo #5 dance choreographed by Alexandra Mishenina. They were awarded a Gold prize. A recording of this dance from the Spring Fantasy show is on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HivY8khjA1Q
Thursday, May 13, 2010
Team Leg Lock returns from the USA Open Sambo championship
On May 2nd the team Leg Lock has competed in the XVII USA Open Sambo Championship in Rahway NJ. Every year this tournament attracts grapplers from around the world. This time teams from seven countries attended. Some of the best Sambo fighters from USA, Russia, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, Mongolia and Kazakhstan represented their countries in this international event. It was Leg Lock’s first appearance on this championship and the club was represented by 5 fighters: Nicholas Sirota, Roman Ganchin, Ari Shteynberg, Brett Mullen and Ruslan Pavlov, ages 6 - 33. The results were extraordinary. Our boys, having trained in submission grappling between only 5 months and a year have demonstrated exceptional skill. The team brought back two silver and one bronze medal, and two fifth-place finishes. This success is attributed to the brilliant instruction by Ruslan Pavlov and dedication, skills and fighting spirit of the boys. Attending championships like this one provides priceless experience for boys in building strong character, team spirit, confidence and respect for all other martial arts practitioners.
Not everyone on this hemisphere knows about Russian Sambo. Some confuse it with the Brazilian dance, the Samba, but the two have nothing in common. Sambo is an acronym that in Russian stands for Self Defense Without a Weapon. This form of martial art was developed in the first half of the 20th century, primarily by Ojepkov, who was the first ever European to receive a black belt from the Kodokan Judo school in Japan. The other major contributor to this sport was Spiridonov, and his form of Sambo was primarily used by special forces and is known as the Combat Sambo. Russian Sambo today comprises techniques found in Judo and Jiu-Jitsu, as well as in various martial arts of the vast former Soviet territories. With USSR being behind the iron curtains for so long, Sambo had a late start in developing worldwide recognition. But in recent years the awareness of this sport has been growing around the world primarily due to MMA fighters such as Fedor Emelianenko. Russian Sambo is a very versatile martial art that requires lots of skill and intelligence. It develops agility, coordination, concentration, fast thinking, confidence and strong spirit. It helps boys grow up into confident and strong men, and adults learning the grappling skills that they always wanted, and consequently become stronger, better physically fit and confident.
The club Leg Lock welcomes all boys and men to experience and learn the wonderful martial art of Russian Sambo.
The excerpts from the championship can be viewed on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omZZfEogRlU
In the local news: The Swampscott Reporter 5/13/2010
Not everyone on this hemisphere knows about Russian Sambo. Some confuse it with the Brazilian dance, the Samba, but the two have nothing in common. Sambo is an acronym that in Russian stands for Self Defense Without a Weapon. This form of martial art was developed in the first half of the 20th century, primarily by Ojepkov, who was the first ever European to receive a black belt from the Kodokan Judo school in Japan. The other major contributor to this sport was Spiridonov, and his form of Sambo was primarily used by special forces and is known as the Combat Sambo. Russian Sambo today comprises techniques found in Judo and Jiu-Jitsu, as well as in various martial arts of the vast former Soviet territories. With USSR being behind the iron curtains for so long, Sambo had a late start in developing worldwide recognition. But in recent years the awareness of this sport has been growing around the world primarily due to MMA fighters such as Fedor Emelianenko. Russian Sambo is a very versatile martial art that requires lots of skill and intelligence. It develops agility, coordination, concentration, fast thinking, confidence and strong spirit. It helps boys grow up into confident and strong men, and adults learning the grappling skills that they always wanted, and consequently become stronger, better physically fit and confident.
The club Leg Lock welcomes all boys and men to experience and learn the wonderful martial art of Russian Sambo.
The excerpts from the championship can be viewed on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omZZfEogRlU
In the local news: The Swampscott Reporter 5/13/2010
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
YTS dancers win the High Gold Champions in Rhode Island
Congratulations to Gina Asipenko, Lora Sapozhnikova and Becky Shteynberg on winning the High Gold Champions award in the International Dance Challenge competition in Rhode Island. Girls performed the "Indian Flower" dance choreographed by Alexandra Mishenina. Over 250 performers from all over New England competed in this event.
See their award-winning performance at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCWslwJAAtg.
See the article in the Swampscott Reporter
See their award-winning performance at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCWslwJAAtg.
See the article in the Swampscott Reporter
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