Karissa's House Of Movement

Welcome to Karissa's House of Movement, a dance studio located in the heart of Yorktown Heights, NY. Our studio offers a wide variety of professional and fun dance classes for students aged 3-18 years old. We are committed to promoting a close-knit family environment where our students can grow not only as dancers, but also as confident and independent individuals.

Our Dance Classes

At Karissa's House of Movement, we offer a range of dance classes to suit all skill levels, ensuring the steady growth of all of our students. Our class offerings include:

• Ballet: Our ballet classes focus on proper technique, alignment, and elegant movement. Students will learn ballet fundamentals, vocabulary, and terminology.
• Hip-Hop: Our hip-hop classes are a high-energy and fun way to develop strength, agility, and style. Students will learn the latest hip-hop moves and routines.
• Contemporary: Our contemporary classes combine elements of ballet, jazz, and modern dance. Students will learn to express themselves through movement and explore their creativity.
• Jazz: Our jazz classes focus on rhythm, style, and performance. Students will learn jazz fundamentals, including isolations, kicks, and turns.
• Tap: Our tap classes teach students the fundamentals of tap dance, including proper footwork, rhythm, and timing.
• Lyrical: Our lyrical classes combine elements of ballet and jazz, and focus on expressing emotions through movement.

Our Instructors

At Karissa's House of Movement, our instructors are award-winning and champion dancers, teachers, and choreographers. Our team is dedicated to inspiring a passion for dance, developing self-esteem, self-confidence, and respect for one another, and helping dancers reach their full potential on and off the stage.

• Karissa Spinola, K.H.O.M Founder: Karissa is a seasoned dancer, teacher, and choreographer with over 15 years of experience. She has choreographed dances for half time shows at the Barclay's Center and performances at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida. She has also choreographed many award-winning competition dances and title-winning solos.
• Alexis Racanello, Senior Instructor: Alexis is a graduate of the University at Buffalo with a BA in Dance and minors in Health and Wellness and Counseling. She has performed and choreographed for several productions and has a love of choreographing and performing, as well as a true passion for teaching and spreading a love of movement and self-expression through dance.
• Chad Eastman, Contemporary Instructor: Chad is a New York City based dancer and choreographer originally from Tucson, Arizona. He has received high adjudications and choreography selects for his choreography and has performed in the national Broadway tour of Fiddler On The Roof, and works by Jose Limon and Robert Battle.
• Alejandro Ulloa, Ballet Instructor: Alejandro is an international freelance artist who began his dance training at the Escuela Nacional de Ballet de Nicaragua. He has performed as a soloist with the National Ballet of Nicaragua, and as a principal dancer with the Hartford Ballet and Connecticut Ballet.