519 Eighth Ave., 4th/12th Floors
New York, NY 10018
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The Hammerstein Ballroom is a two-tiered, 12,000sqft ballroom located within the Manhattan Center Studios at 311 West 34th Street in Manhattan in New York City. It is known for its elegant appearance and excellent acoustic design. The capacity of the ballroom is dependent on the configuration of the room; it seats 2,500 people for theatrical productions and musical performances, and several thousand for events held within a central ring. The two main balconies—which are unusually close to the ground and gently sloped—seat a total of 1,200. There are six shallow balconies which are normally used for celebrity guests. The floor slants down to the stage area to enable those in the back rows to see easily.HistoryThe Manhattan Center was constructed in 1906 by Oscar Hammerstein I as the Manhattan Opera House, the home for his Manhattan Opera Company, an alternative to the popular yet comparatively expensive Metropolitan Opera. In 1910, the Metropolitan Opera paid Hammerstein $1.2 million to stop operating the Manhattan Opera House as an opera venue for ten years. This led to the elaborately decorated theater being used for a variety of events, including vaudeville.The ownership of the center changed hands multiple times over the next few decades, with the theater being converted into a large ballroom and being used as a Freemason's temple in the 1930s and a trade union headquarters in the 1940s before falling into disuse in the 1970s, before being bought by Sun Myung Moon's Unification Church, the ballroom's current owner. The building was renamed Manhattan Center Studios in 1986, and in 1997 the former theater was renamed the Hammerstein Ballroom and underwent extensive renovation, with the hand painted ceiling being completely restored.
Cooper’s Tavern is an American Steakhouse with Italian style. European-trained Executive Chef Julian Clauss-Ehlers creates dishes where the ingredients speak for themselves, fashioning a menu that is both diverse and exciting. His antipasti include beef carpaccio, sizzling Italian garlic sausage and calamari fritti, as well as four types of Bruschetta.
We are a latin dance school based in New York City and we offer different dance styles and levels such as Salsa & Bachata. All of our dance instructors are professional and our group classes are taught not only with the numbers, but we go deeper into Salsa & Bachata music to give you a better understanding of how to feel the rhythm and interpret it into your steps and partner work. This creates a very different vibe in our group classes and lets us stand out from the rest!
Banana Skirt Productions is a lifestyle fitness brand dedicated to creating platforms that are fun, uplifting, inspiring, and allow for individual expression. We are music lovers and we pay homage to musical influences that also inspire us to achieve fitness goals and be our best selves. Our curriculum is rooted in choreographed dance moves for people at all levels of fitness. Banana Skirt instructors are seasoned dance professionals who bring an unmatched level of intensity and flavor to each session, instantly transforming your workout into a party. The following classes are currently available: Top 100 Video Dance Fitness, Hitmakers Mix Tape Series, Fleekness, and Ratchet Zooba. Please visit www.bananaskirt.net to view the schedule for times and reservations.
Our curriculum is a fusion of extreme stretch and amplified technique that will enhance training, and is specifically designed to help dancers understand how to work correctly and give them the tools to stretch and strengthen the muscles that improve technique. Rebecca’s extensive experience in technical alignment combined with Jessica’s flexibility background as a world medaling rhythmic gymnast will provide students with the fundamentals of classically-clean turnout with the addition of mind-bending extension training. Throughout the workshops we will be working on turnout, extension, foot work, pirouettes, adage, and allegro.
NYC's best equipped CrossFit. 9 Climbing ropes,tires to flip ,lifting platforms, 5000+ pounds of bumper plates, 15 concept 2 rowers, 6 Airdynes. Weightlifting and Rogue equipment throughout.