Great dance centers in Rome, Paris, and New York

Just to re post this info:

Ballet classes for adults in Rome:

NO problem.. IALS is the incredible dance school for walk in ballet classes and lots of other movement classes. My wonderful teacher was Giancarlo Stiscia. http://www.ials.org/ ( I believe they are only closed for about two weeks in early August.. i was lucky to find them opening their doors in late August, thank God!) Location

In Paris: www.parisdanse.com ballet classes with Yves Cassati and Frederick- this school is also a beehive of all different kinds of dance, a medeival three storied courtyard full of dance from all over the world.  One more addition in the 8th arrondisement of Paris:  Institute International de Danse Janine Stanlowa

In New York: www.peridance.com/ ballet classes with Bill Badoloto, Graciella Kozak, and others. They have a new location with an entire building and have added loads of classes. It is the great dance center downtown (near Union Square) The Limon school is here, along with Djoniba (African). There are also classes in Flamenco, salsa, yoga, hip hop... check out the website.

Beijing

2010. Ok, i searched and searched: in Beijing i found J-Ballet Studio http://www.j-ballet.com in the Chaoyang District. They were really nice and the classes were open though few and far between. (only one or two a week). Sorry to say that the class i took was not very satisfying. So i kept searching and found the official Beijing Dance Academy which has an adult curriculum by the semester. It is located north of the National Library, in the northwest of the city. It is an exciting place to visit, just to see the building pulsing with music, and the classrooms packed with the best students in China. I shuffled around from office to office for a few hours until they agreed ( for a generous fee) to allow me into the adult course as a visitor for a period of one week. The class was absolutely incredible. The adults benefit from the same lessons as the full time students. Adult students take two classes a day of classical ballet, character and history of dance. It is a worthwhile course if you are staying in Beijing for more than three months. I also think that they will work out short term stays for one month or more. They were very welcoming though it is not cheap! I interacted with Xu Lei in the Foreign Affairs Office, Beijing Dance Academy. Tel: 86-10-689-53859 Their website does not yet have an English translation. However Xu Lei, does have an email address: Sherryxu1012@sohu.com .

In Shanghai i heard about a wonderful teacher, but was unable to get the details. I am working on it. Shanghai being the giant international city that it is i do not doubt the presence of great dance classes!