West Side YMCA - Community Arts
Classes in NYC
West Side YMCA focuses on developing healthy bodies, minds, and spirits through various learning activities and arts programs. They provide opportunities for self-expression, arts education, and professional performing arts training, while also teaching life skills and fostering creativity.
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Ceramic Wheel: Beginners Plus
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Elevate your ceramic craftsmanship with our intermediate-level course, designed for beginners seeking to expand their skills. Explore the art of throwing on the potter's wheel and refining glazing techniques under expert guidance. Develop your unique projects while receiving regular demonstrations and constructive critiques to enhance your mastery.
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Ceramic Wheel: Beginner
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Unleash your creativity with hands-on guidance in ceramic artistry. Discover the art of throwing on the potter's wheel and mastering glazing techniques in a supportive environment. Elevate your skills through personalized projects and expert feedback.
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Hand Building: Beginners Plus
West Side YMCA - Community Arts See all classes by this school @ 5 W 63rd St, New York, NY
Unleash your creativity with hands-on guidance in ceramic artistry. Discover the art of throwing on the potter's wheel and mastering glazing techniques in a supportive environment. Elevate your skills through personalized projects and expert feedback.
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$490
Writing A Personal Essay for College Applications
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This new class is a perfect opportunity for teenagers in the midst of the college application process. Classes will help students sharpen their essay writing skills in developing a clear point of view, structuring an essay, and using compelling descriptive language to create a personal, original, and thoughtful composition. Students will receive one-on-one college counseling in addition to direct feedback on essay drafts. All level of writers are...
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Jazz/Tap (Ages 7-11 Years)
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From rhythm to isolations, shuffles to jumps, turns and kicks, this Jazz/Tap class will be accessible and fun for one and all. The class will culminate in an informal sharing of new techniques and combinations learned. Location Instructions: Students will need to check in with reception, and on their first visit they will need to check in with the Membership Desk to get their program participant card for entry. Reception will direct them to the...
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A Laughing Matter - Adding Humor to Your Writing
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Humor is a skill that can come in mighty handy – especially since we’re all gonna die. Whether you’re trying to punch up your online dating profile, become an amusing public speaker, write that memoir, craft essays, find success as a stand-up comedian so you can have an excuse to drink all the time (or sleep around), or publish the next (and first ever) Pulitzer Prize winning comic novel, this class is most definitely for you. Class will cover...
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YMCA Singers Forum
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Enjoy singing in the shower? Looking for a place to practice new material for professional singing? For the novice or seasoned performer, Singers Forum is a friendly and supportive environment for anyone who loves to sing. Classes include group songs and warm-ups as well as individual vocal coaching. Developing confidence is the most essential part of a singers' success. Singers Forum is a low pressure and fun way to find this confidence...
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The Art and Craft of Novel Writing
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You have an idea for a novel. Perhaps you’ve sketched out some characters or jotted down some scenes. Maybe you’ve written a few chapters, or a first draft — or maybe you haven't been able to get started. This workshop will help you proceed from where you are, whether that’s Square One or somewhere along the way. Writing a novel involves creating a world populated by compelling characters while making sure every moment brings the story to...
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Tools and Techniques of Poetry
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Share your story, sculpt your feelings & ideas, explore the art & craft of poetry! This workshop is open to both beginning & advanced writers. We will create a safe environment to cultivate and hone poetic tools & techniques. Over the course of the workshop: We will examine the poet's toolkit, e.g., line-breaks, rhyme, metaphor, forms etc., in a supportive atmosphere, through writing prompts and exercises. ...
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Watercolor
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This in-person class is for playing with watercolor techniques with an emphasis on finding and developing your own personal style. Frequent subject materials include: still life set-ups and photos, but students are also encouraged to use personal projects.
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Hand Building: Independent Study
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Forge your own creative path in our Independent Study program designed for seasoned artisans. Dive into self-directed projects with full access to our state-of-the-art studio. With a prerequisite of one year of hand-building classes, this program empowers you to unleash your artistic potential with autonomy and expertise.
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Writing Poetry for Everyone
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Unleash your poetic voice in a workshop designed for both novice and seasoned writers. Explore the art of crafting evocative poetry through engaging prompts and exercises, focusing on line-breaks, repetition, rhyme, and metaphor. In a supportive environment, refine your skills, revise your work, and, if desired, participate in a poetry reading to showcase your creations.
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The Heart of the Matter
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Making the reader feel is one of the most important goals of creative writing. But there aren’t cheap shortcuts and creating emotion on the page is an artful enterprise. This seminar will discuss the importance of risking sentimentality to get at sentiment. Some methods we’ll look at include surprise, restraint, opposing forces, and the use of concrete, resonate detail. The seminar will include a talk, discussion,...
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$125
Intro to Theatre (Ages 6-8 years old)
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Introductory theatre course for beginners to build confidence, vocabulary and skills for theatre making. Learnings include stage directions, script reading, character arc, emotive action and more. Low pressure and lots of fun!
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Ballet (Ages 3-4)
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This ballet class is perfect for young dancers of any skill level. This class will be tailored to each student's abilities, while challenging them through classical barre exercises, across-the -floor combinations, and creative play. Dancers will learn basic ballet positions, balances, port-de-bras, short variations, and modes of expression form the classical canon.
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Intro to Musical Theatre (Ages 8-12 years old)
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Introductory course on the basics of musical theatre. Learnings include composure role, story arcs, musicals, straight plays, ensemble dances and more. Singing and dancing isn't hard when you're having fun!
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Ballet (Ages 5-8)
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This ballet class is perfect for young dancers of any skill level. This class will be tailored to each student's abilities, while challenging them through classical barre exercises, across-the -floor combinations, and creative play. Dancers will learn basic ballet positions, balances, port-de-bras, short variations, and modes of expression form the classical canon.
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Karate Pee Wee (4-5yrs old)
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Jin Sei Ryu Karate develops physical conditioning, mental awareness and self-defense strategies. Students will learn to develop speed, power, focus, and balance.
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Karate Junior (6-8yrs old)
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Jin Sei Ryu Karate develops physical conditioning, mental awareness and self-defense strategies. Students will learn to develop speed, power, focus, and balance.
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Karate Youth (9-12yrs old)
West Side YMCA - Community Arts See all classes by this school @ 5 W 63rd St, New York, NY
Jin Sei Ryu Karate develops physical conditioning, mental awareness and self-defense strategies. Students will learn to develop speed, power, focus, and balance.
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Reviews of West Side YMCA - Community Arts
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Stained Glass
had a great time. loved our teacher. lot of fun -
Stained Glass
Great class, as usual! -
Stained Glass
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Stained Glass
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Writing for Stage and Screen
I couldn't have taken a better workshop with a better group of writers. Trying a new genre or anything new comes with challenges. (That's my case!) Our leader and the group of writers with varying interests and levels of professionalism are insightful, encouraging and a lot of fun! The exercises and takeaways will serve me in other forms of writing. I prefer the insider tips and guidance to the academic approach. If you learn by doing, this is for you. These few weeks went by too quickly. I'm signing up again! -
Filling the Well
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Life Stories
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The Art of Personal Narrative
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The Heart of the Matter
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Memoir Splash!
Excellent feedback from class instructor and fellow attendees (Mindy Lewis maintains good class structure and an encouraging environment for all participants. It's apparent from her notes and comments that she takes time to evaluate student submissions.) Good and thoughtful reading recommendations for further development Supportive class environment Small class size for individualized attention Class targeted at the right level Scheduled time convenient -
Telling Great Stories
I have taken part in a number of workshops over the years. In the capable hands of Thad Rutkowski, this one ranked among the very best. We had a half dozen writers of various skill levels, styles, and interests. Despite our differences, with guidance from Thad, we worked together beautifully as a team in improving our story-telling. Over the course of the class, the improvement in the quality of our work became something for all of us to marvel at and take pride in. In a fairly short time, we formed an effective team feeding off each other's comments. I found the experience highly productive as well as fun. -
Memoir Splash!
Mindy was knowledgeable about the craft of writing and, at the same time, responsive to the needs and wishes of the class. She provided extensive feedback to each student and led the class in high-level discussion of writing. This was a wonderful course! -
Telling Great Stories
Thad Rutkowski, a talented writer and teacher, offers insight, inspiration, and encouragement. He, and fellow classmates, gave me the courage and confidence to believe in myself and write. -
Memoir Splash!
I loved the small group atmosphere of the class. Mindy Lewis is a gifted teacher and had insightful teaching moments that allowed me to expand my writing in a more meaningful way. -
Telling Great Stories
This class really helped me develop as a writer. The structure of the workshop encourages people to write small works, or take steps at completing longer work. I can see a significant difference between my writing quality from my first session and now. The participants are great to work with, and Thad really helped guide me to better performance than I thought possible. I would say this class is worth the investment, even if you don't have a novel in mind to write, you may find the inspiration for one out of the many prompts. I don't even live in NYC, and it's still worth the trip from upstate NY to attend. -
Telling Great Stories
Thad creates a warm, supportive, and inclusive environment for both beginners and experienced writers. He encourages participation and provides constructive feedback. His policy on how much of their own (non-class assignment) work each writer is allowed to submit is liberal. I believe everyone in his class comes away a better writer for it. -
Filling the Well
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Going Deeper: Fiction Workshop
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Filling the Well
Beth gives a number of options as your prompts for each class, and then an additional fun activity is assigned as part of an effort to get you to think creatively and expose yourself to new ideas. Beth is a kind, thoughtful teacher who has very insightful critiques and suggestions on what direction you should go in and how you can strengthen each piece. This was my second time taking this course and I've already signed up for it again! -
Filling the Well
This is the second class of Beth's that I've taken at the YMCA and I really enjoyed it. Each class, each student reads their 300-word work aloud, based on the prompt assigned the last week. This format allows for students to experiment with one-off pieces or continue working on longer works throughout the course. Beth's critiques are thoughtful and helpful. I would absolutely take this class again, and I suggest you do too!
