CLASS PROVIDERS
Class providers selected by ReziClass are professionals who are passionate about what they do, and have been doing it expertly for years. They are usually small businesses or non-profits who have a unique approach to their subject-matter, and care a great deal about what adults and children alike get out of the experience of their classes.
ReziClass is proud to work with the following class providers:
Romancing Desserts
Romancing Desserts is a dessert specialist that is passionate about baking high-quality desserts using only the best, freshest ingredients to optimize the flavor and texture in all of our delectable treats. We are dedicated to providing personalized services to our customers. Our custom designed birthday and special events cakes, cupcakes and edible favors are made to order, along with other catering services we offer, including: handmade cakes, tarts & pies, cookies, petit fours and miniature pastries. Romancing Desserts offers a wide range of options for any occasion, or no occasion at all, as well as sugar-free desserts, and seasonal baking classes for children.
“Romancing Desserts is for anyone who appreciates and loves desserts. Not only for the way they taste, but for the feeling of joy and comfort they bring. I honestly believe that cooking a special meal or baking a dessert for someone is a gift from the heart. If my desserts can make you feel love, spark a childhood memory of the treats that grandma used to bake or simply entice your palate then I've done my job. Making desserts look pretty too is just the icing on the cake”
- To the Sweet Life
Jennifer
Jennifer Daley is head pastry chef and owner of Romancing Desserts. She has been baking with her family and their secret recipes since she was a young girl, and is a graduate of the Institute of Culinary Education in New York City. Her desserts have been on the menus of the famous Café des Artistes and former Bambou restaurants in New York City, as well as The Tea Hive in New Jersey. Jennifer has also worked with the Young Chef’s Academy, and teaches certified baking art classes at Sussex County Technical High School. She is also certified in Food Handling and Protection by the Board of Health in New York City and Sussex County.
www.romancingdesserts.com
Galli Theater
The Galli Method® is named after Johannes Galli, a German philosopher and clown. He is an award-winning playwright, composer, actor, director and filmmaker.
Thousands of people worldwide are convinced about the extremely positive aspects of the Galli Method® and have applied it in personal development, as a healing process, increasing communication in professional and personal life, and boosting creativity. It has also been found effective for weight loss, increasing wellness, and tackling today’s issues such as fear, depression, trauma and addiction.
The Galli Group is committed to ensure a nurturing and inspiring atmosphere through their classes and plays to ensure that everyone enjoys, grows and learns.
Classes for children
Our unique workshops for kids allow them to develop their imaginations and communication skills as they delve into some of the greatest fairytales ever told! Your child will delight in group activities that are both entertaining and will help with their personal development. These classes promote creativity and allow children to become their favorite characters!
www.gallitheaterny.com
Elahi Yoga
Elahi Yoga is a great new yoga program designed and taught specifically for kids! Classes invoke children's imagination and bring a level of non-competitive, creative fun into their exercise routines. Music, art, storytelling, and fun games are incorporated into the class to teach kids the art of yoga in fun and educational ways. All classes are age appropriate, and contain different elements of yoga that will inspire students mentally and physically
www.elahiyoga.com .
Arnie Kolodner Magic
Arnie Kolodner is an actor and magician who has performed professionally in New York since 1983 after earning his BFA in Drama from NYU. Arnie has played starring roles in many Off-Broadway shows most notably in Charles Busch's (The Tale of the Allergist's Wife, Taboo) comedies, while simultaneously building his own international touring children's theater company. In New York, Arnie has established himself as a unique birthday magician by presenting interactive performances that seamlessly weave amazing magic illusions into classic fairy tales.
Arnie's critically acclaimed productions of Cinderella & the Magic Prince and Snow White & the Magic Prince ran Off-Broadway at the Mcginn/Cazale Theater. Arnie's production of The Magic Land of Peter Pan opened to rave reviews at Theater 3 in Manhattan's theater district. Arnie's company has performed in many prominent New York theaters such as, Queens Theater in the Park, Tribeca PAC, Westhampton Beach PAC, the Bendhiem PAC, and Guild Hall. In Connecticut, Arnie has appeared at Joanne Woodward's Westport Country Playhouse. Arnie has toured to Las Vegas, St. Louis, New Orleans, Seattle, Boston, Detroit, Chicago and Tokyo. In 2004 and 2007, Arnie's Magical School for Wizards played for five weeks at The Seoul Arts Center and toured to five other cities throughout Korea. In 2008 and 2009, Arnie toured 9 cities in China sponsored by Ovaltine.
Arnie was named Best Children's Birthday Magician by New York Magazine and has been featured in W Magazine, Town and Country Magazine, New York Magazine, The New York Times, on NY1 TV, and The Late Show with David Letterman. Arnie is a member of the Society of American Magicians and is highly recommended by the Parent's League of New York. Arnie has served as a magic consultant for the drama department at Julliard, has studied in London at LAMDA. Arnie is also featured lecturer at Kidabra, the national convention of professional children's entertainers.
www.arniemagic.com
Terry B's Specialty Foods
After a successful career in marketing and advertising, Terry Burrus decided to refocus all of her time and energy on her true passion: the culinary arts. Her success in catering began with one innocent, little cake. After a sampling of her now infamous Brown Sugar Cake, a client requested a full menu, which led her to provide lunch buffets for many Conde` Naste photo shoots, including: Vogue, Elle, Glamour and several studios.
Terry attended the New York Restaurant School, which was a wonderful experience, training in a city with the best restaurants in the world. This is what keeps her in close touch with the specifc needs and tastes of New Yorkers. After culinary school, Terry went on to work at March, Tatoo's, Park Avenue Cafe, and at Restaurant Associates. Chef Terry's private clientelle includes several corporate accounts, Linklaters Law Firm, as well as Patrick Ewing of the New York Knicks, and Maurice Vaughn of the New York Mets.
She is currently the sole proprietor of Terry B's Specialty Foods Inc., which caters events, offers personal chef services, manages dining events at private locations, and provides "Location Dining" services. Terry also caters for the ultimate private dining experience, in a beautiful landmark brownstone, in New York City, tailored for business affairs or for entertaining friends.
Terry B's specialty is creating a menu just for you, based on your tastes, preferences and needs. No list , no formula. Terry B's also offers Just For You Dining, where you receive a weekly menu, with complete meals delivered to your home for three to five days.
www.terrybspecialtyfoods.com
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Children's Museum of the Arts
The mission of the Children's Museum of the Arts, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, is to extend the benefits of the arts to all children and their communities and to secure the future of the arts by inspiring and championing the next generation of artists and art lovers. We work to fulfill our mission by providing authentic hands-on art experiences for children with artists, both in our art-filled interactive museum, in the community, and by collecting and exhibiting children’s art.
About Our Instructors:
Our Teaching Artists are highly trained in early childhood development
Tom Burnett (Wee Arts): Tom is CMA's Early Childhood Coordinator in charge of the Wee-Arts program. He has been a Teaching Artist since 1985 and has worked with: the Discovery Program, Dalton School, Columbia University School for the Gifted, Educational Alliance and was a Head Teacher for the 92nd Street Y Parenting Center. In addition, Tom has worked with several ‘Artist-in-Residence’ programs developing unique ongoing programs for high school age students. Some of those organizations include: Pentacle, The Kitchen, The American Educational Theatre and middle and lower schools at P.S. 110, 64, 137, 1, 2, to name but a few.
Melanie Sacks (Wee and Fine Arts): Melanie teaches Wee-Plus classes, runs guided workshops, and will be teaching "Intro to Theatre" in the fall of 2008. In May 2008 she will graduate from NYU's Program in Educational Theater with a B.S. in Education and a New York State Teaching Certificate for Theater, grades K-12. Melanie believes that the collaborative process of creating theatre allows children and adults alike to explore themselves as artists and people in a unique and profound manner. She is excited to help to bring more performing arts to CMA's already vast toolbox of artistic mediums.
Sophie Kamin (Fine Arts): Sophie joined the CMA Staff in 2002. Her own work focuses on drawing, printmaking and small-scale sculptures. Sophie exhibits artworks in NYC and San Francisco. Originally from San Francisco, California, she graduated from Parsons School of Design in 2004.
Kristen Ossmann (Fine Arts) is an artist and educator with a BFA from Hollins University. She has been with CMA since 2004. As a Teaching Artist, Kristen has been working with children for eleven years developing art projects that explore individual literature, history and science. As an artist Kristen is currently working with papermaking and bookmaking along with other art techniques.
Joe Vena (Media Lab Arts) Joe has been with CMA as a teacher of Cartooning and Comics, Animation and Sculpture since 2003. In addition, Joe also teaches a ‘Live Action Film’ class, and he has participated with CMA as an Outreach Teaching Artist with such programs as an ‘Aesop's Fables’ geared to first graders. In his spare time, Joe attempts to write for film and television. Joe graduated from The University of the Arts in Philadelphia with a BFA in Acting..
www.cmany.org
www.blog.cmany.org
Wardrobe Whisperer
Jessica Cadmus is the founder of Wardrobe Whisperer, a style consultancy based in New York City. Since 2000, Jessica has offered wardrobe and concierge services to a diverse clientele – senior corporate executives, entertainment industry heads, photographers, small business owners, lawyers, and marketing executives among others. Always passionate about fashion, Jessica has also helped others realize their full style-potential when she conducted corporate wardrobe seminars while affiliated with Brooks Brothers. Her current services include image consulting, closet editing, packing for business and leisure travel, and personal shopping. In addition to updating corporate, business casual, and leisure wardrobes, Jessica also provides assistance outfitting clients for weddings, cocktail functions, chic social events and black tie affairs. Having worked in the investment banking industry Jessica understands the corporate culture and how dress influences success. And as a fashion connoisseur, she also understands that a person's wardrobe is a creative outlet for self-expression.
www.wardrobewhisperer.com
Jerelle Kraus
Jerelle Kraus is the author and award-winning art director whose 30-year New York Times tenure includes a record 13 years at The Times's tumultuous Op-Ed page. A native Californian, she art directed the magazines Ramparts and Francis Ford Coppola’s City in San Francisco and Time magazine in Manhattan.
The New Yorker and The New York Times Magazine have published Kraus's writing on art, travel, and the finer points of spoken English. Fluent in 4 languages, she attended Paris’s l’École des Beaux-Arts, Swarthmore College, and received her MA from UC Berkeley. She’s also taught college French and spent a year in Munich on a Fulbright scholarship.
All the Art That’s Fit to Print (And Some That Wasn’t): Inside The New York Times Op-Ed Page, Kraus’s acclaimed 2009 book, has garnered TV and Radio interviews and speaking engagements, as well as national and international Print and Web raves from Manhattan, Princeton, and London to Madrid, Moscow, and Buenos Aires.
“Jerelle Kraus’ gutsy, gossipy, gorgeously illustrated new book tells lots of tales out of school. Her book perfectly channels it all.” — The Washington Post
“The enduring relevance of the New York Times Op-Ed illustrations are explicated with literary flair by Kraus. In this overflowing treasure chest of ideas, politics and cultural critiques, Kraus proves that "art is dangerous" and sometimes necessarily so.” — Publishers Weekly
“To discover what really goes on inside the belly of the media beast, read All the Art That’s Fit to Print. The Some That Wasn't — works killed by Times poohbahs — are revealed here for the first time. In today’s world of thought crimes, All the Art is must reading.” — Bill Maher
www.jerellekraus.com
Mascia Management
Mascia Management is a New York City real estate property management firm, specializing in the professional management of smaller residential properties ranging from one to thirty units. Our innovative use of technology allows us to offer efficient, transparent management, bringing institutional-quality service to owners of smaller properties at a cost they can afford. Mascia's in-house capabilities can eliminate the hassles of property management for our clients, allowing us to put our skills to work on maximizing their asset's return.
Mascia Management is a Green Property Management company founded by two LEED Accredited Professionals as designated by the USGBC. We are also committed members of the 1% for the Planet charity benefiting the environment. For more news and updates on green property management and green real in NYC visit our Owner's Insight Blog (at www.OwnersInsightBlog.com).
The founder of Mascia Management, Mark Mascia is an accomplished entrepreneur with the ability to recognize and create opportunities. His energy, talent and drive, have allowed him to achieve extraordinary success at an accelerated rate when compared to his contemporaries.
Mark’s diverse experience in the real estate field includes years in management, development, acquisitions, sales, and financing. Mark’s expertise in property and asset management comes from his tenure in the Manhattan office of Archstone, the 7th largest apartment manager in the United States, with over 80,000 units under management. During his time with Archstone, Mark oversaw the completion of projects that included Archstone Clinton, featuring 631 rental apartments and 23,000 square feet of retail space. At Archstone, he directed site identification for projects in Connecticut and Westchester County, New York. His responsibilities included overseeing acquisition, development, financing and asset management.
Prior to forming Mascia Development, Mark was Vice President at SHVO Development, LLC (SHVO), a multi-national luxury real estate development company. As Vice President of Development in the New York office, Mark was directly responsible for founding the development subsidiary of the parent company (SHVO Marketing, LLC) and establishing the development company’s operating infrastructure. Additional duties included hiring, sourcing all new projects, and directing the internal research team. During his tenure at SHVO, Mark added global experience to compliment his domestic real estate proficiency. He established contacts in Europe, the Middle East, India, Panama, and Korea, creating relationships with banks, investment partners, and consultants around the world.
Mark previously worked for Monument Realty, the largest residential real estate developer in the Washington, DC metro area. At Monument, Mark was directly responsible for the acquisition, development, design, construction, and completion of over 1,500 residential units with over half a billion dollars in financing. Prior to joining Monument, Mark worked in asset management for the Ed Peete company, also located in the Washington, D.C. area.
Mark has two Master’s in Science degrees, one in Real Estate Finance from New York University and the other in Information Systems Technology with a concentration in Project Management from George Washington University. In addition Mark also has a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration with a dual major in Small Business and Information Systems from George Washington University. Mark is a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Accredited Professional (LEED-AP) as designated by the United States Green Building Council (USGBC) and a licensed real estate broker in the state of New York. He remains active in many industry, community, and philanthropic endeavors.
www.masciamgt.com
www.OwnersInsightBlog.com
Integrated Training Systems
Brett Cohen is a C.H.E.K Institute Trained Fitness and Wellness Professional. C.H.E.K trained Fitness Professionals are amongst the finest and most highly trained in the fields of corrective exercise, sport performance, strength and conditioning, and holistic nutrition and lifestyle strategies in the world.
A key component that defines a C.H.E.K Trained Exercise and Wellness Professional is the use of a assessments that helps to lead to the design of a scientifically sound program that provides exceptional results.
C.H.E.K trained coaches focus on whole body wellness. The body is treated as a whole system of systems and finding the root cause or etiology of a problem is an integral component of the process. With that information, a client is then coached towards resolution of their health and performance challenge.
Brett is a C.H.E.K Holistic Lifestyle Coach, Level 2, Exercise Coach and Golf
Biomechanic. He holds additional certifications from the National Academy of Sports Medicine, International Sports Sciences Association, a Black Belt in Jiu-Jitsu and holds a Bachelor of Sciences degree in Education.
Brett has 10 years experience in the field of health and fitness and had worked in Equinox Fitness Clubs, New York Sports Club, and The Sports Club/LA in New York City where he held the titles of Advantage Trainer and Master Trainer. Brett has been an active runner since 2000 and has completed 5 marathons.
He has created Integrated Training Systems, a holistic fitness company whose integrated approach to fitness and wellness includes Mindset, Movement, Recovery and Nutrition as the pillars of maintaining lifelong wellness. Dedicated to the improvement of people’s well-being, he believes a person should function at the optimal health in order to be able to meet and exceed the demands of life and sport. He believes that proper focus out to be on prevention, not recovery and that food, exercise and lifestyle is real
health insurance.
Whether you are looking to recover from a nagging injury, enhance your performance, or improve your general well-being, then you've come to the right place. Welcome!
Arias Dance NYC
Arias Dance NYC is located right in the heart of NYC. We have over 22 studios and 6 theatres. We are home to a professional dance program that offers over 50 classes a week, an Arias Junior Dance Program that offers amazing technique plus a huge dose of fun to our younger dancers and an incredible after school program. Our teachers are at the top of their field. They offer amazing technique for that serious dancer as well as a well structured but fun class for that dancer who may not want to make a career out of it. All classes start with a warm up that includes various techniques, across the floor and a combination. Our Childrens Theatre Class brings Artistic Director of the NYC Childrens Theatre TJ D'Angelo (www.nycchildrenstheatre.com/) right to you and your child. Our acting programs are taught by Acting Teacher extraordinaire Cooper Shaw. Cooper teaches various acting techniques that make learning both exciting and fun. You can visit us online at www.ariasdancenyc.com or at 212-957-8139 for more information on any of our teachers and programs.
www.ariasdancenyc.com
Take Two Film Academy
Take Two Film Academy is dedicated to teaching kids and teens all aspects of filmmaking from the inception of their original story to the completion of a short film. Our students have the opportunity to learn acting in front of the camera as well as directing, screenwriting, editing, and camera operation. We offer varied courses that will give young people the technical and creative competencies needed to transform their dreams into actuality.
Megan Kiefer is a filmmaker, producer and director who has taught kids and teens drama and filmmaking for 10 years. Her production company, Oddly Honest Productions sold its first feature length film “Get on the Limo,” an official selection at the Bergen and Memphis International Film Festivals, to the Documentary Film Channel in 2007. Her short films include “Philadelphia” (2003) “Operation Kid’s Takeover” (2005) and “Jacked” (2006). Upon graduating from Tufts University she has worked on and off-Broadway (“The Thing About Men,” “Assassins,” “Wicked” “Embedded”) and won an OOBR award for assistant directing “The King of Mackie Street.” She is experienced in the business side of video entertainment through Oddly Honest Productions, Comedy Central Home Entertainment and is enrolled in an MBA program at Babson College.
Matthew Makar is an award-winning filmmaker from New York and founder of Elementary Films. Makar has recently finished Producing and Co-Directing “Nursery University”, which premiered at the Hamptons International Film Festival and will air in April of 2009 on the Showtime Network. Makar also Co-Directed and Produced the Award winning film “Yellow Brick Road”, which has aired on HBO Family and Cinemax. Makar has taught sports and other activities to disabled children and adults for the last 10 years. He is currently working a TV Show “Imagine My Life” that chronicles the story of a man with cerebral palsy on his quest to record a rap song with his hero. Makar worked in production for Miramax Films, Greene Street Films, MTV and VH1 before deciding to direct his own films. Makar is a consultant for documentaries, including Living in Emergency (Doctors without Borders), which will premiere at this years Venice International Film Festival and NBC's Meeting David Wilson.
http://www.taketwofilmacademy.com/
Language Workshop for Children
Established in 1973 by Francois Thibaut, The Language Workshop for Children continues to be the pioneering leader in children’s language acquisition play. It offers classes, preschools, and camps in French, Spanish, Italian, and Chinese for Children (6 months to 9 years) in multiple locations throughout the New York metropolitan area and in seven states. The LWFC has been featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, People, Parents, ABC, NBC, CBS, BBC, PBS, Nippon TV, Telemundo, Univision, and other major media. CNN called Director Thibaut “one of a very few experts in teaching languages to small children.”
Every Language Workshop for Teacher is fully trained to use the program’s Thibaut Technique that gently guides children to acquire a new language through humor, lively vocabulary-rich songs, emotional support, and playful activities.
www.LanguageWorkshopForChildren.com
New York Jazz Academy
New York Jazz Academy, located on 86th and West End Avenue, in the heart of the Upper West Side, offers the highest quality jazz music instruction to New York City students of all ages. New York Jazz Academy offers low-cost weekly big band rehearsals, sectionals, jam sessions, and jazz improvisation seminars. NYJA also offers in-home private lessons. In partnership with ReziClass, NYJA also offers jazz classes, lectures, and workshops in residential buildings.
New York Jazz Academy's weekly sessions include small classes as well as rehearsals and jam sessions with like-minded peers and pros, all taught by professional jazz instructors . Students will enjoy the community of musicians while finding new inspiration in their instruments. With the New York Jazz Academy learning model, each student will receive the highest quality instruction, ensuring that they remain motivated and enthusiastic about music performance and practice.
New York Jazz Academy program director Javier Arau, an accomplished jazz saxophonist and composer, is enthusiastic about the school. "Our group lessons and ensemble workshops can really help a young musician get off his or her feet and learn to make some great music. For those students who study privately, our workshops provide the necessary musical context to help the student to reach new heights. Classical students interested in exploring some jazz 'cross-training will also find NYJA a perfect opportunity for them. The approach to jazz pedagogy at New York Jazz Academy involves the most innovative and successful materials on the market, extremely well-written ensemble music commissioned for use exclusively by New York Jazz Academy, and a teaching staff that includes only the most aware, creative, and encouraging instructors. Not only are we serious about keeping jazz alive, but we also know that playing jazz with peers is seriously fun."
Recently featured on NBC television, NYJA offers programs for kids (ages 4 and older), teens, and adults. Stay tuned for NYJA baby and toddler classes, scheduled for 2010!
Those who are interested in signing up for the New York Jazz Academy lessons and workshops may contact New York Jazz Academy program director Javier Arau at nyja@nyjazzacademy.com or (718) 426-0633. For more information, including curriculum, rates, locations and instructors, visit http://www.nyjazzacademy.com.
Baby Fingers
Baby Fingers offers creative sign language and music classes for newborns through adults. Babies as young as one month, children in pre-school or Kindergarten, and and toddlers anywhere in- between will benefit from this unique combination of American Sign Language and music, games, stories, and dramatic play. Based on considerable research, Baby Fingers is designed to promote family communication while enhancing motivation to speak, increasing IQ, improving vocabulary and literacy skills, decreasing frustration, refining motor coordination and spatial reasoning skills. Sessions year round, offering "mommy & me" sign language, Music for Babies, Parties, Adult ASL, & more.
www.mybabyfingers.com
