We have not yet had the opportunity to interview the Edge Performing Arts Center, if you are associated with the Edge Performing Arts Center please have someone from the studio email us at Brittany@BDancewear.com to set up an interview (only takes a few minutes).
In the meantime here is some quick info about this studio.
EDGE is world renowned as a leader in commercial dance and L.A. style. Established in (date temporarily removed due to it being an answer for an ongoing contest), we offer beginning through professional open classes 7 days a week, 350 days a year. Class styles include Jazz, Ballet, Tap, Hip Hop, Jazz Funk, Contemporary Jazz, Modern Fusion, Theatre Dance, Cabaret, Breakin’, Movement for Actors, Turns, Salsa, Belly Dancing, and Yoga for Dancers.
EDGE is home to a who’s who roster of industry choreographers, teachers and performers whose instruction and work have inspired generations of dancers. They have worked with entertainers including Christina Aguilera, Beyonce, Mariah Carey, Celine Dion, Janet Jackson, Michael Jackson, Lady Gaga, Jennifer Lopez, Madonna, Prince, Rihanna, Shakira, Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake among others. Their choreography has been featured in countless music videos, commercials, television shows, films, concerts and stage productions. They have also appeared with the American Ballet Theatre, Joffrey Ballet, San Francisco Ballet, Cleveland Ballet and the Tokyo Ballet companies.
Our customers are made up of aspiring and professional dancers, actors, industry professionals and people who prefer dancing as a way to stay fit. Our customers are from the United States as well as individuals and groups from across the globe.
EDGE has been frequented by many celebrity clients among Amy Adams, Christina Applegate, Justine Bateman, Elizabeth Berkley, Neve Campbell, Cameron Diaz, Ileana Douglas, Kirsten Dunst, Carmen Electra, Jenna Elfman, Adam Garcia, Gina Gershon, Leeza Gibbons, Jeff Goldblum, Heather Graham, Melora Hardin, Marilu Henner, Katie Holmes, Kate Hudson, Poe, Keri Russell, Kiki Shepard, Brooke Shields and Alicia Silverstone.
Dance agencies, casting directors and artist representatives scout EDGE for new talent. Auditions and rehearsals for tours, television shows, commercials, videos, industrials and cruise ships have been held at EDGE. Clients including Cher, Madonna, Michael Jackson, Peter Gabriel, Vanessa Carlton, Clay Aiken, “Tommy” (the musical), “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat”, Princess Cruises, Mafia (Touchstone Pictures), Heart of Love (Beverly Hills Playhouse), Denise Austin, Kathy Griffin, Kristine W (Carleen Terrano Agency), Keenan Ivory Wayans Show, Sputnik Films, Star Search, Warner Brothers Records and Propaganda Films.
EDGE has also been used to film television shows and celebrity profiles for companies that include MTV, Bravo, Lifetime, Oxygen, BET and VH1 for shows such as “Your Mama Don’t Dance”, “Becoming …”, “How to Look Good Naked”, “Hell Date”, “Ashlee Simpson Show”, “Till Death Do Us Part: Carmen + Dave” “Hell Date”, “Housebroken” and “Making It Big” among others.
EDGE is a significant part of Los Angeles dance and entertainment and is a sponsor of events that impact the local community such as working with the Hollywood Police Department providing after school classes for local at-risk youth. We have provided dancers, support personnel, meeting, rehearsal and filming space for numerous events and benefits and have sponsored events for the American Choreography Awards, AIDS Healthcare Foundation, L.A. Dance Invitational (benefiting the L.A. Gay and Lesbian Center Youth Services), Dancers Responding to AIDS, Mountain AIDS Foundation, Los Ninos, Boys and Girls Club, Fosse Awards, Fosse Scholarship program, RAD Awards, Dancers Alliance and National Dance Week. EDGE has also provided rehearsal space and sponsorship of the dance companies Hysterica, Stilt World, Commonality Dance Company, Rei Aoo’s DancePlanet, Lux Aeterna, TapSounds Underground and Unity Dance Ensemble.
