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Auto window stickers are on the bulletin board at the studio.
Not to worry about peeling them off again: They are vinyl, not paper, and easy to remove.
The Hirschl School Mission Statement
(It's what we stand by and live by at HSDA)
Reasons to choose the Hirschl School of Dance Arts: What makes us UNIQUE.

Samples of Photography from The Mind of Mr. H.

Moms and Dads: Definitely worth a read if you care about your children and their future.
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To ALL EDUCATORS that teach online, whatever the subject- Definitely worth a read.
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There's nothing "virtual" about online classes at the Hirschl School: They are very “real”. Students are watched individually & are corrected; they can ask questions & get answers. There is real-time interaction. It’s just like being at the studio, albeit online; I’m in my office at home, and students are safe at their home. Virtual implies something more like what my daughter does when she puts on her Oculus VR headset: “not real”. For that, there are plenty of YouTube “follow-the-leader” clips to entertain you.
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"Virtual" - It’s a word that has maneuvered its way into many of our daily conversations in the digital age. In the workplace, we often talk about having virtual meetings or virtual events. In online education, we talk about virtual classes, virtual schools, virtual conferences, etc.
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As an online educator, I often deal with the unfortunate perception that comes with calling online interactions virtual. Online interactions can be perceived as lesser versions of in-person interactions or poor substitutes for "real" engagement. When online interactions are called "virtual", they enter our mental framework as not actual.
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To all of you involved in teaching online, I’d like to ask you to join me with a change in our language. Let’s frame online interactions differently. Let’s start thinking about all interactions as actual and real. Let’s stop calling them virtual just because participants are not all in the same physical room. It’s not virtual. It's online. It’s not converting in-person content, it's developing online experience. It’s not wishing we could do this in person, it’s delighting in the potential to reach people through the internet. By reframing the language we use, we can help to reshape the preconceived notion that online interactions are not actual.
Some things ARE virtual. I’m not suggesting that we can’t use the word at all. Instead, the word should reflect the objects that are really virtual. But our classes are real, the learning and training we provide are actual, and the interactions we have online are real. It’s time to distinguish online from virtual and stop calling every online interaction "virtual".
Yes, we're accepting new students during this time.

In-Person Private Lessons at Hirschl Ballet. The health and welfare of our students take precedence, as they have since 1972. Common-sense runs a close 2nd. When taking private lessons, they will be safer in our studio than in a department store, mall, supermarket or restaurant. For info and reservations, contact me. Here is a video about it:
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There will be no classes Monday, January 18th.