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Bensonhurst · New York, New York

The Brooklyn Dance Centers

Brooklyn dance studio with 35+ years of professional dance education across two locations (Bensonhurst BDC 2 and Bay Ridge BDC 3), home to an award-winning competition team.

Focus Both
Styles Ballet, Tap, Jazz
  • Ballet
  • Jazz
  • Hip Hop
  • Children's Dance
Verified by DanceFind · 12 June 2026 How we list schools

About the school

The Brooklyn Dance Centers (BDC) operates from two south Brooklyn locations: BDC 2 at 6720 20th Avenue in Bensonhurst and BDC 3 at 8717 3rd Avenue in Bay Ridge. The studio has been providing professional dance education for over 35 years across ballet, tap, jazz, modern, contemporary, lyrical, musical theater, hip hop and acro, plus dedicated BOYS classes and ZUMBA. BDC is home to an award-winning competition team and has been voted Best Dance Studio in Brooklyn for six consecutive years. Faculty named on the school's site includes Denise Rusinak, Alexa Guariglia, Michelle Di Muccio, Erin Gonzales, Jessica Grant, Emory Campbell, Mr. Kid, Clarissa Di Muccio and David Paul Kidder.

At a glance

Address
6720 20th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11204 (BDC 2 — Bensonhurst); also 8717 3rd Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11209 (BDC 3 — Bay Ridge)
Suburb
Bensonhurst
City
New York
State
New York
Disciplines
Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Modern, Contemporary, Lyrical, Musical Theatre, Hip Hop, Acrobatics, Zumba
Approach
Both

What stands out

  1. i.35+ years of operation
  2. ii.Two south Brooklyn locations (Bensonhurst + Bay Ridge)
  3. iii.Award-winning competition team
  4. iv.Voted Best Dance Studio in Brooklyn six years in a row
  5. v.Dedicated BOYS classes

Teachers listed on the school's site

As at 12 June 2026.

  • Denise Rusinak — Faculty
  • Alexa Guariglia — Faculty
  • Michelle Di Muccio — Faculty
  • Erin Gonzales — Faculty
  • Jessica Grant — Faculty
  • Emory Campbell — Faculty
  • Mr. Kid — Faculty
  • Clarissa Di Muccio — Faculty
  • David Paul Kidder — Faculty

Sourced from the school's Faculty page (thebrooklyndancecenters.com/faculty). Teachers can request removal or correction via the listing-edit form below.

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