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Oren Korenblum is an award-winning New York City-based choreographer, performer, dance instructor, and the founder of O.K. DANCE Company. He is a graduate of the American Musical and Dramatic Academy (AMDA) in New York City. He has trained as a tap and jazz instructor at the International Dance Teachers Association (IDTA), as well as studied ballet with the Royal Academy of Dance (RAD)....Read more
Oren Korenblum is an award-winning New York City-based choreographer, performer, dance instructor, and the founder of O.K. DANCE Company. He is a graduate of the American Musical and Dramatic Academy (AMDA) in New York City. He has trained as a tap and jazz instructor at the International Dance Teachers Association (IDTA), as well as studied ballet with the Royal Academy of Dance (RAD). He has more than 15 years experience choreographing for multiple dance schools in the US, Europe and Israel.
Choreography credits include Come Out, Come Out! The new musical at the Foundry, FL (winner of the 2022 Carbonell award for Outstanding Choreography), Anything Goes, Cinderella, Milk and Honey (The Wick), Hairspray and many more. He also choreographed for NBC (Red Nose Day), The Town Hall NYC, various dance competitions/conventions, music videos and more.
Oren has performed at numerous regional theaters all over the country in classic musicals such as 42nd Street, Mary Poppins, CATS, Oklahoma!, Singin' in the Rain, Spamalot, The Music Man, A Chorus Line and countless others. He toured with The Aluminum Show dance company's all over the US, Mexico, Colombia and Israel. In NYC Oren has performed at multiple 'Broadway by the Year' concerts, the new musical "My Princess Diana" and many more. He’s currently teaching at AMDA NY, Broadway Dance Center, and other studios thorughout NYC.
Find more at www.orenkorenblum.com
@taporen on Instagram and TikTok
Class Descriptions
Oren’s tap classes are fun and challenging with exercises that strengthen technique and style and engage your brain. He understands how to break down dynamic combos into teachable sections. Oren starts class by touching on fundamentals of technique and then pushes all his dancers to achieve their next level of success in musical theatre tap! Regardless of your level or past tap experience, Oren will make sure you are challenged. His class is incredibly helpful for musical theatre performers maintaining and improving their tap skills in a safe space.
In Theatre Jazz class with Oren Korenblum, you’ll work on traditional jazz technique, warm-ups, body strengthening, stamina, rhythm, flexibility, and style.
In musical theatre, you must train yourself at every physical level and style while also telling a story.
Over the past two decades, Oren has performed, choreographed, and taught dance all over the world. He has worked with dancers and movers of all levels and ages, creating a safe space for everyone to do their best in the dance environment.
The outcome doesn’t matter. Every class is different because every day in life is different, but showing up for yourself is the greatest success. Judgment and fear are out of the room! Joy and confidence will lead to success, and success means enjoying your time in dance class.
Oren welcomes all artists, at any level of musical theatre, to join him in his class!