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An Upper West Side school training kids and teens in Broadway-style tap, singing and acting. Students build technique through the year and take part in a full original production, and toddlers can start in a Baby Broadway class for ages 2 to 3.
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Ages 2–17.
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48 W 68th St, 10023, in the Upper West Side, Manhattan.
Yes. Shuffles NYC is indoors, so it works on rainy or cold days.
Tickets are handled by Shuffles NYC: shufflesnyc.com, or call (212) 580-6584.
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