Zohar School of Dance offers ongoing classes of different levels in jazz, ballet, and modern. Equipped with theatre lighting, the studio is available to community members and artists as an intimate performance space as well as for classes, workshops and rehearsals. Zohar's professional teaching staff have been serving the Palo Alto area since 1979. Dancers have gone on from Zohar to attend Juilliard School and New York University, and others to perform on Broadway, in Las Vegas, and Europe. Since 1986, Zohar has brought the art of dance to at-risk youths.
Young dancers meet twice a week for classes, rehearsals and workshops throughout the school year.
Starting with 30 students in East Palo Alto, the program today reaches over 500 youths annually at over 10 sites. Juvie Jazz was implemented in 1995 to make dance and its positive benefits available to incarcerated youths. The program has received critical acclaim for its innovation and the positive results of breaking down barriers. Zohar presents the Dance Mosaic Performance Series annually since 1990. Dance Mosaic showcases the richly diverse Bay Area dance community and features both emerging and established artists.