If you were able to catch the televised coverage of the 2021 Presidential Election, you may have noticed a familiar face flash by that we are use to seeing around the lobby at Freestyle Dance Academy…that’s right! FDA Studio Director, Tony Azzaro, was one of the featured dancers in the virtual “Parade Across America” that aired on January 20th, 2021. Traditionally, a parade in downtown Washington D.C. will follow the inauguration of a president. But, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the parade was done virtually, including performers & representation from all across the country. Also representing Philadelphia was a local Boy Scout troop.
Freestyle Dance Academy director, Tony Azzaro, in the 2021 Parade Across America.
The “Dance Across America” section was produced by film director Kenny Ortega, famous for productions such as High School Musical and Dirty Dancing. In an article by People.com, Mr. Ortega was quoted saying: “The spirit is so strong…The soul of our nation is so strong. The imagination is so strong.” We particularly like his quote on dance itself: “Dance is a language without words,” he says. “It’s a language that all of us understand. A dancer can express so much: pain, happiness, hope, and despair. So many things.”
After Tony’s appearance in the “Parade Across America,” our friends at Doylestown Patch caught wind of the local connection to Bucks County, Pennsylvania and gave both him and Freestyle Dance Academy a fun shout out, which you can read here. Congratulations Mr. Tony! We are so proud of you!
Freestyle Dance Academy is routinely voted among the Best of Bucks County for Dance in 2015, 2016, 2017 & 2018. Dance classes are offered in dance styles including: hip-hop, jazz, breaking (“breakdancing”), musical theatre, lyrical/contemporary, tap, and more. FDA provides high-quality dance education, with professional dance staff, to the Warrington, Chalfont & Doylestown communities. Freestyle Dance Academy is a place for both the recreational, and serious pre-professional dancer, offering different class tracks & opportunities to students, based upon their personal interest in dance. Freestyle Dance Academy also is home to the FDA Performance Company, a youth pre-professional performance ensemble, that travels the Philadelphia region to perform at various public events, dance festivals and charity programs. For more info on the Freestyle Dance Academy Performance Company, click here.
