Dance Lessons: Services
ABAdance: School Program
ABAdance: Special Needs Program
ABAdance: Special Needs Program
The school program aims to help students develop social skills, discipline, self-confidence, increase fitness, as well as implementing body awareness and general well-being. These positive habits will be fundamental in the development of our children and facilitate inclusion in their own communities as well as having access to the arts. T
The school program aims to help students develop social skills, discipline, self-confidence, increase fitness, as well as implementing body awareness and general well-being. These positive habits will be fundamental in the development of our children and facilitate inclusion in their own communities as well as having access to the arts. This program will benefit children by improving attention and coordination, giving children the liberty to be expressive of their emotions, using movement. It also helps to strengthen fine motor skills, enhance social interaction, body awareness, promotes general well-being and many more.
Program Schedule:
- Fall
- Winter
- Spring
- Summer
Contact us for more information about the School Program
ABAdance: Special Needs Program
ABAdance: Special Needs Program
ABAdance: Special Needs Program
The Special Needs program runs parallel with the School Program.
The SpeNeeds Program aims to help students develop social skills, discipline, self-confidence, increase fitness, as well as implementing body awareness and general well-being. These positive habits will be fundamental in the development of our children and facilitate inclusi
The Special Needs program runs parallel with the School Program.
The SpeNeeds Program aims to help students develop social skills, discipline, self-confidence, increase fitness, as well as implementing body awareness and general well-being. These positive habits will be fundamental in the development of our children and facilitate inclusion in their own communities as well as having access to the arts. This program will benefit children by improving attention and coordination, giving children the liberty to be expressive of their emotions, using movement. It also helps to strengthen fine motor skills, enhance social interaction, body awareness, promotes general well-being and many more.
Program Schedule:
- Fall
- Winter
- Spring
- Summer
Contact us for more information about the Special Needs Program.
ABAdance: Senior Program
ABAdance: Senior Program
ABAdance: Senior Program
The Senior Program is for our 60+ community. We understand that exercise is important for optimizing physical and mental health, especially as we age. We believe that each person needs to find the form of exercise they enjoy and can engage in regularly later in life. A great aerobic exercise option for seniors is dance. Dancing provides
The Senior Program is for our 60+ community. We understand that exercise is important for optimizing physical and mental health, especially as we age. We believe that each person needs to find the form of exercise they enjoy and can engage in regularly later in life. A great aerobic exercise option for seniors is dance. Dancing provides multiple health benefits for seniors, including improving your cardio, balance, and mood.
Other benefits:
- Provides great cardio
- Improves balance
- Improves flexibility
- Challenges mind and memory
- Offers a creative or artistic outlet
- Creates social opportunities and many more!
Contact us for more information about the Senior Community Program.
TUTORING SERVICES
ABAdance: Senior Program
ABAdance: Senior Program
Online tutoring sessions in:
- Beginner Spanish (all ages)
- Conversational Spanish (all ages)
- Beginner English (all ages)
- Preschool
- Assistance with homework (elementary school)
Contact us for more information about our Tutoring Services.
About Us
Founder
Hola! My name is Daniela Becerril and I've been dancing ever since I can remember. When I was 8 years old, my parents signed me up in our local dance studio in Puerto Rico, and in that moment, I knew this is what I wanted to do for the rest of my life. My dance training consisted of Jazz, Ballet, Hip Hop, Street Jazz and Latin Styles such as: Salsa and Bachata. By the age of 13, my dance journey took a turn, becoming one of the youngest instructors in the studio. Even though I was just a teenager, I knew right away that being an instructor, was one my life's purpose.
At the age of 20, I decided it was time to take my career to the next level and soon after, I created my own Competition Team. "D' kala Dance Company" was created with the purpose of not only train dancers to become professional working dancers in the industry, but to help them discover their full potential at a young age. Soon after, this team became one of the most distinguished and victorious Dance Teams all around the Island. In addition to coaching, I had the opportunity to be a backup dancer for latin recording artist, Tito El Bambino. I had the opportunity to be part of one of Tito's World Tour, and perform in some of the most well known stages such as: Latin Music Award "Premios Lo Nuestro", "Guaya Guaya Fest" one of the most important urban music events in Puerto Rico, "El Gordo y la Flaca" an American-Spanish language entertainment pop culture news show, and many more!
My dance journey significantly changed at the age of 24, when I decided it was time to challenge myself and expand my knowledge. This decision led me to one of the most prestigious dance studios in the world, Millennium Dance Complex in Los Angeles, California. Here, I was fortunate to train under some of the best known dancers and choreographers in the world such as: Dana Alexa, Phil Wright, Hamilton Evans, Jared Jenkins, Dexter Carr, Guy Groove and more! After a few months of training, dancer and choreographer, Dana Alexa, took me under her wing, giving me the opportunity to assist her weekly classes not only in Los Angeles, but all around the world. With this also came other opportunities such as: travel the world as her dance and personal assistant, work as a facilitator for her dance- based Wellness Company, Three6zero, assist classes at Broadway Dance Center in New York City, and many other projects.
I attended the University of Sacred Heart in San Juan, Puerto Rico, where I graduated with a bachelor's degree in Psychology. I have more than 8 years of experience working as a Behavior Therapist, where I get to implement ABA therapy to children and young adults on the Autism Spectrum Disorder.
I believe dance is a form of therapy! Neurodivergent or neurotypical. Children, teens or adults...dance is for everyone and my goal is to be a source of light to others. ❤️
ABAdance Program
ABAdance is a Dance Program that combines movement therapy and some techniques used in Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA), to help individuals of all ages implement positive and beneficial habits in their daily life, while improving behavior. ALL THIS THROUGH DANCE!
This program is available to everyone!
Dance & Mental Health
Dance Therapy is a type of therapy that uses movement to help individuals achieve emotional, cognitive, physical, and social integration. Studies have shown dance to be very beneficial to individuals of all ages.
Some benefits are:
- resocialization and integration within larger group system
- nonverbal creative expression
- total self- and body- awareness and enhanced self- esteem
- muscular coordination and tension release
- treats physical, psychological, cognitive, and social issues (ex. chronic pain, childhood obesity, anxiety, depression, autism, communication issues, etc)
- enjoyment through relaxation
and much more!
What is Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA)?
So you are probably asking yourself, "What is ABA?" ,"Who can benefit from it?"
Let's begin with it's formal definition.
"The science in which tactics derived from the principles of behavior are applied to improve socially significant behavior and experimentation is used to identify the variables responsible for the improvement in behavior."
In simple terms, Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) is a scientific approach to understanding behavior. ABA refers to a set of principles that focus on how behaviors change, or are affected by the environment, as well as how learning takes place.
Applied behavior analysis can be used for any child, adolescent, adult or senior citizen who can benefit from behavioral therapy. "It’s designed to promote healthy, positive behaviors in favor of behaviors that may be disruptive to the mental and social health of individuals. While ABA therapy is definitely best-known and most frequently used to treat individuals with autism spectrum disorder, ABA therapy for non-autistic individual can be very effective too. "
-Cione-Kroeschel J
What else can ABA be used for?
- Autism spectrum disorder
- Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
- Obsessive compulsive disorder
- Oppositional defiant disorder
- Post-traumatic stress disorder
- Panic disorder
- Traumatic brain injury sufferers
In adults:
- substance abuse disorders
- dementia
- eating disorders
- anger issues
- borderline personality disorder.