{"id":125,"date":"2025-02-01T03:48:15","date_gmt":"2025-02-01T03:48:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:8888\/tutu\/?page_id=9"},"modified":"2025-04-18T03:28:43","modified_gmt":"2025-04-18T03:28:43","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tutuschool.com\/lic\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<section hero-block_dd2724d9e4f0a33f3e7ba030bcd527b4\tclass=\" container relative overflow-hidden video-thumbnail-holder pt-5 pb-[90px] md:pb-5\">\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"video-thumbnail-zoom absolute z-20  bottom-0 md:bottom-[40px] left-[40px]\"><button class=\"video-thumbnail\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-expanded=\"false\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-twe-toggle=\"modal\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-twe-target=\"#video-modal-hero-block_dd2724d9e4f0a33f3e7ba030bcd527b4\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tutuschool.com\/lic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2025\/03\/video-01.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t alt=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t class=\"w-full max-w-[250px] md:max-w-[300px]\"><span><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"w-[54px]\" viewBox=\"0 0 38 38\" fill=\"none\">\n  <circle cx=\"19\" cy=\"19\" r=\"19\" fill=\"#FDF6F2\"\/>\n  <path d=\"M23.9404 18.8097L16.2454 23.2524L16.2454 14.367L23.9404 18.8097Z\" fill=\"#CE768C\"\/>\n<\/svg><\/span><\/button><\/div><div\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-twe-modal-init\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"fixed left-0 top-0 z-[1055] hidden h-full w-full overflow-y-auto overflow-x-hidden outline-none\"\n\t\t\t\t\tid=\"video-modal-hero-block_dd2724d9e4f0a33f3e7ba030bcd527b4\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttabindex=\"-1\"\n\t\t\t\t\taria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-twe-modal-dialog-ref\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"pointer-events-none relative w-auto translate-y-[-50px] opacity-0 transition-all duration-300 ease-in-out min-[0px]:m-0 min-[0px]:h-full min-[0px]:max-w-none\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"pointer-events-auto relative flex w-full flex-col rounded-md bg-neutral-light bg-opacity-80 bg-clip-padding text-current shadow-4 outline-none min-[0px]:h-full min-[0px]:rounded-none min-[0px]:border-0\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"absolute top-10 right-10 z-10 hover:opacity-70\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-twe-modal-dismiss\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"Close\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\" viewBox=\"0 0 22 22\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t fill=\"none\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<path d=\"M1 1L21 21\" stroke=\"#454E5D\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<path d=\"M21 1L0.999998 21\" stroke=\"#454E5D\" stroke-width=\"2\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Modal body -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"relative p-4 min-[0px]:overflow-y-auto w-full max-w-[1440px] m-auto\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<iframe class=\"aspect-video w-full mt-10 rounded-[20px]\" title=\"vimeo-player\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1071642902\" frameborder=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tallowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"hero\">\n\t\t<div class=\"text-center relative z-20\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 data-split-words class=\"font-serif text-3xl xl:text-5xl text-white xl:px-20\">\n\t\t\t\t\tAbout us\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"hero-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"absolute top-0 w-full overflow-hidden h-full 2xl:aspect-[1344\/690] rounded-[40px]\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bg-parallax hidden md:block\"\n\t\t\t\t style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/tutuschool.com\/lic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2025\/04\/Header_About.jpg)\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bg-parallax md:hidden\"\n\t\t\t\t\t style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/tutuschool.com\/lic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2025\/04\/About_Header_Mobile.jpg)\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n<section id=\"content2up-block_dfd9b3dc3d6c78c83f7b03a425929c84\"\n\tclass=\" container my-10 md:my-20\">\n\t<div class=\"grid grid-cols-1 lg:grid-cols-2 items-center gap-10\">\n\t\t<div class=\"rounded-[40px] lg:order-2 relative\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-full overflow-hidden aspect-[1.06] rounded-[40px]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bg-parallax\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/tutuschool.com\/lic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2025\/03\/photo-about-01.jpg)\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"flex flex-col justify-center lg:order-1 lg:me-20\">\n\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"text-xl md:text-2xl font-serif mb-4 fade \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tEvery child should know what it feels like to <em>dance<\/em>\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"text-base md:text-lg font-roman mb-10 fade\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThis is the founding principle of Tutu School. We believe that motor skill development is infinitely enhanced by Tchaikovsky and Bach, that young imaginations benefit immensely from exploring the enchanted worlds of swans and sugar plums, and that twirling should be a fundamental part of any childhood.\r\n\r\n<\/br><\/br>&#8211; TUTU SCHOOL\u2019S MISSION STATEMENT\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<div class=\" switch switch-neutral-purple\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<section id=\"photo-list-block_f442d7f7b7b18790572baef567646f0c\" class=\" container py-10 md:py-20\">\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"grid grid-cols-12 gap-y-10 md:gap-y-10 gap-x-5 lg:gap-x-20\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-span-12 md:col-span-5 md:order-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-full overflow-hidden aspect-[1\/1] md:aspect-[0.46] rounded-[40px]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bg-parallax\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/tutuschool.com\/lic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2025\/03\/photo-approach.jpg)\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t aria-label=\"\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-span-12 md:col-span-7 md:order-2\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"eyebrow fade\">Our Philosophy<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"fade font-serif text-xl md:text-2xl lg:text-3xl mb-10\">Tutu School exists to make space in the lives of children for <em>creativity and joy.<\/em><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol class=\"numbered-list \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"fade\"><h3><em>Boutique<\/em> Ballet Education<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"text-base md:text-md\">We do one thing \u2013 provide very young students with a magical introduction to ballet &#8211; and we focus all of our energy on doing that one thing in the highest quality manner possible. This means that every aspect of your child\u2019s experience at Tutu School- from the sparkling spaces to the smiling faces &#8211; has been specifically tailored to the needs of even the tiniest dancers.<\/p><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"fade\"><h3><em>Thoughtfully<\/em> Trained Teachers<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"text-base md:text-md\">Our carefully crafted curriculum was designed by dance professionals and developmental specialists to ensure that precisely the right amount of ballet technique is being introduced to students at exactly the right time, and not any earlier than their little bodies and young imaginations are ready for it. Importantly, our Tutu teachers receive thoughtful training in our curriculum and in the best ways to support young dancers, whatever their age, developmental stage, or level of experience.<\/p><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"fade\"><h3>Emphasis on <em>Creativity &amp; Joy<\/em><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"text-base md:text-md\">We believe in introducing students to ballet in a way that makes sense for their bodies and their development, but that also nurtures their creativity and love of music and movement. We want to cultivate an appreciation of the arts and to provide students with a solid technical foundation to study ballet more seriously later on (if they choose), but more importantly, to give them the kind of formative early enrichment experience that will serve them well in whatever dreams they follow later on.<\/p><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ol>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\n<div class=\" switch switch-purple-neutral\"><\/div>\n\n\n<section id=\"owner-photo-content-block_8c74d6e1669a31d6caa4e63786ebdef3\" class=\" container mb-20 md:mb-40\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"font-serif text-2xl lg:text-3xl mb-5 md:mb-10 text-center fade\">Meet Team <em>Tutu<\/em><\/h3>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"grid grid-cols-12 gap-y-10 md:gap-x-10\">\n\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"md:order-1 col-span-12 md:col-span-6\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"w-full overflow-hidden aspect-[1\/1] rounded-[40px] sticky top-10\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bg-parallax grayscale\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/tutuschool.com\/lic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2025\/04\/Headshot\u2013Amy-Kang-Liem-owner-Long-Island-City.jpg)\"\n\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"md:order-2 col-span-12 md:col-span-6 bg-solid-pink rounded-[40px] p-10 md:p-[40px] flex flex-col justify-center\">\n\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"text-xl md:text-2xl font-serif fade\">Amy<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"text-base mb-5 fade\">Tutu School Long Island City Owner<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prose prose-tutu text-large fade\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Amy was born in Colorado and raised in Seattle where she formulated her love of dancing and began to train professionally as a ballerina. After studying both nursing and dance, her career path led her into clinical operations in a world-renowned private orthodontic office in Manhattan, NY. While her dreams of dancing got a little lost along the journey of life, she always had the desire to return to the art form in some fashion.<\/p>\n<p>Becoming a mother to two young girls motivated her to pursue this dream again, and this is what led her to Tutu School! She is passionate about delivering smiles to people and after doing so in the orthodontic field for nearly 20 years, it\u2019s time to deliver those smiles through dance! When not twirling at Long Island City&#8217;s Tutu School, Amy loves traveling and experiencing life\u2019s roller coaster with her friends and family!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section id=\"team-members-block_45368dbba04cfe0f8a087597e8a05992\" class=\" container mt-20 md:mt-40 mb-20\">\n\t<div class=\"grid grid-cols-1 md:grid-cols-3 gap-10 md:px-10\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section id=\"horizontal-scroll-block_6f1818380071fc4f69be446dc78e56e7\"\n\t\t class=\" horizontal-scroll  pb-20\">\n\t<div class=\"container mb-10 sticky top-10\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"text-xl md:text-xl font-serif mb-5 text-center fade\">What our members are saying<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"scroll-wrapper pb-10\">\n\t\t<div class=\"scroll-content bg-var\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"review-card w-[400px] h-full bg-solid-purple\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"w-[55px]\" viewBox=\"0 0 55 36\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t fill=\"none\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<path opacity=\"0.5\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  d=\"M8.496 35.136C6 35.136 3.936 34.368 2.304 32.832C0.768 31.2 0 28.896 0 25.92C0 22.08 0.816 18.576 2.448 15.408C4.08 12.144 6.096 9.40799 8.496 7.19999C10.992 4.89599 13.584 3.11999 16.272 1.87199C19.056 0.623998 21.6 0 23.904 0C25.44 0 26.208 0.623998 26.208 1.87199C26.208 3.408 25.344 4.272 23.616 4.46399C22.176 4.656 20.496 5.232 18.576 6.192C16.656 7.056 14.832 8.256 13.104 9.79199C11.472 11.328 10.08 13.104 8.928 15.12C7.776 17.04 7.2 19.056 7.2 21.168C7.2 22.224 7.584 22.752 8.352 22.752C8.832 22.752 9.552 22.416 10.512 21.744C11.472 21.072 12.624 20.736 13.968 20.736C15.312 20.736 16.368 21.264 17.136 22.32C17.904 23.28 18.288 24.576 18.288 26.208C18.288 28.704 17.28 30.816 15.264 32.544C13.344 34.272 11.088 35.136 8.496 35.136ZM34.416 35.136C31.92 35.136 29.856 34.368 28.224 32.832C26.688 31.2 25.92 28.896 25.92 25.92C25.92 22.08 26.832 18.576 28.656 15.408C30.576 12.144 32.88 9.40799 35.568 7.19999C38.256 4.89599 41.088 3.11999 44.064 1.87199C47.04 0.623998 49.68 0 51.984 0C53.52 0 54.288 0.623998 54.288 1.87199C54.288 3.408 53.424 4.272 51.696 4.46399C50.256 4.656 48.432 5.232 46.224 6.192C44.112 7.056 42.096 8.256 40.176 9.79199C38.256 11.328 36.576 13.104 35.136 15.12C33.792 17.04 33.12 19.056 33.12 21.168C33.12 22.224 33.504 22.752 34.272 22.752C34.752 22.752 35.472 22.416 36.432 21.744C37.392 21.072 38.544 20.736 39.888 20.736C41.232 20.736 42.288 21.264 43.056 22.32C43.824 23.28 44.208 24.576 44.208 26.208C44.208 28.704 43.2 30.816 41.184 32.544C39.264 34.272 37.008 35.136 34.416 35.136Z\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  fill=\"#fff\"><\/path>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"review-card--content\"> This class is the highlight of my daughter&#039;s week. She&#039;s always excited and engaged which isn&#039;t always easy for a 2 year old. Teacher Bella is incredible with the kids, they&#039;re lucky to have her and my daughter adores her. The environment is welcoming and safe. 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