



While there are now more local music instructors and dance studios nearby today than when our doors opened forty plus years ago, the continued demand for the very best music teachers and highest rated dance instruction in New Orleans has allowed us to share our mission with families from all over the Greater New Orleans and Northshore areas including Kenner, Metairie, Luling, Destrehan, Lakeview, Mid City, Uptown, Gretna, Waggaman, Madisonville, Hammond, Lacombe, Slidell, Folsom, and more. Tammany Parish at the Covington School of Music in Covington, LA and the Mandeville School of Music & Dance in Mandeville, LA. All programs are structured to provide students with the opportunity to tailor their educational experience to their precise interests and goals.Ĭlasses are available either online or on campus at the River Ridge School of Music & Dance in Harahan, LA (Jefferson Parish) and on the Northshore in St. With a faculty of 60+ fun, professional and engaging instructors, LAAPA works with brand new beginners through advanced students preparing for auditions, recording sessions, etc. Originally founded in 1978 in River Ridge, LA (just a short drive to the west of New Orleans), our mission over the past 40 years has remained the same - to foster a love of and lifetime success in music, dance, and the performing and creative arts for kids, teens, and adults through inspirational and motivational teaching methods.Īs one of Southeast Louisiana's leaders in private music and dance education, we have introduced the performing arts into the lives of thousands of families since the inception of our local community music school and dance studio.
