If there were such a place as dream heaven or dance heaven, it would be called The Uptown Dance Academy! This is a place where stars truly are made, and then sparkle in the sky with brilliance! The dignity and grace which Robin Williams, choreographer extraordinaire, instills in her students is unsurpassed by anyone I have ever met, and believe me, in my nearly 80 years, I have encountered quite a few dance teachers. My daughter and I were attending an NYC Black History Celebration, where several outstanding groups had been selected by the City to perform. Hands-down, we were totally entranced by the performance of those young stars from the Uptown Dance Academy! Their professionalism, poise, and skills were unbelievable. We had never seen African dance “en pointe”, with traditional ballet technique. We enrolled my granddaughter, Hasiba Zahara Ali