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The Lewis A. Swyer School of the Arts at the National Museum of Dance is set to host an Open House and Registration on Thursday, Aug. 30 from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Lewis A. Swyer Studios. School of the Arts faculty will be on hand to answer questions and class demonstrations will be available, a news release said. Yoga demonstrations will take place in the Museum. Light refreshments will be served. The School of the Arts was founded in 2008 and this season celebrates its tenth anniversary. Housed in the Lewis A. Swyer Studios, located directly behind the Museum, the School offers a full range of dance classes for students age three to adult and for all levels from beginner to pre-professional, the release said. Classes include Ballet, Pointe, Tap, Jazz, Hip Hop, Irish Step, Modern, Creative Movement, Middle Eastern Dance, Zumba, and Kung Fu for Dancers. The School also offers daily yoga classes, including aerial yoga, and Dance Through Parkinson’s. The National Museum of Dance is open Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday from noon to 4 p.m. Admission is free on Tuesdays. Free docent tours of the Museum are given every Tuesday at 11:15 a.m. For more information about the National Museum of Dance and School of the Arts and the Open House and Registration, visit www. dancemuseum.org or call (518) 584-2225, Ext. 3008.