River Ridge School of Music & Dance

Since being founded in 1978, the River Ridge School of Music & Dance has offered music lessons and dance classes to thousands of families in Jefferson Parish and the surrounding cities of Harahan, Metairie, Kenner, River Ridge, and New Orleans.

The River Ridge School of Music & Dance is a division of the Louisiana Academy of Performing Arts - the largest private music and dance school in Harahan, Kenner, Metairie, River Ridge, and New Orleans with an active enrollment of over 1,100 students in three locations. Students drive from as far away as the state of Mississippi and the Westbank of Louisiana to take lessons here. We offer music lessons for piano, guitar, bass, voice, drums, mandolin, ukulele, banjo, violin, trumpet, trombone, saxophone, flute, clarinet, composition, preschool music, and more. We offer dance classes in ballet, hip hop, jazz, tap, parent and tot, musical theatre.

Benefits of becoming an Academy student:

1. Lessons in piano, guitar, violin, voice, drums, bass, banjo, mandolin, ukulele, brass, woodwinds, rock band classes, and dance classes in ballet, hip hop, jazz, tap in ONE location!

We are the only school in Harahan, Metairie, Kenner, River Ridge, and New Orleans, Louisiana that offers lessons in all of these popular instruments and programs: electric & acoustic guitar, voice, singing, piano, bass, drum set, mandolin, violin, viola, cello, banjo, ukulele, flute, clarinet, trumpet, trombone, ballet, jazz, tap, hip hop classes and year roun

The short and simple answer is that we bring dreams to fruition in a professional, inspirational, and truly fun environment. Our highly qualified instructors are all passionate, entertaining, positive, uplifting, and able to motivate.