Specialties
Child daycare that takes care of children ages 2-5, as well as afterschool children up to 12 years old.
Ballet classes, piano classes, Japanese classes, offered.
The studio room is also rented for events and parties.
History
Established in 1972.
Theresa Aubel founded this non-profit organization, Once Upon A Time, Inc. in 1972, and has guided its growth from a children's theater and dance company to include its own performing arts school in 1980, its own arts-based child care programs in 1984, a chartered academic school for pre-professional ballet dancers, The Theatre Street School, in 1996, and the opening of its own theatre space in 2006.
We currently offer Day Care/PreK for 2-5year old children, an after school program, a dynamic summer camp, dance classes, piano lessons, foreign language classes, and more.
Meet the Business Owner: Teresa A.
Theresa Cassese Aubel (and her husband, Mark Aubel) have helped lower-income children from New York City to become well educated and to train in Ballet and the Performing Arts. It has always been Theresa's goal to offer the opportunities available to mainly the wealthy, to everyone instead. Mrs. Aubel has worked her entire life to build her reputation and skill within the industry. Now, Aubel uses her talent and influence to benefit her students and offer them the best opportunities possible. She has been constant a fighting force for the benefit of her students for over 40 years.
