About Us
Develop your spontaneity, self-confidence and communication skills...
...and have FUN doing it!
Our Improv classes are not about being funny. They’re about exploring creativity, communication and collaboration in a safe and playful atmosphere. (Of course, sometimes it ends up being hilarious.)
Our students are teachers, lawyers, programmers, psychologists, business consultants, writers, film-makers, singers, actors and many others. Everyone can have improv be a joyous addition to their life.
Michael Rock, founder and instructor has been teaching and performing improvisation for over 20 years at places like The Second City, Marymount Manhattan College, CAP21, various corporations and Ringling Bros. Clown College. He knows his stuff.
Recommendations Received (5)
"Mike Rock is a highly seasoned professional in the art of improvisation.
His classes are fun..."
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"Mike Rock is a highly seasoned professional in the art of improvisation.
His classes are fun and energizing .
I highly recommend him to anyone looking to improve their communication skills.
***** "
"Michael is a wonderful teacher. He is able to explain improv in a clear, fun and relatable way. I..."
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"Michael is a wonderful teacher. He is able to explain improv in a clear, fun and relatable way. I recommend that everyone try out his classes. They will undoubtedly offer an entree into self-improvement. Long Island Improv Rocks!! (pun intended)"
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5-week, fun improv sessions throughout the school year. For all levels of experience.
Sporadic introductory improv workshops on Sunday afternoons. A great way to sample a class and get a basic improv workout. Check the website for de...
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"Fantastic improv and comedy made by good people in a fun theatre that used to be a fire house...."
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"Fantastic improv and comedy made by good people in a fun theatre that used to be a fire house. What’s not to like?"
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a good question, and not necessarily easy to do. I primarily do 2 things: 1 . At the first class, I asked the students their reasons for taking the class. I remember their responses and then when there is any opportunity to tie in class material with their responses, I make sure and make the...
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a good question, and not necessarily easy to do. I primarily do 2 things: 1 . At the first class, I asked the students their reasons for taking the class. I remember their responses and then when there is any opportunity to tie in class material with their responses, I make sure and make the connection. 2. Sometimes, after an exercise, I ask the students “how might this skill relate to your life and/or work?” Don’t feel like you always have to know how to relate the class to their life. If you give them a chance to think about it, they can often make the connection themselves.
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Some years ago I was the director of a small adult education school. For several years we advertised in a local weekly paper. I never had anyone say they came to the school because of that ad, so after a couple of years, I stopped advertising in the paper. About a year later a guy came to the...
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Some years ago I was the director of a small adult education school. For several years we advertised in a local weekly paper. I never had anyone say they came to the school because of that ad, so after a couple of years, I stopped advertising in the paper. About a year later a guy came to the class with four of his friends. When I asked how he heard about the classes, he pulled out of his wallet a folded up and tattered copy of the ad from that newspaper. Those five people ended up staying for several semesters, were a delight in the classes, and more than paid for the two years of ads in that local paper You never know.
All of my students come from either googling Long Island improv classes, in which case I am the first hit, or by word-of-mouth. For word-of-mouth, I recommend offering your services inexpensively to certain people who have a strong network, or a good social media presence, and if they like...
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All of my students come from either googling Long Island improv classes, in which case I am the first hit, or by word-of-mouth. For word-of-mouth, I recommend offering your services inexpensively to certain people who have a strong network, or a good social media presence, and if they like what you’re offering, tell them to promote you to their friends and readers. For the Google search, I recommend getting people who have a blog or webpage to put a link to your site on their site, which will help with your Google search. Also, you can pay for Google ad words, which will put you near the top of a Google search.
