Meet the Director

David Sanders, the Director of Legacy and now AXIOM, is a veteran of stage and screen with more than 45 years of teaching, choreography and adjudication experience.  He is a member of AEA & SAG-AFTRA. David is the owner of 4 Long Island, NY dance schools and also sits on the Board of Directors for the ADCC. He is their current President.

His stage credits include National Tours of "West Side Story'' and “A Chorus Line”, as well as International Tours of "Balletaps USA" and "The Maurice Hines Revue''.  He was a contestant on "Star Search'' and was a lead dancer on the short lived TV series entitled "FMTV ".  He has appeared as a dancer in numerous films & music videos and even took a turn as a stuntman in a Troma film that won the Best Stunts Award at the Cannes Film Festival.  His emphasis is now on furthering the art of dance and dance education through his studios as well as with Legacy and now AXIOM Dance Conventions.  His students can be found working professionally in all facets of the Industry, from Cruise Ships and MTV videos to feature films, major Ballet Companies and Broadway.  His student dance company has opened performances for the likes of Bette Midler, Donna Summer, Megan Mullally, and Jon Stewart, as well as playing to standing ovations at Lincoln Center in "Experience Jazz at Lincoln Center" and on Broadway at the St. James Theater in "Nothing Like a Dame". It is because of his experience as a teacher and studio owner that he knows what you and your dancers need. His professional experience and business acumen is why he knows how to provide it.