DANCE
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THEATRE/MUSIC
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INTRO TO HIP HOP Teacher: Maria Guldin Ages 5 – 10 Thursdays. 6:00 – 7:00 Hip Hop incorporates a variety of old and new urban dance styles. The dancing represents body movements that go with the beat and rhythm of hip hop music. Hip hop dancing is very dynamic and helps the dancers improve flexibility, develop body balance, and coordination.
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ACTING OUT Teacher: Sarah Gafgen Ages: 10 – 13 Tuesdays 5:00 – 6:00 Students will then begin creating characters that are exciting to them. Using these characters, they will create a storyline and write a play to showcase those characters. As they focus on these characters they will continue to exercise all of their acting skills to better be heard and understood on stage.
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BALLET TECHNIQUE Teacher: Kate Orlando Beginner : Wednesdays 6:00-7:00 Intermediate: Thursdays 6:30 – 7:30 Ballet is the foundation of many dance forms and will maximize technique and longevity in a career of dance. It provides grace, poise, and technique needed to be proficient in all other areas of dance. Ballet classes will help dancers with posture, flexibility, fitness, balance, self-discipline, and self-confidence.
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BROADWAY AT HOME Expanding your Performance Skills through Song and Dance Teacher: Megan Ruggles & Lindsay Deal Ages 10-13 Mondays 6:30 – 7:30 This next-level musical Theatre Class continues education & training of important musical theatre skills in singing, acting & dance through group work, individual performance, and theatre games.
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CONTEMPORARY OPEN Teacher: Kate Orlando Ages: 8 and up Wednesdays 7:15 – 8:15 Contemporary modern combines ballet and modern techniques with musical and emotional expression with a strong focus on modern techniques (contractions and release, off-center balances and suspension) as well as musicality and self-expression.
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SELF TAPE AUDITION TECHNIQUES Teacher: Deckonti Tiah Ages: 11 – High School Mondays 5:15 – 6:15 Whether it is for live stage, commercials, film or a performing arts college, Self Tape auditions are used in EVERY field. Students in this class will learn how to prepare and produce the best product. Students will also be given the exciting opportunity to work on scenes and audition sides from the latest television shows, movies, and commercials as well as original content. Get in step with the times and be prepared for a new style of auditioning.
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TAP TECHNIQUE OPEN LEVEL Teacher: Lindsey Krier Ages: 8 and up Mondays 6:00-7:00pm Tap classes are designed to develop rhythm, style and sound. Exercises focus on building flexibility of the knee and ankles, coordination, and speed of movement. The class will focus on the style of Rhythm Tap.
FLEXIBILITY WORKSHOP: OPEN LEVEL Teacher: Steven Clair Ages 8 and up Thursdays 6:15 – 7:00pm This workshop will focus on the dancers flexibility through exercises and stretches to safely enhance their personal flexibility. A strong and flexible body can create correct and safe lines in all forms of dance and enhance their technique.
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MUSICAL THEATRE PERFORMANCE WORKSHOPS AGES 12 – 18 DANCE INTENSIVE – Thursday 7:15 – 8:15 Teacher: Lindsay Deal VOCAL INTENSIVE – Thursdays 6:00 – 7:00 Teacher: Megan Ruggles From preparing an audition to adding repertoire, or just learning new tools, this class focuses students on sharpening and developing musical performance skills. It is designed to allow the student to learn from weekly one-on-one work as well as from watching other students. Each month, students will be assigned a new song to work on for class which will be coached in a masterclass setting (aka zoom). On select months, we will have them themed toward a specific musical theatre genre.
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JAZZ TECHNIQUE – OPEN LEVEL Teacher: Steven Clair Ages: 8 and up Jazz dance is an exploration of style and presentation. Classes emphasize musicality and body alignment, conditioning, stretch and strengthening, rhythm and stylization as well as fun and innovative choreography.
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PRIVATE LESSONS
We also offer private lessons in Voice, Acting, Guitar, and Piano. Click here for more information. https://mainstage.org/performing-arts-academy/voice/
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