DanceSmarts

Our mission at this time for dance is primarily to focus on "non dancers" - meaning actors, singers, and athletes, who are not dancers, but would like to learn how to dance better.

Music Theater Audition Workshop

About The Workshop

This two week workshop, designed for students from 7-17 years of age, includes training with three instructors in acting, dance, and singing. Students will work on two songs, and choreograph dance numbers to both, with added dialogue. At the end of the workshop, the students will participate in a small performance with and for their peers and family. A DVD will be made of the student's work and can be used for casting purposes. The instructors will be A. Little, M. Meiklejohn, and D. McQueen.

Dates, Times and Location

The workshop is Monday through Friday, 1PM to 4PM. There will be two sessions offered, each two weeks long. The first session is June 13-24, and the second session is June 27-July 8. The workshops will be held at the Ruby Slipper Theater located in Livermore at 51 Wright Brothers Ave, Suite C (Click for a map).

Cost and Registration

Each session is $324. To enroll your child, please visit the Registration page.

This class is focused toward helping actors achieve correct body alignment and placement in dance. Correct use of the body is needed to properly project and physicality is vital to the story being told. Students will gain a greater knowledge of body awareness, presentation and space, allowing them to utilize all assets during performance and audition process. Students will also focus on stretching, flexibility and restrictions of the human body, gaining knowledge of how to prevent injury.

This class is designed for vocalists wanting to create a larger skill set. In this class students will become comfortable with classic choreography movements, including basic steps, turns and trick development, while maintaining proper breathing and vocal structure. Students will begin every class with deep stretching, allowing maximum movement of muscles and focusing on controlled breathing; through this routine students learn how to prevent injury and create calm focus before taking on the day's challenges. Through the course of this class students should feel comfortable and confident walking into a basic dance audition. By allowing vocalists to become dancers they now have the opportunity to combine skill and excel in different genres of theatre and performance.