Classes / Workshops

In Person Class Schedule

SELF AWARENESS aka THE ‘BLUE ROOM’

Our day begins with this class. It is intended to help students ‘Check in’ both mentally and physically. Students will break out of their comfort zones and reach their full potential by interacting with each other and staff to create a safe and comfortable space for self expression and social activeness.

ACTING FOR THE CAMERA

Welcome to the ‘New Normal’ where technology meets television, film and stage! Having a great self tape for audition submissions and zoom calls are the keys to success! Learn everything you need to get the callback and book the job in this class!

SPOKEN WORD

This experience will be a 6-week journey in self-care. Students will learn how to use different breathing exercises that will help them self-regulate their emotions. Students will then combine these breathing exercises to move through basic Yoga poses that will help relax the nervous system. The highlight of this experience will be the journaling where students will be able to create short poems and creative writing stories. Students will leave feeling more in-tune with their mind, body, soul, and ultimately, more confident about their self worth.

HIP HOP DANCE – CHRIS SMITH

This class is designed to get you in the groove and move, with dynamics infused with styles of Jazz, African and a little of Hip Hop technique, dancers will be creating and building their musicality while understanding flow and staccato movements. It’s a fun and challenging experience that you will feel accomplished after leaving with a nice sweat and growth in the artistry of choreography!

MODERN/JAZZ DANCE – CASSIE CRUMP

This exciting and stylized class strongly encourages dancers and students new to dance to discover and add their own personality to every movement. Jazz combinations and terminology will include basic jazz turns, piques, pirouettes, and the infamous jazz walk!

WORLD OF SINGING – STEPHAN TERRY

This fun and interactive course will teach students how to improve vocal technique and to give more confident vocal performances. Students will extend their vocal range, learn proper breath control and develop better pitch. Students will study various singing styles in different genres of music, and will practice the art of ad-libbing within music.

ACTING/COMEDY  IMPROVISATION – CHRISTOPHER RICHARDS

On your mark, get set, let’s go! Learn the fundamentals, technique, and mastery of improvisation and comedic character work in this high energy class where we put in ‘Fear in the Rear’ and unleash the ‘Courageous Characters’ that live inside us all! We are as limited as our imagination! Let’s have some fun!

STEPPING – SHA’LEAH NIKOLE

Precision, Coordination and FUN are the only way to describe this class! Throughout our history the art of STEPPING has been an integral part of African American Culture!  Learn the moves and feel the energy that you’ve seen so many fraternities and sororities execute with flair!

FROM THE PAGE 2 THE STAGE & SCREEN – CHARLIA BOYER

Script Writing creates a map to bring stories to life on the Stage and on the Screen. In this class you will learn how to tell your story from the beginning to the middle to the end. You will hit the ground writing. By the end of this class, you will have a completed short story that can be transformed to the Stage or to the Screen.

CHARACTER DANCE AND MORE – ALFRED JACKSON

This class will consist of teaching and demonstrating a variety of Broadway/Theatre Audition techniques including Musical Theatre Improvisation. Students will understand the connection between Acting and Music, and the importance of taking/following direction