LaShanda Slay; Dance Director
Erica Thomas; Instructor
Dawn Pryor; Instructor
Lamar Lockett; Instructor
Tiffani Prophet; Instructor
Tina Melendrez; Instructor
Ballet: Structure dance form. Ballet is a theatrical dance form in which a choreographer has expressed his/her ideas to a soloist of group.
Modern: A form of movement that encourages artistic individualism and the development of personal choreographic styles. This dance form is not as structured as classical ballet.
Tap: Tap dancing is the art of blending the clear, delicate sound of properly trained feet with body movement to a rhythmic beat. The ball and heel of the feet provide the sound, and a shoe with special attached metal taps is required.
Jazz: Jazz dance is an outlet of ballet motivated by diversified rhythm and contemporary music.
Hip Hop: is an outlet of jazz dance taken from street dance with jazz/ballet technique.
At the end of the school year the students participate in a recital complete with costumes, makeup, professional staging and lighting.
Carl Easter; Instructor/Playwright
Santella Napue; Instructor
Acting class (Drama) includes study in the principles of acting, characterization and script analysis.
The class course includes improvisation, scene study, pantomime and characterization. Acting allows the student to develop their body, speech, mind, emotion, vocabulary, concentration and the use of imagination.
The end product is a motivational play production.
Jason Wilder; Modeling Director
Tara Covington; Instructor
Fallon D. Simpson; Instructor
The course includes dressing for success, and makeup application. This is a perfect self-improvement course complete with a professional fashion show.