Performing Arts Academy
£120 per term, per child. Saturdays 14:00 - 17:00 (Term Time)
This course focuses on the three main area of performance to create a greater understanding of the performing arts and develop your performing skills in a fun and professional setting. We also aim to develop life skills from building confidence to learning to work as a team, if you have an interest in performing and becoming a star in all areas then this course is for you. This course is run by experienced professionals who's training include Mountview Performing arts school, The National youth theatre, Pinewood studios London and Body works dance school. The teachers are dedicated to develop pupil's skills and give each child a chance to grow and become a triple threat by being a star in all three disciplines:
Acting We will be looking into all areas of drama from improvisation, developing a character, working with scripts to mime, voice and speech work and devising scene and play's, all areas will be enhanced by drama games and performances throughout the year.
Singing We will be looking at developing pupils tone, pitch and range with correct breathing techniques. Over the course we will be looking into all different music genres to help pupils find their own singing style.
Dance Pupils will be taught all different styles of dance from Jazz, Modern, and Contemporary to street and Hip Hop. Pupils will learn the basics of styles along with routines and be encouraged to choreograph their own performances. Our dance teacher specialises in Hip Hop so specific workshops will be run in this area throughout the term.
Scholarship
Suzanne Emily's Theatre School will be offering one year full scholarship for this course, to apply for this children must audition and the child that the selection panel feel have great potential will win the place. The Auditions will be held on Saturday 3rd September 2011, to book your time slot and acting dialogue you will need to contact the Suzanne. All children who apply for the scholarship will get a 10% discount on this course.
Posing during a dress rehersal
Exams
The performing arts academy is not exam based, however throughout the year there will be opportunities take acting and musical theatre LAMDA exams. LAMDA is The London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts, they are one of the top recognized exam boards in the performing arts world and a great start to any budding career.
Performances
The academy is going to be a fun experience for all who take part with performances twice a year to showcase what the pupils have been studying.
Staff
All staff are CRB checked and have been interviewed for their suitability within the school and fully trained in their given field, as stated in our child protection policy.
Musical Theatre Class
£4 per class
This class will teach your child about different musicals from all styles, genre and theme's through singing and dancing. The children in the class will learn different dance routines and songs from the biggest musicals to hit the screen and stage, with them also focusing on the basic of dance singing, the term will end will a performance to show what they have learnt throughout the sessions.
Age Based Drama Classes
£65 per term, per child
These sessions are for all abilities, we will be doing a range of activities from improvisation task to devising your own scenes to mask and puppet work to script work. The classes allow you to have a go at all areas of theatre and performing creating more confident performers with awards and performances at the end of each term. These classes also create great life skills from confidence building to learning to work as a team.
GLEE Class
£4 per class, £3 if the child takes another class
We take the music from the popular television hit and create songs and dances that your children can learn and perform this class can be for beginners or those with previous experience in singing and dancing.
Introductory Creativity Class (3-5 year olds)
£45 per child, per term
This class is aim at children who are showing creativity from an early age, we aim to build on their imagination and teach them some new skills through the areas or music, movement and drama. This class is built with fun in mind with lots of games, music and team work perfect for any little one.
Over 14's Hip Hop
£4 per class
This is a fun class for anyone with a passion for hip hop dance, you will learn the basics of dance whilst learning fun and original choreography from a great Hip Hop dancer.
Birthday Parties
From £10 per child. Please get in touch for further details
We offer two different styles of party, the first type are themed birthday parties we decorate the studio in the given theme, we play traditional party games and themed games, this party includes invitations, food, birthday cake and goodie bags. The second type of party is a kids Karaoke/disco, with this party we play music, have a karaoke machine play games and there is an option to have food, birthday cake and goodie bags.
Monthly Disco
£2 per child.
The last Friday of every month we hold a disco and karaoke party for children of all ages 18:30-20:00 with singing dancing and games.
Inset Days
£10 per child.
On Mondays and Fridays we hold inset cover days on specific dates where we do arts and crafts, play games listen to music and much more, these days run from 09:00-15:30.
Holiday Courses
Approx £15-£50. Call for further details
These courses range for half day musical days, 3 day performance week and a 5 day performance week. Each course changes in price and theme but will all end in a performance at the end to the parents.