CenterStage is excited to announce, CenterStage University! 
A division of CenterStage Performing Arts Academy that provides additional opportunities for students to grow outside of the classroom, by providing master classes, workshops, and convention trips. CSU courses are open to all students at CenterStage and will be specialized based on age, level, and experience.

Master Class Schedule April 2019:
*subject to change
Partnering (Open to Boys 11+ and ladies in our Ballet 7 and 8 classes) Students taking this master class will be introduced to the skill and technique involved in partnering in lifts and turns. Tuesday, April 2nd 4:00 - 7:00 PM
Social Dancing (Open to students 7+ of any skill level. We would encourage each female student to bring a brother or male friend her age she would be comfortable in partnering with) An introduction to basic social dancing including the waltz, foxtrot, and swing. ​Tuesday, April 9th 4:00 - 5:30 PM (Ages 7 - 10), 5:45 - 7:15 PM (ages 10+)
Aerial Silks (open to students 8+ with experience in ballet, jazz, and/or lyrical). An introduction to beginning aerial silks. Tuesday, April 16th 4:00 - 5:30 PM (ages 8 - 11) and 5:45 - 7:15 PM (ages 12+)
Intro to Acting/Practically Perfect Workshop (open to students ages 10+) Students will have the opportunity to work with an actress who has played Mary locally in regional theatre. April 23rd, 4:00 - 5:30 PM
An introduction to auditioning, improvisation, British accents, and character. Tuesday, April 23rd 5:30 - 7:00 PM
Afro-Caribbean (open to students ages 9+) The Dunham Technique is a fusion of classical ballet as a foundation with Afro-Caribbean styles from Jamaica Martinique, Trinidad, and Haiti. The technique separates itself from others with classical lines and length from ballet, allowing the torso to both undulate and isolate, and using a wide spectrum of tempos and rhythmical styles. There are three important things that need to be brought into the classroom: an open mind, body, and spirit! Katherine Dunham, herself, noted that spiritual awareness and focus are crucial key points in the Dunham technique. The body needs, or will learn, to be polyrhythmic meaning a dancer will be working with one body part in counter rhythm with another simultaneously. The Dunham technique is an artistic interpretation of traditional ballet, Caribbean dances, African rituals, and African American rhythms that is still learned and loved today with its smoothness and fluidity. Students must be barefoot! ​Tuesday, April 30th 4:00 - 5:30 PM