MUSICAL THEATRE JAZZ

Jazz 1
Instructor: Laxmi Das, 7+ years old

Introduces the fundamentals of jazz dance technique for students with little or no prior experience. Emphasizes proper body alignment, posture, flexibility, strength, coordination, rhythm, and musicality. Students learn foundational jazz vocabulary, basic turns, jumps, and across-the-floor progressions while developing performance confidence through simple movement combinations. Jazz 1 is the foundation of musical theater.

Prerequisite: None.

 

Jazz 2
Instructor: Laxmi Das, 8+ years old

Builds upon the skills developed in Jazz I. Focuses on improving technical accuracy, strength, flexibility, coordination, and performance quality. Students learn more complex turns, leaps, and stylistic variations while increasing speed, precision, and expressive movement through  a combination of warm-up exercises, across-the-floor progressions, choreography and combinations.

Prerequisite: Jazz Dance I or instructor approval.

 

Jazz 3
Instructor: Laxmi Das, 11+ years old

Designed for students with strong technical proficiency in jazz dance. Emphasizes advanced technique, artistry, performance dynamics, stylistic versatility, and complex choreography. Students are expected to demonstrate mastery of advanced turns, leaps, floor work, musical interpretation, and professional performance skills while refining individual artistry and ensemble collaboration.

Prerequisite: Jazz 2 or instructor approval.

 

Jazz 4
Instructor: Dana Tescher, 13+ year olds

Designed for advanced dancers who have demonstrated a high level of technical proficiency and performance ability. Focuses on refining advanced jazz technique through challenging choreography, complex rhythmic structures, stylistic versatility, and professional performance practices. Students are expected to execute movement with precision, artistry, musicality, and expressive intent while developing performance endurance, adaptability, and ensemble collaboration.

Prerequisite: Jazz Dance III or instructor approval.

 

BALLET FOR THE MUSICAL THEATER PERFORMER

Ballet 1 for Musical Theater
Instructor: Susan Daugherty, 8+ years old

Introduces the fundamentals of ballet technique as a foundation for musical theater performance. Emphasizes proper alignment, posture, turnout, balance, coordination, flexibility, strength, and musicality. Students learn basic ballet vocabulary, barre and center exercises, and simple across-the-floor combinations while developing body awareness, expressive movement, and performance confidence.

Prerequisite: None.

 

Ballet 2/3 for Musical Theater
Instructor: Susan Daugherty, 12+ years old

Builds upon the foundational skills introduced in Ballet I. Focuses on improving technical accuracy, strength, flexibility, coordination, and artistic expression through more complex barre, center, and traveling combinations. Students refine ballet vocabulary, develop greater control and balance, and strengthen the movement quality and performance skills essential for musical theater choreography.

Prerequisite: Ballet I or instructor approval.

 

DANCE TECHNIQUE
Instructor: Laxmi Das, 8+ year olds

Designed for students with established technical proficiency seeking to refine movement quality and performance skills. Emphasizes advanced coordination, dynamic movement, artistry, stylistic adaptability, and technical precision through complex combinations and choreography. Class incorporates dance conditioning to enhance core strength, flexibility, balance, coordination, cardiovascular endurance, and overall physical readiness for dance training and performance. Students are expected to demonstrate confidence, consistency, and the ability to quickly learn and perform movement in preparation for auditions and productions.

 

DANCE TECHNIQUE ADVANCED
Instructor: Laxmi Das, 10+ year olds

Designed for experienced dancers who demonstrate a strong technical foundation, maturity, and readiness for accelerated training. This advanced-level class challenges students through complex combinations, intricate choreography, advanced coordination, musicality, stylistic versatility, and precise execution. Emphasis is placed on refining alignment, control, flexibility, strength, balance, stamina, and overall movement quality. Students will be expected to retain choreography quickly, apply corrections independently, and perform with confidence, consistency, artistry, and attention to detail.

Prerequisite: Dance Technique or instructor approval.

 

 

TAP DANCE

Tap 1
Instructor: Katherine Craig, 7+ year olds

Introduces the fundamentals of tap dance technique and rhythm for students with little or no prior experience. Emphasizes proper body alignment, weight transfer, coordination, timing, and musicality. Students learn foundational tap vocabulary, basic rhythmic patterns, and simple combinations while developing sound clarity, performance confidence, and an understanding of tap as both movement and percussion.

Prerequisite: None.

 

Tap 2
Instructor: Katherine Craig, 8+ year olds

 

Tap 3
Instructor: Katherine Craig, 11+ year olds

Designed for students with a strong foundation in tap technique. Moving beyond the fundamentals, students will refine clarity of sound, musical expression, and technical execution through increasingly complex choreography and ensemble work . Additional time step variations will be added plus wings, sequencing, and more complex combinations.

Prerequisite: Tap 2 or instructor approval.

 

Tap 4
Instructor: Katherine Craig, 12+ year olds

Provides advanced study in tap dance with an emphasis on artistry, musical sophistication, and professional performance skills. Students are expected to execute complex rhythmic structures, advanced choreography. This class builds on the skills learned in Tap 3, focusing on more aggressive combinations and techniques as well as improvisational tap.

Prerequisite: Tap 3 or instructor approval.

 

Tap 5
Instructor: Katherine Craig, 13+ year olds

Provides advanced study in tap dance with an emphasis on artistry, musical sophistication, and professional performance skills. Students are expected to execute complex rhythmic structures, advanced choreography. This class builds on the skills learned in Tap 4, focusing on more aggressive combinations and techniques as well as improvisational tap.

 

Prerequisite: Tap 4 or instructor approval.

Acting 1
Instructors: Garrett Blair, 10+ years old / Claire Suneson 8+ years old

Introduces the fundamental principles of stage acting through exercises and scene work. Students will learn to effectively communicate in order to portray any character on stage. Students will also work on various improvisational strategies as a tool for timing.

Prerequisite: None.

 

Acting 2
Instructor: Debbie Wilson, 10+ year olds / Claire Suneson 8+ years old

Builds upon the techniques introduced in Acting I through more in-depth scene study and character analysis. Focuses on script analysis and responsive performance while strengthening vocal and physical expressiveness. Students continue developing rehearsal techniques and performance confidence through increasingly challenging dramatic and comedic material.

Prerequisite: 2+ years of acting experience.

 

Acting 3/4
Instructor: Debbie Wilson, 12+ year olds

Designed for students with a strong foundation in acting technique. Students integrate script analysis, character development, vocal and physical technique, and collaborative storytelling through scene work, monologues, and improvisational projects.Provides advanced study in acting with an emphasis on artistic refinement, professional rehearsal practices, and performance preparation. Emphasizes advanced scene study, complex character development, and stylistic versatility. 

Prerequisite: 4+ years of acting experience.

 

Create It! A Theatre Lab

Instructors: Garrett Blair, 9+ years old

Collaborate. Create. Perform.

For the first time ever, EDMT is thrilled to offer the Create It! A Theatre Lab (Ensemble Play Creation)—a one-of-a-kind theatre experience where students are more than performers, they’re the creators.

In the Create It!Theatre Lab students will create, produce, and perform an original play through improvisation and ensemble-based creation. As students work together to build a brand-new theatre piece from scratch, they’ll discover one of the most important truths of being a great theatre artist: to love the art in themselves, not themselves in the art. 

Professional performers know that success isn’t just about training your talent; it’s about listening, responding, adaptability, creativity, generosity, and collaboration – how to contribute to and build upon one another’s ideas, to take creative risks, and to fully invest in a shared vision. Create It!Theatre Lab gives students the opportunity to develop these same skills in a fun, supportive, and highly creative environment.

The workshop takes students on a journey through improvisation, story and character development, play creation, scripting, and finally, rehearsal, production, and performance.

Students will learn:

• The foundations of improvisation and how to apply it to their craft
• How to generate and develop original theatrical ideas through ensemble collaboration and creative problem-solving
• Character creation, scene development, and the essential elements of great storytelling
• The value of trust, commitment, and shared ownership
• How great artists support both the work and one another

This is more than an acting or improv class. It is a chance for young artists to discover their creative voice, strengthen their collaborative skills, and experience the joy of building something meaningful together.

Welcome to Create It!Theatre Lab—where imagination becomes theatre, and ensembles create the extraordinary.

Group Vocals – Harmonization

Instructor: Heather Clark, 8+ years old

Designed for singers of all levels, this class offers a supportive and collaborative environment where you can explore the power of your voice while learning essential vocal techniques and performance skills. Students will engage in vocal warm-ups, exercises to improve pitch and tone, and group singing activities to enhance musicality and harmonization. 

Prerequisite: None.

 

Musical Theater Mini-ME
Instructor: Elliana Ray, 4-6 year olds

This class is designed for our youngest aspiring performers. The class will be a fun filled 45 minutes of theater basics to get them comfortable in the areas of song, dance, movement and basic terminology.

Prerequisite: None.

 

Introduction to Musical Theater
Instructors: Alex Armstrong and Lyla Mirhadi, 6-7 year olds

This class is specifically geared for those starting out in Musical Theater. It will cover basics in singing, dance, and acting, learn stage terminology, and create a foundation for becoming a well-balanced performer.

Prerequisite: None.