Hoboken Dance Academy (HDA) turned 2 on November 1, 2008. We offer a true dance education to the Hudson County community. We currently serve students from Hoboken, Jersey City, Weehawken, Secaucus, Union City, West New York, Bayonne and NYC. We also have former students from the Peridance children's program and Broadway Dance Center children's program.
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Our teaching philosophy is that each student will be given the opportunity to learn dance in its purest form. The curriculum builds itself upon technique, terminology, pedagogy and execution. We believe that all of our student's are individuals and have their own reasons for entering our dance program and our goal is to give them a proper dance education whether their goal is to dance professionally or as an extra curricular activity. We believe that all children can be taught and learn in an academic and expressive environment. Hoboken Dance Academy builds strong dancers with an appreciation for dance as a true art form.
Michelle Donelson Renda Artistic Director
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July and August 2009 Schedule Monday
Tuesday
9:00-11:00 Combo 3/4 (ballet, tap, jazz) 11:30-1:30 Combo 5/6
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2:00-3:30 Ballet 10/up
3:30-4:00 Pointe*
(ballet, tap, jazz)
4:00-5:00 Jazz 10/up
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5:00-6:00 Modern 10/up
6:00-7:00 Tap 10/up Wednesday
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9:00-10:30 Ballet 10/up 10:30-11:00 Pointe* 11:00-12:00 Modern 10/up 12:00-1:00 Jazz 10/up
Thursday 10:00-10:45 Creative Dance 2/3 11:00-1:00 Combo 7/9 (ballet, jazz, modern)
*Please Note Pointe class is by invitation only or audition. Please contact the studio to set up an audition appointment.
Tuition Per Month 30 Minute Class $37.50 45 Minute Class $60.00 1 Hour Class $75.00 1 1/2 Hour Class $120.00 2 Hour Class $150.00
BROADWAY Audition Intensive Workshop August 4th through the 13th
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Instructors from Broadway’s Les Miserables Phantom of the Opera Miss Saigon The Who’s Tommy Mamma Mia The Pirate Queen and High School Musical
Song Presentation Vocal Technique Original Broadway Choreography Scene Study Mock audition run exactly like a professional audition (Parents invited) Special Guest Artist from Current Broadway Show Question and Answer session (Parents Invited)
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Join us for a 2 week audition intensive. Learn how to become a working musical theater actor from Broadway Professionals. The 2 week intensive will cover:
*Students will be accompanied by a pianist. Sheet music must be brought to first class and song memorized.
The 2 week intensive is 3 hours each day and will be held August 4-13.
Tuesday 1:30-4:30 Wednesday 1:00-4:00 Thursday 1:00-4:00
Tuition for the 2 week intensive is $500.00 $250.00 due upon registration $250.00 due on the first class
Class size is limited Ages 8 and up There are no make-up classes Please pack healthy light snack for your child
Instructors
DON BREWER recently conclude a successful run starring in the Las Vegas production of Mamma Mia. He was a member of the final Broadway cast of Les Miserables, and was recently an original cast member of the new Broadway musical 'The Pirate Queen'. His Broadway National Tour appearances include The Who's Tommy, and The Will Roger's Follies starring Mr. Larry Gatlin. Regionally, he is best known for his highly acclaimed portrayal of Joseph in Tarrytown's Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dream-coat.
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LISA CAPPS is the only woman ever to perform all three leading ladies in the Broadway and National Touring Companies of Les Miserables: Eponine, Cosette and Fantine. She starred opposite Lea Salonga in the Philippine premiere of Miss Saigon (as Ellen) , and also appeared as Mrs. Walker in two National Touring Companies of The Who's Tommy. TV audiences best remember Lisa as 'Debbie' on the hit ABC series Growing Pains.
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*Additional Instructors TBA
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Kate Wray grew up in Gloucestershire, England, and trained at the Royal Ballet School in London, where she received the Teachers’ Training Course diploma, graduating in 1993. Along with her diploma, she received her teaching certifications for Cecchetti Technique and National Dance, both awarded with distinction, as well as for the Royal Academy of Dance Syllabus, Character, and Spanish Dance. Kate was a ballet instructor at schools in Gloucester and London before becoming an original cast member of the Basel, Switzerland production of The Phantom of the Opera. She spent two years in Basel, and then returned to London to join the West End production of Phantom. After getting married in 1998 and moving to New York, she joined her husband as a cast member of the Broadway Phantom, and then went on to play the principal role of Meg for four and a half years on the National Tour of Phantom, performing in over 40 cities across the United States and Canada.