The dance call for the singer or actor can be frightening, overwhelming, and a dealmaker or breaker. In this seminar, a Broadway performer, dance captain, or choreographer will share tips and techniques that actors and singers can use to shine in their dance call. Learn how to retain choreography, adapt to different choreographic styles, and improve confidence when dancing in small groups. Look, feel, and perform better in your next dance or movement call.
Experience will include:
- Techniques to build confidence and presentation in a movement call
- Choreography taught by a Broadway Performer, Dance Captain or Choreographer
- Mock audition to implement learned techniques
- Q&A / discussion about the movement audition process
Seminar Length: 1.5 hours
If you have the desire to perform on a Broadway stage as a singer, you’ll need to know how to harmonize. But harmonizing is a difficult skill to master. Learn the secrets, techniques, and skills for successful harmonizing from an experienced and knowledgeable cast member or musical director. You’ll learn musical selections from a Broadway show and will engage in exercises that will help you use your voice to create the harmonies that define the finest performances of singers on the Great White Way.
Vocal auditions present performers with a range of daunting challenges. In this seminar, you’ll learn skills and techniques designed to help you effectively audition and present yourself to a panel or creative team. Improve how you present yourself in a vocal audition, increase your chances of landing that booking, getting that role, or gaining admittance into a respected vocal program, and develop your confidence, focus, and image.
How can you get to the next level as a singer? Using effective exercises, focused methods, and useful tips developed by master faculty, you’ll discover how to improve your vocal technique and stage performances. Topics covered in this active singing experience include breath support, sound quality, pitch, and tone, and how to expand your vocal range. The seminar may also include a consideration of techniques based on different styles of singing, such as belting, pop, classical, head-voice, falsetto, etc.
It’s all about finding that Broadway voice. Work with a Broadway performer or cast member to learn musical selections from a Broadway show. Starting with vocal exercises and techniques that have helped to transform the voices of some of NYC’s top singers, this seminar teaches you how to make the most of solo lines, act through a song, and hold your vocal part when others around you are singing something different. What’s the best part? You’ll see the musical selection you worked on performed live on a Broadway stage a few hours later!
Learn how to develop a strong character, generate focus, reduce anxiety, and make a positive impression in a matter of minutes with this cold reading seminar. Participants will learn tips and tricks of the trade that will enable them to develop the essential cold reading skills necessary to effectively act in a scene without a week’s worth of preparation. This is a must-have tool for any actor.
Whether you’re looking to hone your comedic chops or strengthen your overall acting skills, this seminar offers useful tips and techniques utilized in the world of comedy that can transform you as an actor. Participants will learn the art of comedic timing, how to use improv in comedy, and the importance comedic techniques have for those who want to be well-rounded, working actors.
How do actors and writers create great sketch comedy like the type seen on SNL? In this seminar, as an actor, you will learn how to write and develop a sketch comedy scene, discover how to use comedic acting techniques, and get useful tips on how to pursue a career in sketch comedy, which is being used more and more in Broadway and off-Broadway productions.
Improvisation is a crucial part of the creative process for many actors both in stage and film. Many successful actors, including Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Tina Fey, and Stephen Colbert, have used their experiences learned in improv clubs to catapult to stardom. In this acting seminar, you will work with a professional to learn how to use improvisational acting techniques to create unique material, develop a character, and convey emotion.
Stage combat skills can transform you from being an actor to a multifaceted performer. From a simple slap to a complex sword fight, making conflict look easy and natural on stage and ensuring it’s done in a safe manner are invaluable tools for any actor. This seminar will equip participants with professional techniques that are used to choreograph stage combat moments and scenes in a variety of Broadway shows.
In this acting experience, participants will discover how to break down a scene in order to develop a believable character. With our Scene Study experience, you’ll explore the different skills that actors require to work well with a variety of scene partners and learn how to find the perfect scene for each audition or performance. 
Auditioning for a role is an art unto itself. Mastering auditioning technique is a skill that transforms a talented performer into a working actor. In this seminar, participants will learn how to break down a text, understand and effectively portray a character, and make strong choices that will ensure a confident, professional acting audition. Learn how to get that callback and nail that role.
History is a great teacher for those who want to understand an art form and excel in creating new and innovative work. This unique and insightful seminar offers participants keen insights into how cultural and historical events have influenced dance styles through the last century. Starting with dances popular in the 1920’s, spanning the 20th century, and examining the standards set by current styles, students participate in both an informative and innovative dance class, and, also, a fun and engaging history lesson. Learn history, technique, and style actively.
What is the choreographic process behind some of the biggest and most popular show-stopping numbers seen on Broadway? What techniques do Broadway’s most respected and accomplished choreographers use when they are creating some of the stage’s emblematic moments? Learn how the process works, what methods are utilized, and how a dance number is defined and refined. Along with acquiring important knowledge from a professional, you’ll be given the opportunity to implement what you’ve learned by creating your own choreographed piece.
Improvisation can be difficult for even the most skilled dancers, as they are told in an audition to step out of their comfort zone, the mode of learning a combination or a routine, and asked to reveal their creativity, freedom of movement, and ability to adjust to and learn from new discoveries. For many choreographers, improvisation has become a major aspect of the creative process, and it is often an important part of a professional dance call. In this workshop, you will learn how to use improvisational techniques to develop unique choreography, create a story, and convey emotion through movement. Get to a whole other level with improvisation.
What types of dance performance techniques are needed for you to catch the eye of those who are casting a show or looking for dancers who can train at a high level? It all starts with that audition, and your being able to prove that you have the skills that it takes to do the job. Learn the techniques and secrets that those on the other side of the table desire from a dancer. Our professional faculty can teach to improve your presentation in an audition, help you stand out in a room of dancers, and increase your chances of getting that role or job, or of being accepted into a respected and reputable dance or school program.
Great performers who are premium dancers on Broadway and in theatres around the nation possess flawless technique. Technique is the foundation of fantastic music theatre dance. Improve your dance methods by working with one of our master faculty members who has developed exercises designed to enable great performances. Instantly learn how to improve your dance technique and performance quality. Pick from a wide range of dance styles that are offered. Get your dance to a new level and begin the road to becoming a better performer.
What does it take to learn the choreography from a Broadway show? You’ll go through the steps and find out, as you’re given the exceptional opportunity to work with a Broadway cast member. Select a Broadway show, and you’ll learn the choreography in the style of that show. Also, you’ll be offered the chance to acquire techniques that professional NYC dancers use to improve their all-important auditions and premium performances.