we had a great rehearsal on stage yesterday…enjoy the pictures and if you haven’t already ordered your tickets you can do so from our website.
please join us for another wonderful winter showcase this year on st. patrick’s day. while there won’t be any irish dancing in this year’s performance we do have a bollywood style number choreographed by monica kapoor and performed by the entire cast of this year’s showcase.
monica is presently performing in the broadway production of mama mia and we are thrilled to have such an exciting choreographer working with our students.
susie gorman, master teacher and choreographer is also working with two groups of dancers.
the academy’s own courtney poulos, caitlyn roberts and nancy zindell are rehearsing their students to showcase all of their talents.
congratulations to margot steinberg, senior company dancer, who was chosen as this year’s student choreographer. we are all excited to see her piece!
tickets are now on sale. our showcase will be performed at the fairfield theater company on stage one…70 sanford street, fairfield (at the metro north railroad station). performances will be at 11:30am and 1:30pm on saturday, march 17th…seating is limited so please purchase your tickets early. click here to download the order form.
we are embarking on a new journey this summer — a workshop and summer camp featuring a fun and funky new take on the children’s classic, alice in wonderland. with original choreography from our own Courtney Poulos, the production will highlight jazz, tap and modern styles of dance, and will be open to dancers of all disciplines, various levels and ages (5-18). the workshop and the summer camp will commence with a performance!
Check out channel 12 today beginning at 5:30pm as they will be showing footage from today’s nutcracker rehearsal!
We’re extremely excited for the upcoming 30th anniversary Nutcracker performance as we have added several unique and exciting elements to this year’s production!
Theodore Pollen III will return to play the honorary role of Herr Drosselmeyer. A former Alvin Ailey dancer, Mr. Pollen was an instructor at the Academy for over 20 years, and performed in various studio productions in multiple roles. He spent years as a positive role model for countless Westport dancers, including two of the current teachers on staff, who both had the benefit of growing up under his instruction.
A defining aspect of the Academy’s Nutcracker, has always been that their own dancers star in lead roles such as Read the rest of this entry »
Thank you courtney poulos for sharing this chance to win a scholarship to this year’s :pushing progress winter intensive being held in nyc. Click here to be directed to dancespirit magazine’s article and information on how enter your essay. good luck to all who enter! Dancers must be 13 years old by 12.27.11.
The Academy is thrilled to announce that beloved former Academy teacher Theodore Pollen III will be performing the role of Herr Drosselmeyer in our 30th Anniversary Production of The Nutcracker. Ted was one of the Read the rest of this entry »
many students are interested in 30th anniversary nutcracker logowear so due to popular demand we are offering several Read the rest of this entry »
Need a refresher? Click here to view our video demo with step-by-step instructions! Originally posted on our blog in 2008.
Congratulations to this year’s cast of the nutcracker. We were so excited about our 30th anniversary production that we are posting the cast list early. Click here to be directed to our website where you can download the pdf cast list or click here to view the list on our site. the costume fitting schedule will be posted by Monday, 9/12. Again, congratulations everyone and we’ll see you in class next week and rehearsals beginning Saturday, 9/17.