This diversified skill-building class helps students find and hone their own distinctive performance strengths.
Students spend equal time working on dancing, singing, and acting, with the goal of developing strong foundational technique in each area and becoming true musical theater “Triple Threats.”
Through the exploration of a wide range of theater dance styles, musical genres, and acting approaches, students will gain performance stamina, develop discipline, and increase their confidence and ease on stage.
The class concludes with a recital on the weekend of January 31st and February 1st.
AGES: 9 – 12
DATES: Mondays, Sept. 22 – Jan. 26
no class: 10/13, 12/22, 12,29, 1/19
TIME: 5:15pm – 6:30pm
PRICE: $475 (75-minute class)
MEET THE INSTRUCTOR
ALEXIS CARDWELL
Alexis has a bachelor’s degree in education from Syracuse University and a master’s degree in Arts Administration from Northeastern University.
She is a trained singer, actor and tap dancer. Fun fact, her acting coach was Elefante’s own Karen Cantor! Alexis’ voice can be heard singing the jingle for Zippy Shell, which she co-wrote and recorded with her father.
Favorite directing credits include The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee at Syracuse University and Clue: High School Edition at American History High School.
She also organized and performed her own one-woman cabaret fundraiser for the Brooke Healey Foundation.
As a motivated arts education advocate, Alexis has founded and managed drama programs including a theatre program at the Determination Center in Syracuse New York, and a pilot drama program in Newark Public Schools. In addition to teaching classes and high school programs, Alexis is also proud to be the director of Elefante’s summer musical theatre camp.
Upright bass, also called string bass or double bass, is a member of the orchestra family. Just as often, however, it appears in jazz, bluegrass, folk, and other genres. With a large hollow body and 4 thick strings, the tones produced by the upright bass are low and rich. The instrument is capable of long, expressive tones when played with a bow; and short, percussive tones when plucked with the strings. String bass is a dynamic and impressive instrument to play!
The oboe is a woodwind and a member of the double-reed family. It is played by blowing air through the reed, attached at the top of the instrument. The reed consists of two very thin pieces of cane, pressed together with a small opening to allow air to pass through. The sound can be high in pitch, but it has a variety of colorful tones, from bright and piercing to low and mysterious.
