In Acting, students will explore how actors communicate with an audience. Using mind, body and voice in new and interesting ways, they will engage with physical movement, masks and props. Children will experiment with improvisation and characteristation, learning how to create real and believable characters for an audience. Working from the basic outline of a script, students will learn how to expand and shape a body of work into an original final performance.

Young performers will find expression through rhythm and movement by exploring fun dance routines that help improve coordination, balance and spatial awareness in the Dance and Movement discipline. Students will be exposed to a mix of traditional and modern dance styles in learning how a routine can be integrated into a final performance.

The Musical Performance component will demonstrate the importance of rhythm, timing and diction in song-delivery, a key aspect to any successful musical theatre performance. Students will also be coached on the rudiments of voice training, helping them discover their range and how it can be used to effectively strengthen a performance in the Voice module of Stage Lights.

Each programme level will conclude in a scripted and choreographed workshop performance for parents and friends, putting into practise the skills acquired throughout the course of the week.

Stage Lights is led by senior teachers from Julia Gabriel Centre for Learning’s EduDrama team. Experienced in performing arts, these teachers bring with them a wealth of experience and stagecraft knowledge to inspire and motivate each student and to help them realise their creative potential.

Themed ‘Starry Starry Night’, this programme will take place during the second week of the school holidays from 6 Jun to 10 Jun (Monday to Friday at 0900 – 1130 and 1430 – 1700). Each session is two and a half hours at $485+GST per week.

These school holiday programmes are held at Julia Gabriel Centre for Learning, #04-00 Forum, 583 Orchard Road, Singapore 238884. For registration and more information, call 6733 4322 or download a registration form from www.juliagabriel.com.

What: Eight Week Beginner Swing Dance Class

Where: Johnny ‘n Luna Swing Studio, Dance On Us, Orchard, 8 Claymore Hill, Claymore Point #01/03/4. Behind DFS Shopping Plaza, between the American Club and HSBC

When: Sundays, beginning Jan 9, 2011, 3:30-4:30pm. Intermediate class from 4:30-5:30. (No class Feb 6 – Spring Festival)

How: Register online by going to http://johnnynlunaswing.netdns.net/ and click Register from the menu. Space is limited, and class is filing up rapidly, so register soon.

Why: Because life is a party!

Johnny ‘n Luna Swing teach an Eight Week Beginner Swing Dance Class at Orchard. Class begins January 9 (no class Feb 6 – Spring Festival)

Swing is an amazingly fun and energetic social dance. You can swing at parties, weddings, and any other celebration, or just out on the town. Swing is one of the most popular dances around the world, and is enjoyed by people of all backgrounds and ages.

Swing Dance is a combination of Jitterbug, Lindy Hop, and Charleston, combined with Modern, Jazz, and Tap styling. Expert dancers add Aerials (throwing the girl over his head).

Swing is the most versatile dance there is: you can Swing extremely slow or incredibly fast, and you can swing dance to just about anything, including Jazz, Swing, Big Band, Pop, and even some Latin music.

Johnny ‘n Luna teach fun and exciting eight-week swing dance classes, after which, you will be able to confidently dance for the rest of your life. While Swing is a partnered dance, you do not need a partner for the class; all guys and gals rotate partners during the class.

With Johnny ‘n Luna Swing lessons, Swing is rapidly becoming a popular dance in Singapore. So join the club, because after all, life is a party. Class space is limited and is filling up rapidly, so pre-register online at our website.

SPECTRA – BAILAESTA represent colours in the form of energy, creativity, originality and vigour; expresses and synergises these emotions through the amalgamation of dance, music and movement.

For enquiries, please visit www.MayaDanceTheatre.org or call 6298 0996.

Event: SPECTRA – BAILAESTA
Date: 4 and 5 December 2009
Time: 7:30pm
Venue: The Republic Cultural Centre (TRCC) Theatre
Tickets*: $20, $15 *Available through Gatecrash (www.gatecrash.com.sg from 1 October 2009)