<p>I know that there has been a lot of talk about UCLA's program...changes in leadership. The only mention I can find on their website is a musical theatre "workshop" through the music department. Anyone know what that is?</p>
<p>Shake the Floor for jazz and Break the Floor for jazz. Also, check out the Dance Magazine this month and the next coming months they will list all the summer programs available around the country.</p>
<p>Thanks Soozie, Dancer, and mtgraddad for the info! I'll be checking it all out!!</p>
<p>Dani, I went to the website for Break the Floor and it sounds really great for a tap intensive and it is for a week in August I think. The guy who runs it, (Gil Stroming)'s, brother went to SD with my daughter for a a number of years. Gil was in Tap Dogs. My daughter would love it as she is very into tap, having tapped her whole life and has been choregraphing tap dances for a dance troupe for a few years. In fact, she was coming from having just taught a tap dance she had choregraphed to a Brown University a capella group's CD, when she had her terrible accident! Gil's brother has tried to influence my daughter to do Break The Floor but she has never wanted to give up SD for any other summer program ;-).</p>
<p>Dani,
You got some very good advice from soozievt and mtgradad!
Some of d2's friends from her tap company did "Break the Floor" last summer
and loved it.
Also, the best thing about Broadway Dance Center is the price! Probably the best deal in NYC. The classes and teachers change and rotate, plus there is a good sampling of levels offered each day. My d's have had opportunities to take from many people including Savion Glover and John Selya.
Also - I know you have posted that dance is not your thing. Good for you to try to further your study in areas that are not necessarily your strength!
Have fun!</p>
<p>Wow, taking a class with Savion Glover or John Selya, my daughters (who both dance and tap) would just die! For some reason, I must have misread an earlier post of Dani's and thought she wasn't looking into Broadway Dance Center. I don't know as much as Studio7 about it (are you from NYC by the way, Studio?) but my D has taken a few classes there when in the city as a treat and she loved them. I recall the last time she did that, she took an upper level tap class (loved the challenge of it) and she was the only kid that day, rest were adults (it was a weekday) and she was awed cause one of the participants was the lead in Movin' Out which we had seen the night before. My daughter's jazz dance repertory troupe went to NYC last year and took some classes there as well. But I also know that my girls' friend from HS (talk about rejections on another thread, but she did not get into ANY BFA programs to which she auditioned last year and is now happy at Indiana which has no audition), but for a few summers she did some one or two week "camp" program at Broadway Dance and you might want to look into those offerings, Dani...like a mini summer program at Broadway Dance. Also see what is offered at Steps on Broadway. When you mentioned tap dance, I just thought of the guy we knew and Break The Floor, not that we have any experience with it but my kids thought the site looked cool and they love to tap dance and we know that Gil Stroming is quite accomplished in the tap world. </p>
<p>Susan</p>
<p>can anyone give me any solid information on the hartt school? class size? pros? cons? the program doesn't come up as often as some of the other schools and it's difficult to search through all the threads. thanks!</p>
<p>Soozie- the tap program you recommended looks great from the website!! I am going to get more info about it and see if it works with my summer plans. Sounds like itd be a really neat experience. I said that there were no Broadway Dance intensives (those 1 week things that someone mentioned) that fit into my summer/that i would want to take (mostly the ones left are hip/hop) besides "theater dance" but I'd really like a tap intensive/workshop that accepts "advanced beginners". But taking classes there would still be an option. Thanks to everyone for their help :)</p>
<p>Dani</p>
<p>P.S. Susie- has your D made her decision yet? I know she's still waiting to hear back from some places but just wondering if the CAP21/amazing scholarship offer sealed the deal. Don't feel rushed to share it if she's still thinking! Just wondering if there was a final decision yet as our mutual friend seems to think so.
Dani</p>
<p>anyone else accepted at CMU yet?</p>
<p>-hrh</p>
<p>My son is a junior and is considering an MT major. Last night we went to a non-equity production of "Oklahoma" at the Shubert in New Haven and noticed that two of the cast members had attended Geneseo. His voice teacher is currently an adjunct professor at Hartt and is encouraging him to pursue a career in musical theater. We will be retiring in NY state in a few years and would find it financially beneficial to send him to a state school. Has anyone heard anything about Geneseo?</p>
<p>hrh7786-</p>
<p>There are a couple of students, (MT) at my school who have yet to hear. Still waiting anxiously!</p>
<p>Susan
I am not from NYC - I wish. If I was, by now I would have gone bankrupt and probably had to have sold my 2 d's to exist. Love the place - we visit frequently, business and pleasure. My d's have been going up for at least 10 years. They have been taking classes at BDC for as many. Thats the beauty of the place - there is always several options there any day of the week and you don't have to sign your life away for a year. And if your lucky, about once every couple months they bring somebody in like Savion AND if you get there really early in the day to sign up - you may get to take the class.
Along with going up with us, my d's have gone up several times with their dance company, etc. And for many years I would host a group from the design college I was teaching at - tour the city and visit various studios, ad
companies, etc.. Now d1 (the nyu student) stays up there during the summers - and has found herself interesting internships and jobs.</p>
<p>One final note of interest - I was searching for some information the other day and came across one of your posts that was discussing your d's and husband. I thought I was reading something I had written! My d2 played Annie and Molly. Both times they needed men - so my husband was in it. And when d2 played Annie, d1 was also involved! I know it will always be a favorite memory for me, watching the three of them on stage - I'm sure you feel the same way!</p>
<p>Studio, that is funny about the coincidence you share with my family with Annie. Then again, since this is a musical theater forum, I imagine many girls on here, when younger, had their "Annie experience". I mean what little girl who loves MT does not wanna have played Annie at least once in their life, ya know? I feel like we have done the Annie thing in various forms over the years but they are all good memories. </p>
<p>Here are a few.....oldest D (who is now 18, freshman in college)'s first musical ever was Annie. She was 5 1/2 years old and played an unnamed orphan in a professional production in our state. I recall during rehearsal one day, her first tooth coming out and her not being sure what to do about it as she was on stage! </p>
<p>Next experience was when my girls were 9 and 11 respectively. Both tried out for a big production of Annie in our state (I sat through 200 versions of Tomorrow!!). Both made the final callback but only the younger one got in and she played Molly (isn't that a fun role?). In fact, two of the other orphans she did that show with are now also entering BFA programs this fall, one at Tisch. </p>
<p>Next experience was her first open call in NYC which was for the Annie National Tour. In all, she was seen five times in NYC for this production, including by Charnin himself. First she was a finalist for an orphan. Then she did not get it. Then a few months later she was called in two more times for Annie, down to three. Was told by the producer that she was not as fair skinned as the blonds (other finalists) and she is not by the way, and that she would not look as good in red hair. This was a very good experience to see auditions first hand at this level, beyond our own region, and to learn how besides having talent, there are factors like skin tone, height, and what not that come into play. This surely will be the case in her future in NYC. </p>
<p>But soon after that experience (age 11), she was cast as Annie in our local theater and the good news was that her sister was cast as Pepper and they were in a show together! And that was the production that my hubby (who does NOT do theater) was also in because this time it was community theater and they were lacking men and asked him to audition and seeing that his two daughters were in it, he wanted to do it with them. So, I was like the mama in the audience with the rest of my family in the show! And of course, when doing more local theater, things like skin tone do not enter casting decisions to the degree that they do in NY! So, she had her chance to be Annie. </p>
<p>And now, onto Tomorrow!</p>
<p>Annie,</p>
<p>Love hearing your "Annie" rememberances! My daughter also played Annie at age 11 for a regional Dinner Theater. The show ran for 2 months throughout the summer and my younger daughter, then 6, was cast as Molly. (sometimes I think she was the show stealer....what a cute role!) But it was so wonderful to see them both together in two great parts! I thought after two months the two of them would be eager to have it over with, but even my little one was sad to see it end! I guess that is when we realized there is nothing they would rather be doing!</p>
<p>P.S....my husband has never gotten on the stage as a performer (I wish he would he would be great) I think it's great that your hubby's were in the productions!...how wonderful to watch them! The closest my husband came is working tech crew with my son during community theater productions that my daughters were in.</p>
<p>Midgetmom - you e-mailed me and I tried to reply, via e-mail and CC mail, but the cc mail is turned off and the e-mail said it was not working or correct. Feel free to e-mail me with the correct info and I'll be hapy to send my reply again.</p>
<p>evansmom,</p>
<p>Please check your private messages--
Freelance</p>
<p>I am sure there are already postings that have information about MT programs (or any undergrad schools) that are still open for applications, for talented kids who have received disappointing news. Could someone please help me find this information? Thanks.</p>
<p>NE1--Call Millikin and see what they say. Peggy's daughter did audition there late in a previous year.</p>