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Currently our ballet department
teachers are Sarah Lopez and Ron Cocking. We will
miss Jeanne Williamson in our ballet department
as she is moving back to the east coast to continue
her teaching career.
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| LGSPA’s
advanced tap classes are being taught by LGSPA's
co-artistic director Ron Cocking and Beginning through
Intermediate by Gloria McMillan-Cocking. The advanced
classes are feeders for Mr. Cocking’s tap
ensemble TAPS! Also, the advanced tap dancers are
sometimes cast in Mr. Cocking’s tap teacher’s
popular teachers video series available at www.steponit.tv. |
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Our vocal department is producing
lots of successful concerts in our Hazel McMillan
Studio Theatre. Kelly Uminski and
Paul Reed are working together to encourage students
to become as versatile as possible. Their shows
include kids age 6 through 19 and feature choreography
as well as show songs and pop songs. The studio
also has an adult vocal department. |
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| Our Acting department
is currently planning the 2010 Acting Festival.
The event includes two weekends of one-act plays,
scenes and monologues. The students are critiqued
by industry professionals. Professional actress
Gloria McMillan-Cocking, a member of SAG and Actor’s
Equity Association, produces and directs the festival.. |
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| LGSPA’s last concert
performance in the LOOKING GOOD series took place
at The California Theatre of Performing Arts and
was a big hit with our audiences. The show featured
Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Hip Hop, Vocal and Kinder-Theatre
performances. There is a registration deadline for
students that want to be a part of the cast. Don’t
wait too long to get into a new class!
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