Fresh from training with the Alvin Ailey Dance Company in New York, Charles combines traditional African movement with jazz and street dance techniques to create an exciting hip hop class. Learn stylized moves and rhythmic isolations of the body. Have fun developing an individualized style of grooving to popular dance music. Prerequisite: Jazz I and/or instructor approval.
Ages 10–14
Day and Time: Wednesday 5:30–6:20pm
Instructor: Charles Randolph
Course number: 11G318-F06
Fee: $270
Learn how to live in the moment and take positive risks in drama, comedy, and real life through games and activities that exercise improvisational skills.
Ages: 10–14
Day and Time: Saturday 11–11:50am
Instructor: John Mulvey
Course number: 12G342-F06
Fee: $270
Write your own stories and your family’s stories in a dramatic way that will have your readers begging to hear more. During the second half of the class, writers will create realistic fiction, based on personal passions and hobbies and perhaps even on the interesting characters in their lives. Prerequisite: Prior class with instructor or instructor’s approval.
Ages 10–15
Day and Time: Wednesday 6–6:50pm
Instructor: Susan Clymer
Course number: 15G502-F06
Fee: $270
You will learn several dance pieces in this fast-paced, performance-oriented class. A variety of styles and techniques will be emphasized. Previous dance experience is required. Prerequisite: Instructor recommendation.
Ages 10–18
Day and Time: Tuesday 5:30-6:20pm
Instructor: Jeremiah Bagnunu
Course number: 11G405-F06
Fee: $270
Play, collaborate, and create with others in a “garage” rock band format. Every member will have the chance to try various instruments and roles: electric guitar, electric bass, drums, acoustic guitar, keyboard, and vocals. Through experimentation and practice, the group will create its own unique sound. Prerequisite: Instructor recommendation.
Ages 10–18
Day and Time: Saturday 1–1:50pm
Instructor: Chris Hudson
Course number: 13G714-F06
Fee: $270
This choir provides advanced training for singers with unchanged treble voices, high vocal aptitude, and some choral training. It is directed by Charles Bruffy, Conductor for the Kansas City Chorale and Phoenix Bach Choir, and Patrice Sollenberger of the Kansas City Chorale. Call for information about auditions.
Ages 12–18
Day and Time: Monday 6–8pm
Instructor: Charles Bruffy
Course number: 13G115-F06
Fee: $310
An entertaining focused approach for the teenage performer. This course uses as its base theatre games and group improvisations and then will delve deeper into character, monologue, and scene study. Special emphasis is placed on audition and rehearsal techniques.
Ages 13–18
Day and Time: Monday 7–7:50pm
Instructor: Antonia Butler Johnson
Course number: 12G343-F06
Fee: $270