Classes

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Sing, Dance, Act

Preps & Grade 1's

A bit of everything

NEW IN 2025

Saturday mornings

Preps 9am - 10:30am
Combined 10am-10:30am
Grade 1's 10am - 11:30am

Introducing a fun and exciting new Musical Theatre program for Preps and Grade 1's. They will experience singing and voice, drama games and acting, dance and movement.

Our new teacher is Mia Kamarinos and she is super excited to meet the kids and lead them on their way through our performing arts adventures.

A bit of jazz, hip hop, ballet, tap and scenes and songs from your favourite musicals

Drama Club

All ages and abilities

Monday's

Primary 4:15pm - 5:30pm
Secondary 5:30pm - 6:45pm

DRAMA CLUB is our drama & acting class. It is the study of characters, physical movement, role play and improvisation. Students benefit with improved life skills, confidence and social awareness. Encouraging the students' individuality is the core of drama.

DRAMA GAMES

IMPROVISATION

GROUP SCENES

SMALL PERFORMANCES

Your teacher will guide students safely through the basic skills of successful storytelling and provide the building blocks to creativity.

Tap Dance Crew

Beginners,improvers, intermediate/advance

Tuesday

Junior tech 4:15pm - 5:15pm
Junior Crew 4:45pm - 6pm

Thursday

Inter/Secondary 4:15pm - 5:15pm

Learn from former World Champion Tap Dancer, Christopher Horsey. Chris' unique approach to tap dance training and choreography is world recognised (FAPA, NTC) .

Tap is the most rhythmic genre of dance, combining timing, movement and percussion. This class focuses on the combination of a solid technique, rhythm and stylised movement in both traditional and commercial styles.

Musical Theatre

Wednesday

Yr 2/3 4:15pm - 6:15pm
Combined 5:15pm - 6:15pm
Yr 4-6 5:15pm - 7:15pm

Thursday

Secondary 5:15pm - 6:30pm

Musical Theatre classes are a favourite among many of our students. ‘MUSICAL THEATRE TROUPE’ focuses on expert tuition in training the ‘triple threat’ performer; voice/acting/dance while developing confidence.

It is different to the DRAMA CLUB (Drama/Acting class) because it offers a more comprehensive approach to the 3 important skills needed for Musical Theatre

SINGING/VOICE

DIALOGUE/CHARACTER

DANCE/MOVEMENT

Chris' Musical Theatre classes focus on the strengths of the individual and explore tips and tricks to find a balanced performance.

Private Lessons

Limited Availability

contact hello@xlr8arts.com

You can book a one on one lesson with Chris for an audition prep, to learn a dance or song and dance solo, brush up on your technique or for your own specific project.

Specialist Courses

Every Term

Intermediate level
Advanced level

Chris schedules themed tap dance short courses throughout the year.

In 2024, Chris shared his expertise and choreography and stories from productions he worked on in his career, including -

Chicago
Tap Dogs

To join the waitlist for upcoming short courses in 2025, contact hello@xlr8arts.com

Adult Tap Classes

Thursday nights from 6:30pm - 7:30pm, Chris runs an adult tap class for Improver Level Adult Tap Dancers. This means they are not beginners but have just recently learned to tap so the level of ability required is basic skills with opportunity to improve and refine. Contact hello@xlr8arts.com for more info.

ABSOLUTE BEGINNER TAP DANCE

Chris schedules an adult absolute beginner tap dance course when the waitlist numbers reach an amount to run a course. If you would like to join the waitlist or you would like to bring a friendship group, contact hello@xlr8arts.com