Levels
Overture, Chorus, Ensemble and Company
Students join the level that matches their age, and move up when their teacher says they are ready.
- 01
Overture
Ages 8 to 9SkillsSinging a melody with a group
Stage directions: upstage, downstage, left and right
Short dance combinations on a count
Saying a line to a scene partner
Moving upYour teacher talks with you and your family when a student is ready for Chorus. There is no set number of terms.
- 02
Chorus
Ages 10 to 12SkillsSinging in two parts
Jazz and tap steps for a number
Scene work with a partner
Learning lines and cues
Moving upYour teacher decides with you, as skills show in class and in Lantern Night.
- 03
Ensemble
Ages 13 to 14SkillsHolding a harmony part
Longer jazz and tap combinations
Monologue and cold reading
Rehearsing a full scene with a cast
Moving upYour teacher decides with you, after a talk about the parts and numbers a student wants to work on.
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Company
Ages 15 to 17SkillsPreparing a song cut and a monologue for auditions
Learning a dance combination quickly
Running a warm-up or a vocal part
Working on a role across a whole season
Moving upCompany is the top level. Students stay as long as they are in the studio, and take on more of the show each season.
Sample levels.
Every student moves at their own pace.
Questions
About levels
How do you decide a level?
Age first, then what we see in the first class. If a student has sung or acted before, the teacher may suggest the next level up.
What if my child is between two levels?
Tell us at the trial class. Teachers place a student where the skills fit, and a student can try a class in the level above.
When does a student move up?
When the teacher and the family agree it is time, usually at the start of a term. We do not move students by a count of terms.