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Pro-D
Professional Development for Actors
Pro D for the working Actor: is a series of workshops intended to serve as advanced education and resume building for actors in the Chicago area.
Each class will be 2 hours long, 3pm-5pm Mondays. This is a 10 week series of classes, although classes can be taken individually.
Classes will be taught by a number of working professionals specializing in their fields. Pro D schedule
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Basic Partner Dancing
Fencing
Tap Basics for Actors
Basic Jitterbug
Action Communications
Tap Audition Routine
Basic Waltz
Swing Tricks
Stage Combat
By Demand
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Fees:
1 two hour workshop $20
10 class card (can be shared between 2 people) $150
YOU MUST RESERVE YOUR SPACE IN CLASS!
Please read carefully-
To have a space reserved for the class, you must click on the link for the SPECIFIC workshops you are interested in.
If you reserve a space, you are registered for the class (unless you get an e-mail from the Galaxie specifically about this class)
You will be responsible for payment of this class. If you do not cancel your registration 24 hours in advance, and DO NOT show up/pay for the class, you will not be allowed to attend any further classes during this current seminar (October –December). There will be no exceptions made
10 class card
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Basic Partner Dancing
No Classes Currently Scheduled
In this workshop basic leading and following skills will be featured primarily in closed dance position. You can use these skills in addition to form specific footwork for Foxtrot, Waltz, Salsa, Blues, Baroque and Elizabethan forms- anything partnered and NOT in opposition. This class will involve rotation of partners
It is suggested to bring shoes for partner dancing (hard soled, character shoes) rather than shoes for jazz-type dance class. This class is based on lead follow balance- please note if you will be attending as a * lead -or-* follow –or- * no preference
Single Class
$20
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Tap Basics for Actors
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Basic Tap Skills is a 2-hour workshop designed for actors who want to familiarize themselves with the fundamentals of the Broadway tap style. A basic awareness and understanding of tap dancing is essential for any actor wanting to pursue a career in musical theatre, and also looks fantastic in the "special skills" category of your resume. This workshop will deal with fundamental steps, and combinations of steps most commonly used in musical theatre choreography. It is a great pre-cursor to the "Tap Audition Routine workshop on Monday, November 17!
Single Class Tap Basics
$20
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Tap Audition Routine
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Tap Audition Routine is a 2-hour workshop designed for actors who want to learn/ brush up on basic tap skills for audition purposes.
It will be taught in the Broadway tap style, and will touch on basic tap fundamentals used in musical theatre choreography, time steps,
and a couple of flashy steps to make you stand out among the rest! The class will culminate in a short number perfect to take to any
audition! It would be extremely advantageous to take the Basic Tap Skills workshop on Monday, October 27, so that you will come in with
a basic understanding of tap concepts. Let's hit the floor!!!
Single Class Tap Audition
$20
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Basic Jitterbug
No Classes Currently Scheduled
Also know as Swing, Jive, and East Coast Swing, this is a 6-count dance that involves opposition, and is partnered in both open and closed position.
In this 2 hour workshop you will learn enough to get yourself a dance call back for period productions of the 1940’s and 1950’s. Leading/following skills will be touched upon, although rhythms and shapes will be the main focus. This Class will involve rotation of partners
It is suggested to bring shoes for partner dancing (hard soled, character shoes) rather than shoes for jazz-type dance class. This class is based on lead follow balance- please note if you will be attending as a * lead -or-* follow –or- * no preference
Single Class Basic Jitterbug
$20
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Action Communication
No Classes Currently Scheduled
Action communication at the Action workshop allows actors interested in stage combat for film or video to see first hand how to make action on the screen. This class is different from stage combat in that you will be participating in a mock shoot at the end of which you will see the edited result. Class involves:
Martial arts
Gun play
Wire Work
Single Class
$20
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Basic Waltz
No Classes Currently Scheduled
This will be the basic information needed to understand “line of dance”, 3/4 time signature and basic waltz movement and posture. The waltz is a period styles and forms favorite because of it’s unique musical timing, and very “proper” posture.
Some basic leading and following skills will be taught, in addition to a number of moves. This Class will involve rotation of partners
It is suggested to bring shoes for partner dancing (hard soled, character shoes) rather than shoes for jazz-type dance class.
This class is based on lead follow balance- please note if you will be attending as a * lead -or-* follow –or- * no preference
Single Class
$20
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Stage Combat
No Classes Currently Scheduled
In this two hour workshop we will be putting together an unarmed fight scene. The goal is to prepare actors for a fight audition and/or a fight scene in a show. As the fight is constructed and rehearsed we will go over the basic unarmed techniques focusing strongly on safety first.
The actors should leave with a basic understanding of how a fight is constructed, how to operate safely in a fight, what their movement capabilities and limitations are, and have a basic understanding of the language of fights so they can feel comfortable in an audition and more focused in a rehearsal.
Single Class
$20
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Fencing
No Classes Currently Scheduled
In this class we will be introduced to the specific footwork involved in fencing which includes correct body posture, foot placement, and general balance. Each student will gain sabre bladework knowledge through the controlled hand/arm movements of attacking and defending. The combination of these skills in interactive drills will be the basis for the last part of the class...bouting! Here, we will discover the best tactics for scoring and defeating the opponent. For the class, it is recommended that each student wear sweatpants, flat-soled shoes, bring a water bottle and an extra t-shirt. En garde!
Single Class
$20
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