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Andrew Abrams - Originally from Madison, Andrew has spent the last 9 years living in New York City. He has worked as a musical director/conductor, composer, Equity actor and a voice teacher. He has been on faculty at NYU, Pace University of and the American Musical and Dramatic Academy. Andrew was trained at the UW-Madison in classical voice but has since become a leading musical theater voice teacher in New York working with Broadway performers as well as many college-aged students. Andrew's student, Dan Fogler, just won a Tony Award for Best Supporting Actor in "25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee." His musical "but I'm a Cheerleader," for which he wrote the music, is being optioned for an Off-Broadway to Broadway run within the coming months. Andrew is also the Artistic Director and Co-Founder of Four Seasons Theatre. If you any questions, want more info/rates, etc...please feel free to contact him at aabrams@fourseasonstheatre.com.
Jeffrey Arnold - 608-294-1952 - Training and development of professional careers in Opera, Concert and Lyric Theater.
Sarah Breckenridge - 608-238-8681 - Scottish Highland Dancing, group and private lessons for competitive and performance work. Children to adult. Also available for performances and workshops. Or contact her at: sarah.breckenridge@ccaurora.edu
Kripa Baskaran - 608-831-6873 - Kripa is an accomplished dancer and choreographer who has won great critical acclaim and was awarded the title "Natya Ratnam" recently for her purity in Nritta (footwork) and grace in Abhinaya (expression). She has performed all over India and traveled widely to countries like United Kingdom, New Zealand and the USA for performences. Kripa is an instructor in the continuing ed Department of Dance at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. She also offers classes through the Natyarpana School of Dance.
Melanie Cain, D.M.A - 608-712-9433 - Voice/Piano. Melanie holds both a Masters of Music and a Doctorate of Music in Vocal Performance with a minor in Opera Production. She has taught private voice and piano lessons throughout the area for over five years. Melanie has experience teaching all ages and voice types including both classical and musical theater styles and beginning to intermediate piano lessons. Her students have repeatedly received top awards at state competitions, and have sung in numerous local musicals and choirs. cain05@charter.net
Jodi Cohen - 608-513-9737 - Jodi Cohen has been teaching acting and improvisation since 1985. She's written and performed several one-woman shows and received Dane County Cultural Affairs Commission grants for her last two shows, "Who Am I Kidding?" and "This Just In!" Jodi leads workshops and classes for kids, adults, teens as well as ongoing adventures in the corporate world. Her classes are fun, user-friendly and filled with people whose backgrounds vary widely. www.jodi-cohen.com
Lisa Cole - 608-213-2085 - I am new to the Madison area, but I just left 34 private vocal students (many that had trained with me up to 6 years) in my last town. Last year I graduated 5 seniors that I helped audition for Musical Theatre programs in colleges. The least amount of scholarship monies they received was 22K, and one even received a full ride! I've been a professional singer/actor for more than 14 years, as well as part of Actor's Equity. I have trained children through professional performing adults. I have sung in piano rooms in New York, Chicago, and Kansas City. I am happy to work different genres of vocal work, however if you are looking for a true classical vocalist, or music theory, I am not the one for you! I also have worked with aspiring actors on their audition monologues.
I am now looking to begin teaching in the Madison area. I have a professional vocal studio in my home, and although I am in Cross Plains I am only 7 minutes to the Beltline. If you are interested in learning how to correctly place and support the sound, or how to "tell the story" give me a call! lisa@planetcole.org
Amber Nicole Dilger - 608-554-1220 - Voice/Piano. Amber
Nicole is proud to call Madison home after a long stay in Chicago. She
has been active in the world of professional musical theatre for 12+ years
and has been teaching voice and beginning piano for nearly as long. With
a music education teaching license (kept current) in addition to her vocal
performance degree, you can rest assured that you will receive a high quality
music education. Each lesson includes technique, repertoire, and music
fundamentals/theory. Lessons are taught in her home studio on the east
side of Madison. Please visit the website www.ambernicoledilger.com for
more information.
Shaia Fahrid - 414-550-5968 - Private and group instruction in
the ancient art of Raqs Sharqi, Egyptian belly dance. Many locations in
the Milwaukee area. Reasonable rates for private and semi-private lessons.
Shaia also performs in restaurants and night clubs, and for private parties
(birthday, ladies' pj parties, retirement, anniversary, etc.) www.milwaukeebellydance.com
Meenakshi Ganesan - 608-833-3102 - is the founder of the Kalaanjali School of Dance & Music, and has been performing Bharatanatyam for almost two decades. Meenakshi has a degree in Bharatanatyam and has won tens of awards and gold medals for her performances, including the title of "Nrithya Mayuri" (dancing peacock). The primary focus of Kalaanjali is the offering of training in Bharatanatyam although lessons are also offered for traditional folk dances and semi-classical dances. At Kalaanjali, Bharatanatyam students get a rigorous training in the Natyashastras, the foundational body of knowledge associated with Bharatanatyam. For more information, please visit the Kalaanjali website at www.kalaanjali.com or contact Meenakshi at meena@kalaanjali.com.
Margaret Ingraham - 608-298-0806 - Acting/Voice Instructor. Margaret is a professional actress with over 40 years experience. She is a member of Actors Equity Association and holds an MFA in performance. She offers private lessons for actors and singers - beginners to professionals. She also offers voice training for business people, radio/TV broadcasters and teachers.
Aaron Johnson - 708-267-7395 - Voice (all styles). Aaron recently moved to Madison from Chicago where he spent the past decade singing professionally and teaching voice lessons to students of all ages, levels, and styles, including classical, musical theatre, rock, jazz, and death metal (no kidding!). He holds a Master of Music in vocal performance from Northwestern University, a Master of Science in speech-language pathology specializing in voice, and a Certificate in Vocology, the study of vocal habilitation and rehabilitation. Lessons focus on learning to use a healthy vocal technique applied to the musical style of your choice. Whether you are just starting out or are already on the career path, Aaron will help you realize your full vocal potential. Please call the number above or email healthysinging@gmail.com.
Ellen Lee - 608-355-9676 - Piano Teacher - Ellen is celebrating her 40th year of teaching piano with a concert of local musical ensembles on October 29th. She teaches in her studio near the downtown square in Baraboo. Ellen still gets down on the floor and plays theory games with the kids, including the game of "Twister" played on a large fabric keyboard. Her high school students have won honors at the state solo and ensemble contests. She is a published author in Clavier and other magazines. Ellen's love of music is catchy, and she teaches total musicianship so students can transfer their skills to other musical instruments.
Laura Malischke - 608-827-2987- SWING DANCE instructor of Lindy Hop, East Coast/Jitterbug, Charleston, Balboa and Shag all taught to various age groups. Laura teaches with her husband for the UW-Madison swing dance club Jumptown. They have also given workshops in Milwaukee, and have competed nationally and danced internationally. Available for teaching group lessons or choreographing a swing number in a musical. Contact Laura: visit the Jumptown website.
Ed Maxcy - 608-242-1713 - Retired professional actor (member of Actors Equity Association and Screen Actors Guild as Alexis Lauren) with 45 years experience, including Broadway, Films and TV. Trained at Boston University and HB Studios in New York. Offers private coaching and small group sessions for beginners and professionals -- Audition Preparation (including video) -- Improvisation and Acting Exercises -- Character Development -- Text Analysis and Scene Study -- Acting for Film and TV -- Career Strategies.
Edgar Molina - 608-239-8686 - Edgar Molina arrived from Oaxaca, Mexico, in 2003, after completing his degree in Law. He brought with him a bright smile and a profound love for Latin music and dance. He began dancing at the age of four with his mother. As he grew, so did his interest in dance. He moved to Madison, his dream was to create a dance company that would not only connect people across cultural boundaries, but that would also be recognized as a world-class performance team comprised of talented dance teachers and performers. He began traveling to New York, the salsa mecca of the U.S., and studied under the dance greats of today. Edgar's dance background includes ballet, jazz, son, rhumba, guaguanco, salsa, mambo, afro-cuban, cha cha cha, merengue, bachata, modern, tango, and samba. Also an avid musician, Edgar studies the congas and timbales, and brings music to life in his classes, where he plays the rhythms of salsa for his students to dance to. Edgar has been teaching and performing since the age of 14, and his twenty years of dance experience has prepared him well for his debut as Artistic Director and co-founder of Dando Mambo Dance Company. Edgar believes that dance promotes positive self-image, health, and most of all, happiness that lasts a lifetime.
Peder Mulhuse - 608-238-7898 - MGA, AEA, SAG, AFTRA
Rebecca Olthafer - www.rebeccao.com - (Chicago, IL) - Belting and Classical Vocal Instructor. Rebecca holds a BA from Luther College and a MM and DMA from UW-Madison. She is a full member of the National Association of Teachers of Singing and has studied musical theater belting techniques with Robert Edwin. Rebecca offers private voice lessons to students of all ages and abilities. Rebecca also teaches piano lessons and offers voice/piano combination lessons. Please email info@rebeccao.com for more information.
Sadira - 608-246-2718 - Sadira is a professional performer and instructor in Middle Eastern dance. She travels frequently to Egypt, Jordan and Morocco to study traditional and contemporary Arab dance. She directs the Riad Dance Company and has weekly classes for all levels. sadira@charter.net
Meghan Randolph is a professional actress, having performed on the national tour of Cats and with various regional theatres around the country. She is the founder and artistic director of Music Theatre of Madison, a professional theatre. Meghan holds a BFA in Musical Theatre from the University of Michigan. Offerings: Private voice instruction for all levels (specializing in musical theatre and classical voice), audition coaching (monologues and songs), and college audition preparation (the audition itself plus the logistics of finding the right school for you!) You can contact her at PerforMeg@aol.com, or visit her website at singwithmeg.tripod.com.
Hallie Savage - 608-669-1175 - Hallie Savage began dancing from the age of five. She studied ballet, jazz, tap and baton until the age of twelve, when her company director forced her to decide between a dance practice or a piano recital. Hallie didn't want to miss her piano duet with her cousin, so she quit dancing and never looked back…until she discovered salsa! One night of dancing in La Pachanga, a salsa club in the heart of Paris, France, was all it took to change her life forever. She danced every night of her two month stay there, and realized that the rhythm and feeling of the dance and music were now so engrained in her that she could not possibly stop dancing! Listening to music while walking to the Parisian subway, she could not make her feet walk to any other beat than "1,2,3, (pause), 5,6,7 (pause)" and her roommate was tired of having to share the full-length mirror with her as she tried to figure out new steps from the night before. Hallie studies salsa, mambo, modern, ballet, flamenco, and tango, and is co-founder of Dando Mambo Dance Company. She believes that everyone has a dancer hidden inside of them, and that the rhythm of salsa can change what dancing means to who we are: dancing makes a difference, and it is a concept that breaks all cultural boundaries. And, she still plays the piano with her cousins!
Terri Sinani - 414-421-7666 - Teaches Ballet,Tap and Jazz. She is the director of the Next Step Dance Studio.
Dennison Smith - 608-355-1096 - www.barabooyoga.com - acting coach and theatre director with 20 years of experience. She graduated with highest honors in Performing Arts from Northwestern University and then went on to study and perform a range of genres, from experimental theatre to children's theatre to Shakespeare. She has performed and/or directed in London, England; Toronto, Canada; the Czech Republic; New York City; and now happily at home in Baraboo. A fully certified yoga instructor, Dennison is co-owner of Baraboo Yoga and Living Arts in Baraboo where she teaches both yoga and acting classes to all ages and experiences. She is also available for private instruction.
Geri Sphatt - 608-235-2300 or 608-663-5485 - I am interested in teaching all ages at anytime. I've worked with Theater companies, so I am comfortable in that atmosphere as well. My main training is in Ballet and Jazz. I have taught for 8 years and danced for 22. I am seeking work in the Madison area, but am willing to commute depending on the distance.
Heather Tongue - 608-215-5210 - Teacher of Scottish Highland Dancing and Director of the Heather Highland Dancers. The Heather Highland Dancers are available for performances ranging from a private gathering to a public event. I am also available for individual lessons. On Saturdays I also teach Adult Beginning Ballet and Soft Shoe Tap at the Art of Dance dance studio. As well as the forms I teach - I have also trained in Modern, Jazz, and Lyrical dance, any of which I would love to teach. Contact me at heather@artofdancemadison.com
Schools
Schools offering classes in acting/performance/dance: If you would like to have your contact information listed here, please let me know. Send information for posting to webmaster@madstage.com.
Ballet, Jazz, Tap, Pointe, Creative Dance, and Hip Hop for ages 3 to adult.
A Step Above Dance and Music Academy
Classes in Ballet, Pointe, Jazz, Tap, Hip Hop, and Musical Theatre to ages 4-Adult. Also private voice and piano lessons.
Classes in Improv
Acting, audition, and yoga classes.
CTM Madison Family Theatre Company
Classes for children ages 5 and up, as well as adults. Evening and weekend classes are offered year-round, and our Summer Drama School for ages 10-19 offers three all-day three-week sessions culminating in public performances.
Dadawah Drum and Dance Company
Drum, Dance, and Song from Guinea and Mali, W. Africa
Preschool ballet, ballet, pointe, tap, jazz, acrodance, lyrical, modern, musical theatre, parent/child and an all boys class.
Offers private salsa lessons in addition to regularly scheduled classes.
Our school offers a variety of dance including ballet, tap, jazz, and hip hop. We also offer instruction in voice and drama.
Kalaanjali School of Dance & Music
A school of Indian Classical Dance & Music in Madison, WI. Focus on training in Bharatanatyam along with traditional folk dances and semi-classical dances.
Kanopy School for Contemporary Dance & Choreography
Classes in modern dance technique, choreography and production. Youth, adult and family classes.
The oldest family run dance school in the United States. We have locations in Madison, Verona and Waunakee..
Middleton School of Performing Arts
MSOPA offers private music instruction, private and group acting classes, and workshops. We also rent our facility to the community for concerts, recitals, band rehearsals, art exhibits and more.
The Monona Academy of Dance offers dance education at all ability, interest, and age levels. Classes offered include Pre Ballet (3 years and up), Classical Ballet, Jazz, Modern, Tap, as well as the competition group "MAD City Dancers."
Monroe Street Fine Arts Center
The Monroe Street Fine Arts Center is a non-profit organization located
at 2526 Monroe Street (across from Michael's Frozen Custard). Acting
and dance classes.
Madison School & Community Recreation offers a variety of theater, dance, and other arts-related programs for children, families, and adults.
Natyarpana School of Indian Dance was founded by Kripa Baskaran in an effort to propagate the Indian culture and traditional values through the art form of Bharatnatyam. Natyarpana students train in Dance theory, Abhinaya, facial expression, Nattuvangam, art of conducting a dance recital, Choreography, Stage management, Indian mythology.
Classes offered in Ballet,Tap and Jazz. Call 414-421-7666
Positive Aging Theatre and Company
Presents periodic workshops conducted by company member and veteran actress/director Sarah Whelan. For more information, call 608-266-6581.
Reach for the Stars Dance Company
Specializes in Pompons, Ballet, Jazz, Tap, Hip-Hop, Pointe, Summer Dance Camps and Workshops, and Adult classes starting in the summer!!! Private lessons are offered in all styles of dance. Ages 3 and up. Sun Prairie. 608-628-3380
The School of the Arts at Rhinelander
Summer arts program for adults in northern Wisconsin including courses in Theater and Drama.
Theater Workshops and Classes
Stoughton Center for the Performing Arts
Classes Offered in Dance, Music, Drama and Kyokushin Karate
Classes offered in ballet, jazz, tap, and others. Call -608-273-9898.
Classes offered year-round in tap dance, focusing on technique, musicality, choreography and improvisation with attention to the authentic root of the form and its contemporary possibilities.TAPIT Studio, 1957 Winnebago Street, Madison, 608-244-2938.
Classes offered for students three years old and up. Beginning, intermediate and advanced levels in ballet, pointe, tap jazz, hip hop, modern and pilates.
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