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HEATHER RUSSELL: PTE@PTE GRADUATE • Traditionofhighquality, highlyrespectedchoralsinging • Opportunitiestodevelop individualvocal choralabilities • FaithbasedChoir, SacredandSecular musicofallperiods www.shelleyshearerdance.ca 204.488.9091 Kenaston & Scurfield Classes Start September 3 - Register Monday to Saturday Specialized Preschool Programs: Two's&You(Age2) StorybookBallet(Age3) CreativeDance(Age4) PrepSteps(Age5) Ages 6 to Adult: Ballet, Jazz, Hip Hop, Tap & Musical Theatre So You Think You Can Dance U.S. u You ou o k Yo k ink h Th T ou T u T u You o So Yo Y o S h n h n Y So Y i So Yo You Think Y nk Yo You Home of Lindsay Nelko, Choreographer Can'tmakeit?Registrationformsarealsoavailableonline! REGISTRATION Introductoryclassesareofferedin10-weeksessions foronehour,onedayperweek.WeofferIntroductory, Advanced,Pre-CompetitiveandCompetitiveclasses. Tue-Sept10 Thur-Sept12 Mon - Sept 16 Wed - Sept 18 Saturday-WheeliesRollerRink Monday - Montrose School Tuesday - Linwood School Wednesday - Inkster School Thursday - Isaac Brock School FallSessionBegins Sept.16,2013 Programsstartatages4andup contactGenevaat204-955-9808 E-mail:SapphiresRGC@gmail.com | Web:www.sapphiresgymclub.ca ROPESHOOPSBALLSRIBBONSCLUBS WHAT IS Rhythmic Gymnastics? RhythmicgymnasticsisanOlympicsportthatcombinesthegraceofballet withtheathleticismofgymnasticsusingsmall,hand-heldapparatus. CLASS LOCATIONS Visit us at Lansdowne School Gymnasium, 715 Wiginton St. on the following days from 6 to 8 pm (use playground entrance): ByLindseyWard FortheFreePress M eryl Streep, Julia Roberts, Tom Hanks – some of the most talented actors in the world are self-described introverts. So if you think your child is too shy for acting classes, you might want to reconsider. "I know a lot of actors are actually introverted and the extroversion comes out in the characters," says Dora Carroll, Manitoba Theatre for Young People Theatre School administrator. "They find a way to play another character because they're putting that mask on." MTYP offers year-round courses for children ages 3 - 19 in acting, musical theatre, filmmaking, improvisation and puppetry. Carroll says it's rewarding to see even the most shy kids blossom as they let their imaginations take centre stage. "We do get a lot of students where parents will come up and say their child's a bit tentative and they don't usually want to participate in these sorts of things," Carroll says. "And then I've personally seen those children come out of their shell from the realization that they're in a safe, fun environment." MTYP's Explorers program puts a dramatic spin on playtime for the preschool set. Tykes can play dressup with the company's costume collection, craft their own masks, sing their little hearts out and put on puppet shows while parents are free to watch. Kids ages 7 - 12 can join the Junior Division, where courses focus on rehearsing scripts, working with an acting coach, improv, musical theatre, TV and film acting and animation. Creative teens take their skills up a notch with live theatre classes — acting for the camera, writing for stage and screen and taking part in musical theatre productions. And kids of all ages can audition to join a number of MTYP companies. Those who make the cut participate in year-end productions, and some go on to produce their own plays for the Winnipeg Fringe Theatre Festival, audition for professional shows or join MTYP as teachers. Whatever path students choose, Carroll says they benefit from the theatre's welcoming environment. "We also get a lot of students who have disabilities in terms of learning abilities and physical abilities," she says. "We're a completely integrated program ... Kids get to learn how to work with other students who may not have the same abilities cognitively or physically as they do and learn that we can all gain the experience together and that we're not so different." Prairie Theatre Exchange Theatre School coordinator Liz Kogan agrees theatre "is a very accepting community." "One of the reasons why we don't allow parents into the studio while classes are happening is it's really important for the group to feel safe, because as you start to take risks with acting and emotion, it's really important that each person feels safe to try something they might not otherwise try." Parents can instead grab a seat on a couch in the new lounge. And family members are invited to the last class before winter break to see what the kids are up to. The school located on the third floor of Portage Place offers classes taught by working actors for students ages 4 - 84. Students have access to professional- calibre props, costumes, lighting and music, as well as The Annex — a new TV and film studio that's especially popular among the 10 - 12 age group. "In Winnipeg there's a lot more projects being filmed, so that piques a lot of interest in the possibilities of getting onto a show or a film," Kogan says. Since younger kids aren't big on sitting still between takes, those ages 5 - 9 can get their feet wet with basic one-hour acting classes every Saturday. Classes grow more structured and diverse as they progress, and older kids can even take a course in stage fighting. "If you're going to be in a scene where there's fighting, you need to learn to do that convincingly and safely," Kogan says. For those looking to log rehearsal hours, PTE has 90-minute performance-based classes. And scene stealers can audition in September to join the Junior Company (ages 12 - 14) or Young Company (ages 14 - 18), both of which have intensive two-hour classes up to two times a week and stage full-blown productions throughout the year. Kogan says theatre has many benefits that spill over to other areas of kids' lives. "Quiet kids become more confident and more expressive outside of theatre. And for the kids that are already creative and expressive, it gives them a really good outlet to be able to express that and try different things." Registration is already open for fall and winter classes at both theatre schools. See www.mtyp.ca and www.pte.mb.ca. PhotoscourtesyofPrairieTheatreExchange

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