ADULT AND TEEN TAP

Thursdays 5-6:00

Tap is an enjoyable way to develop core strength, fine and gross motor skills, and musicality. The class will start with a center warm up, move to progressions across the floor and finish with a short choreographed piece. Tap is so much fun, incredibly good for you, and Clare can’t wait to see you on the dance floor!

BIO: Clare MacDonald

Clare started as an assistant dance educator at 12 and went on to earn her bachelor’s in PE and Dance. In her mid 20’s, Clare changed directions and became a Special Education teacher, but dance soon called her back. She spent the next 20 plus years teaching Tap, Ballet, Jazz and Hip Hop at Brixham Danceworks in South Berwick Maine. Her primary focus at Brixham was with the younger population, teens and adults. In addition to joining the Playhouse, Clare works at NRHS in the Special Education department.

Private voice lessons with Jennifer Almeida. Eight weeks; 30 min lessons. Please register here and Jennifer will contact you for scheduling

Jennifer Almeida is incredibly excited to be teaching voice at the Academy where she is proud to be a board member and chairing the Education Committee. She has an extensive background in teaching and performance. Jen has directed musicals, plays, and concerts and has taught private voice and classroom music as well as classes in acting and musical theater.

As a singer and actor in the community, she recently performed as The Fairy Godmother in Cinderella, Laurey in Oklahoma, Mary Poppins in Mary Poppins, and Sarah Brown in Guys & Dolls at the Academy of Performing Arts and with Falmouth Theater Guild as Marian and Chiara in The Bridges of Madison County. She performed the role of Emily Hobbs in Elf the Musical at Cotuit Center for the Arts along with her son, Lucas as Michael Hobbs.

 Jennifer completed her undergraduate degree at the Hartt School and her graduate degree at the New England Conservatory where she was a member of the opera theater program. Jennifer has sung as a soloist with the Kansas City Symphony Orchestra and was a regional semifinalist in the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions. She was a young artist with PORT (Opera Maine) and has performed in several seasons with them. She is excited to be co-directing and playing the role of Grace Farrell in the upcoming production of Annie and will be playing the role of Maria in the Academy’s summer production of The Sound of Music.