Local dancers return from Broadway experience
For many aspiring dancers, taking the stage in a Broadway performance can be the pinnacle of success.
For a number of members of the Performing Arts Warehouse in Prince Albert, they had a chance to dip their toes into the New York City dance life in a recent excursion to the Empire State.
“We went to get some experience out in the field for what it is really like to be a professional dancer,” Jillian Klassen, a 13-year dancer said of the trip. “We go to competitions here but when we were in New York, we actually got to learn from the real Broadway teachers about what it is like down there.”
During the week long endeavour, the group took classes at the New York Broadway Dance Centre and the Alvin Ailey American Dance Centre. They learned the choreography for hit musicals like Wicked, Aladdin and the legendary Rockettes. The troupe also watched live performances.