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CURRENT CLASSES:
- Friday 6-7:30 pm Adv Beg Jazz
- Friday 7:30-9 pm Int Jazz
- Saturday noon-1:30 pm Adv Beg Jazz
- Saturday 1:30-3 pm Int Jazz
- Sunday 1:30-3 pm Int Jazz
- Sunday 3-4:30 pm Beg Jazz
Michelle Barber has been a choreographer/teacher for
the past fifteen years. Her dance career began in her hometown of Cleveland,
OH, where
she earned an Arts degree with an emphasis in dance. To further her training,
Michelle relocated and studied at the Broadway Dance Center (BDC) in
NYC.
In 1997, she began assisting jazz classes at the BDC as a part of
Frank Hatchett's VOP staff. Soon after, Michelle earned her own classes
at
the BDC and has become one of the studio’s most popular Master
Faculty members. Her classes are innovative and passionate, designed
to inspire and open the soul.
Her professional credits are proof of her
talent and versatility as a choreographer. Most recently, Michelle has
been chosen to honor Rob Marshall
with her choreography in the 2003 Elan Awards in NYC. In
2002, she choreographed a stage show for Dance Teacher Magazine. Michelle's
choreography has been featured in musical theatre productions, college
dance team performances and dance competitions nationwide. She has been
a guest artist at Franck Escuela de Danza in Morelia, Mexico and at Muhlenburg
College and Cedar Crest College in Allentown, PA. She has also been on
faculty with Chicago National Association of Dance Masters, Showstopper
and Dance Olympus. Her dancers have appeared in numerous BDC Performance
Outlets and “The Best of...2000.”
In addition to teaching
and choreographing, Michelle is an accomplished performer. She was seen
in the second national tour of Guys and
Dolls and has performed in various musicals, industrials and television
specials.
Class Description
All levels JAZZ: Michelle's
classes begin with an intense warmup designed to work on focus,
discipline, strength and flexibility which in turn guides
students in improving their technique. Michelle has developed
a style uniquely hers. Though it may be classified as a contemporary
lyrical class it is yet so much more. Classes vary from beginner,
advanced beginner and intermediate levels.
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