December 26, 2010 to January 1, 2011

Broadway Bound! The NYC Winter Intensive is open to dancers 10 years to adult including dance teachers worldwide.

Broadway Bound! is more than just a holiday dance intensive. It is a dance experience of a lifetime that is not to be missed!

If something is currently hot in New York and on Broadway for aspiring dancers or those just looking to perfect the moves seen today on stage, the big screen, TV shows and in music videos, you will be sure to find it in Broadway Bound!

The 5th annual ‘Broadway Bound’ is more exciting than ever offering even more training, more networking and more fun during Christmas time, the most wonderful time of the year to be in New York City.

Spend 1 fabulous week in the big apple working with the industry’s top instructors and professionals.


Registration for the 2010 Broadway Bound! The NYC Winter Intensive is now open

Broadway Bound! includes all of the following and so much more...

Dance Classes and Private Workshops Leading Industry Guests and Professionals Auditions and Shows Sightseeing and Fun More Sign Me Up FAQ

  




Dance Classes and Private Workshops

 

All private workshops are customized to suit dancers styles/levels and needs and feature industry chat's and Q & A's, autograph signing sessions and photo taking opportunities

Private group Master Classes with the industry’s hottest instructors TBA. In 2009, The Groovaloos, based in L.A. and who were crowned NBC's Superstars of Dance were the featured choreographers. Bradley "Shooz" Rapier led a Hip Hop workshop and Christina Benedetti, a House workshop. Other classes and choreographers have included Musical Theatre with Joshua Bergasse (West Side Story) and Hip Hop with So You Think You Can Dance judges Nu Stylz Cicely & Olisa (Missy Elliott) and Brice Vick (Ashanti).   Take private classes with the world renowned Ailey faculty in Ballet, Theatre Dance, Horton (form of Modern) and West African. All classes have live musicians which makes the experience even more special. You may have seen Ailey dancers on Oprah and on So You Think You Can Dance.   Work with the world famous Rockettes at the Rockette Experience. The Rockette Experience fuses jazz, some tap and their famous kick line. This all takes place at Radio City Music Hall. There is a mock audition, photo taking opportunities and a Q & A with a Rockette.

 

	Classes at two of N.Y’s top dance studios where you will select the styles, levels and choreographers of your choice. Take class from the best of the best along with other New York dancers
	Spend a full day taking class at Broadway Dance Center. With more than 25 years in business, unsurpassed dance instruction is offered with over 200 different classes weekly in the 23,000 square foot state-of-the art facility. Whether you’re a beginner or an established professional, the world famous studios are sure to offer just the class you need.
	Options include Jazz, Ballet, Tap, Theater, Hip Hop, Contemporary, Broadway Jazz, Latin Jazz, Gyrokenesis, A.I. Flexibility, World Dance Fusion, Zumba, Pilates, Cardio Barre, Voice, Tumbling, Yoga, Capoeira, House, Funk, Wavin, African, Popping and more. Levels include All levels, Basic, Beginner, Advanced Beginner, Intermediate, Intermediate Advanced and Advanced.
	Broadway Dance Center Jazz instructors include Brian Thomas a.k.a BT (Michael Jackson, Alicia Keys); Michelle Barber (Guys and Dolls); Sheila Barker (Broadway and off Broadway shows); Andrea Brown; Ginger Cox (Sony, Lou Bega); Chris Hale (Mary J Blige, Deborah Cox); Calen Kurka (The Sound of Music, A Few Good Men Dancin’); Cecilia Marta (Lion King, Chicago); Derek Mitchell (NY Knicks City Dancers, Thin Line); Brice Mousset (AIDA, SYTYCD); Heather Oberly (Britney Spears, Amex); Joshua Pelatzky (Bye Bye Birdie, The Music Man); Sue Samuels (All My Children, Adidas); Slam (Madonna, Mambo Kings); Tracie Stanfield (2005 Spirit of Elan Choreography Award); Maria Torres (Swing, Dance With Me) and Deborah Wilson (Sesame Street Live, The Wizard of Oz)
	Ballet with Beth Goheen (The Ailey School, Soundance Repertory Company); Jack Hertzog (Metropolitan Opera Ballet Company, La Traviata); Dawn Hillen (Contemporary Ballet Theater); Dariusz R. Hochman (Joffrey Ballet School in New York City); David Howard (San Francisco Ballet and National Ballet of Canada); Finis Jhung (Joffrey and Harkness Ballet Companies); Joy Karley (School of Cleveland Ballet); Dorit Koppel (Wendy Osserman Dance company); Liane Plane (West Side Story, Redhead); Jamie Salmon (Joffrey Concert Group); Peter Schabel (Dance Masters of America, Professional Dance Teachers Association); Andrey Silantyev (Don Quixote, Swan Lake); Natalya Stavro (Cinderella, Swan Lake) and Greg Zane (Peter Pan, Seussical).

Tap with Michelle Dorrance, Barbara Duffy, Jared Grimes, Ray Hesselink, Avi Miller/Ofer Ben, Germaine Salsberg, Mike Schulster, Shea Sullivan and Horace Turnbull; Theatre with Crystal Chapman, Jim Cooney, Diana Laurenson, David Marquez, Jason Marquette and Shea Sullivan; Hip Hop with Ephrat Asherie, Bam, Bev Brown, BT (Brian Thomas), Chio, Leslie Feliciano, Flash, Dana Foglia, Future, Brian Green, Jared Grimes, Jamie Jackson, Eric Jenkins, Jermaine, Luam, Derek Mitchell, Sheryl Murakami, Eric Negron, Joanna Numata, Kelly Peters, Q, Rhapsody, Spex and Ejoe Wilson. To view these choreographers credits, visit the BDC site.

Spend a full day taking class at Steps on Broadway which was founded over 30 years ago. Steps is more than a dance school, it is an internationally recognized community of artists that is home to some of the finest and most passionate dance teachers in the world. It is a celebrated space set amid the Beaux Arts grandeur of Manhattan's Upper West Side, blending old-world ambience with modern facilities. The ten fully-mirrored, sprung-floored, climate-controlled studios are filled with natural light-and limitless inspiration.   Casual enthusiasts and aspiring professionals may take class alongside seasoned veterans from Broadway, the opera, and the major dance companies, including New York City Ballet, American Ballet Theater, Paris Opera, Kirov and Royal Ballets, Boston Ballet, Alvin Ailey American Dance, Complexions and Martha Graham.   Options include Ballet, Floor Barre, Jazz, Contemporary, Modern, Hip Hop, Funk, Tap, Theatre Dance, Belly Dance, Flamenco, Latin Dance, Afro Caribbean, Yoga, Pilates and Girokenesis.

 

	Steps on Broadway Ballet instructors include Robert Atwood, Nancy Bielski, Wilhelm Burmann, Edward Ellison, Emilietta Ettlin, Alexander Filipov, Fabrice Herrault, Dawn Hillen, David Howard, Debra Jo Hughes, Gelsey Kirkland, Elena Kunikova, Lisa Lockwood, Lonne Moretton, Peter O'Brien, Pamela Pribisco, Kathleen Smith, Kathryn Sullivan, Alexander Tressor, Cynthia Vallone, Marguerite Wesley
	Jazz/Lyrical with Fred Benjamin, Inga Marie Gerson, Caitlin Gray, Lisa Harvie, Jay T., Joyce King, Nancy Koch, Joe Lanteri, Roberta Mathes, Derek Mitchell, Richard Pierlon, Debbie Roshe, Todd Shanks, Suzi Taylor, Patricia Wilcox and Theatre Dance with Tim Kasper, Diana Laurenson, Patricia Lockery, Dana Moore, Richard Pierlon, Jeff Shade, Tony Stevens, Scott Thompson, Chet Walker
	Contemporary with Julie Bour, Brice, Jana Hicks, Jason Parsons, Max Stone, Turtle and Wes Veldink. Modern with Fernando Carrillo, Karen Gayle, Jolea Maffei and Milton Myers and Hip Hop/Street/Funk with Laya Barak, Levi Claiborne, Robin Dunn, Caitlin Gray, Jonathan Lee, Derek Mitchell, Kelly Peters, Todd Shanks and Stretch.
	Tap with Crystal Chapman, Bill Coates, Barbara Duffy, Liz Glover, Charles Goddertz, Germaine Goodson, Derick Grant, Mary Beth Griffith, Ray Hesselink, Lisa LaTouche, Lesley Lockery, Adam Metzger, Andrew Nemr, Alan Onickel, Max Pollak, Claudia Rahardjanoto, Derek Roland, Germaine Salsberg, Lynn Schwab, Jeff Shade and Scott Thompson. To view these choreographer’s credits and others not listed here, visit the Steps site.

Leading Industry Guests and Professionals

 

Network with industry decision makers, choreographers, stars, agents & back up dancers. In addition to the star choreographers, dancers and agents that Broadway Bound! dancers meet, past Be Discovered Trips dancers have also met Marques Houston, Mya and Carmit Bachar of the Pussy Cat Dolls.

In addition to dance professionals, dancers also meet and work with vocal and performance coaches and other leading industry leaders   Along with world class dance training, you will also train with top vocal and performance coach, Steven Cirillo who received his Bachelor of Music in Performance from the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York. Currently in demand as a Broadway vocal coach, Mr. Cirillo's clients can be seen on Broadway in The Color Purple, Cry-Baby, Curtains, Grease, Jersey Boys, Legally Blonde, Lion King, Little Mermaid, Spamalot, South Pacific, Wicked, Xanadu, and Young Frankenstein in additional to many National Tours and regional productions. Focusing on the acting of audition material and choice of repertoire, many of his clients make their Broadway debut every year.   Have intimate and interactive experiences at all private workshops with industry chats, Q & A’s,  autograph signing sessions and photo taking opportunities.

	Optional photo shoot with Dorothy Shi , photographer to New York’s top performing artists and even Donald Trump.
	Photo shoot hair and make up stylists are top working professionals in the industry.
	New York agents are invited to sit in at some of the classes, mock auditions and at the professional photo shoot to teach dancers about the industry with their industry chats and Q & A’s. Feedback can be provided to interested dancers.

Auditions and Shows
 

Broadway wouldn't be Broadway without shows! Broadway Bound includes 2 shows that are relative to our program as the dancers work with their choreographers and dancers.
The show outings also include back stage tours and meet and greets with the casts, choreographers and performers. There will also be autograph signing sessions and photo taking opportunities.
"The Christmas Spectacular" starring the world famous and largest precision dance troupe the Rockettes at Radio City Music Hall. This is a beautiful show with breath taking numbers, a live nativity scene and even Santa stops by. It is an ever more exciting show as the dancers work with The Rockettes and learn their choreography.   Take the Stage Door Tour that takes you behind the scenes of Radio City Music Hall following The Rockette Experience.   A 2nd Broadway show is a part of Broadway Bound. Annually, it is the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre at the New York City Center as the dancers also take private workshops with Ailey choreographers. In 2009, The Groovaloos were in NY from LA for their off Broadway debut, so the Ailey show was substituted with Groovaloo. The dancers worked with both Ailey and Groovaloos choreographers that year.
Mock Auditions with a top artistic director/choreographer to learn audition etiquette, how to pick up choreography quickly at dance auditions, work on controlling your nerves and improving your self-esteem and confidence to get you audition ready.

Sightseeing and Fun
 

Travel to New York City, the dance capitol of the world from your hometown. You can come on your own as the program is chaperoned or you can join us with your family. Dancers under 13 must be accompanied by a parent/guardian. Your family may be able to join us on some outings. All workshops (except Rockette Experience), classes and other events are closed to spectators.

Spend an incredible week surrounded by new friends from all over the world, who share your passion - dance   Choreographers, back up dancers and other stars are invited to join us on our outings. Past programs have featured So You Think You Can Dance judges   Tour of New York hot spots including Broadway, Times Square, 5th Avenue and more   Visit the worlds largest lit Christmas tree at Rockefeller Center for some great photo ops and to see their world famous ice skating rink      Shopping trip to Century 21 department store offering up to 65% off brand labels

Ring in 2011 along with one million revellers at the world's most exciting party at Times Square's New Years Eve Ball drop celebration. See live performances by top artists, TBA. Past performers have included Christina Aguilera, Lionel Richie, Jennifer Lopez, Daughtry, Ludacris, The Jonas Brothers and Taylor Swift. Dancers traveling with family not wishing to attend can stay back at the hotel or do their own thing with their family.     * The Program and the choreographers who are working professionals are subject to change.

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La Guardia airport transfers     Shared accommodations at the Westin New York at Times Square. If you are traveling with family, additional rooms may be booked at a discounted rate. As millions travel to New York City at this time of the year, hotel rooms sell out months in advance.  Location, location, location! Standing at the heart of a vivid action-packed metropolis. From thrilling sights to gourmet restaurants to Broadway's glittering star-studded performances - New York delivers something unforgettable for everyone. Named "One of America's Healthiest Hotels" by Health Magazine and AOL CityGuide and was deemed the "Best NYC Hotel" by Virgin Holidays. In 2008 it was awarded a Silver Leaf Certification from the Grean Seal Organization which makes it the first hotel to be recognized as being "Green" in the State of New York.

	Chaperones
	Meals, snacks and beverages.  Meals are healthy options for dancers customized by a nutritionist
	Transportation to and from all Broadway Bound! classes, workshops and events.
	Emergency medical insurance for Canadian dancers with valid provincial health coverage

Sign Me Up

Broadway Bound! sells out annually so be sure to book your spot today. Ready to become one of the 2010 Broadway Bound! dancers? Registering for Broadway Bound! is very easy, just follow these simple steps.

Please go to the FAQ page and read all the Q & A's where you will find all the information required, including costs and booking your spot.

If you still have some questions and would like to chat with us, call us at 416-657-4202 or Toll Free at 888-657-4202 and email us at info@bediscovered.net

You are now one step closer to making your dream come true.  We look forward to being a part of the best winter holiday of your life!

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