spac dance project @ malta ave and wood … be heard on wisemom’s esl book series and the killer...

SPAC DANCE PROJECT @ MALTA AVE and WOOD RD

Our theme for this year is… Motown: One Nation Under a Groove

JANUARY 23 – FEBRUARY 14, 2018

MEET THE TEACHING ARTISTS!

DENNISMOENCH(LeadTeachingArtist,Broadwayperformer)CurrentlytheDirectorofYouthEducationatSPAC,DennishasbeendevelopingSPAC’sdanceeducationprogramsoverthepasttwoyearsunderthementorshipoftheincredibleteachingartistsatNationalDanceInstituteinNewYorkCity.PreviouslyaperformerinNYCfornearly12years,Dennis’slastappearanceonBroadwaywasinthe2014BroadwayrevivalofLesMisérables.Otherstagecreditsinclude“RobertsonAy”inMaryPoppins(BroadwayandFirstNationalTour),“Dennis”inAllShookUp(FirstNationalTour),“Abraham”inAltarBoyz(Off-Broadway),and“Schlomo”inFameon42ndStreet(Off-Broadway).DennishasaBFAinDramafromNYU’sTischSchooloftheArts,wherehestudiedwiththeCAP21studioandtheRoyalAcademyofDramaticArtinLondon.BARRETTDAVIS(LeadTeachingArtist,Broadwayperformer)AnativeofAustin,TX,BarretttrainedatCarnegieMellonUniversity,graduatingwithaBFAinActing/MusicalTheatre.HejoinedtheBroadwaycompanyofMaryPoppinswhereheplayedtheroleof“RobertsonAy”andassumedthepositionofDanceCaptainfortheproduction.Barretthasworkedatmanydifferentregionaltheatersovertheyears,asaperformeraswellasadirector/choreographer.Asaneducatorindanceandtheatrefor16years,hehasleadavarietyofmasterclassesandworkshopsacrossthecountryandheisdelightedtobeworkingwiththetalented5thgradedancersinBallstonSpa! JENNIFERDINOIA(VisitingTeachingArtist,Broadwayperformer)Jenniferjustfinishedayearrunas“Elphaba”inWickedonBroadway!Shehasplayedtheroleof“Elphaba”infourcountriesandsevencompaniesofWicked(London;Broadway;Chicago,tour1&2;Seoul,Korea;&Sydney,Australia),morethananyotheractressinthehistoryoftheshow.ShewasalsoapartoftheoriginalcompanyofWeWillRockYou(Scaramoucheu/s)andthe1stnationaltourofMammaMia!(Aliu/s).Jennifer’svoicecanbeheardonWiseMom’sESLbookseriesandtheKillerQueenalbum(HollywoodRecords).