On Saturday September 23rd 2017, starting at 2:10 pm at our Winchester studio, we will be holding auditions for our new Musical Theatre Vocals class. This is for students age 8 to 15.

To reserve an audition time, please sign up on the list at our studio or contact us by email etc.

Each student taking the audition will need to come prepared to sing 16 bars of a Musical Theatre song of their choice. Please provide your own accompaniment, on CD or mobile device. We will have a CD player and an AUX cord available to use with our sound system.

The class will be held in Winchester on Saturdays 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm, starting October 7th 2017. The teacher will be Aundria Roberts. If the class is over-subscribed, priority will be given to students also taking our Musical Theatre class.

Italia Performing Arts and Alamo Drafthouse Cinema present:

A special screening of the Royal Opera House in conjunction with the Royal Ballet’s performance of:

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland

• When: Saturday, November 25th
• Time: 9:30 am
• Where: Alamo Drafthouse, Winchester

At the event, we will have access to the entire Alamo menu, as well as an all-you-can-eat cereal option!

This will be a fundraiser for Italia Performing Arts and we are hoping to be able to fill two theaters, which will be around 300 seats. We are asking our dancers to sell tickets. We will be having a competition to see who sells the most tickets with a prize awarded to the top 5 highest sellers!!

We are also selling tickets at our Winchester and Edinburg studios, price $15.00. (Tickets are not available at the Alamo.)

Hillsboro Old Stone School

We are excited to announce a new location for our dance classes! This will be at the Old Stone School in the small town of Hillsboro just north of Purcellville, in the western part of Loudoun County, Virginia. We will be renting space at this historic school building which now serves as a community center for Hillsboro and the surrounding area.

We are launching this new Hillsboro location with an Open House and free trial classes on the afternoon of Tuesday September 12th, 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm. We will offer trial classes, each lasting 10-15 minutes, as follows:

• 3:15 pm: Ballet, age 6-7
• 3:50 pm: Ballet, age 3
• 4:10 pm: Ballet, age 4-5
• 4:30 pm: Ballet, age 8+
• 5:00 pm: Lyrical Dance, age 8+
• 5:30 pm: Musical Theatre, age 8+

Please contact us to reserve a space for your child. We can be flexible on age ranges if necessary.

We will hold our regular classes in Hillsboro on Tuesdays starting September 19th. We will announce our timetable soon.

The Old Stone School is located at 37098 Charles Town Pike, Hillsboro, VA 20132. This is on Route 9 from Leesburg to Charles Town, near the junction (with stop light) with Route 690 Hillsboro Road, adjacent to Hillsboro Charter Academy and opposite Stoneybrook Farm & Market.

Please note a few class changes:

Rising Stars (introductory movement and drama, age 2) in Winchester is moving to Tuesdays 11:00 am – 11:30 am, starting September 5th. There will be no class this week. Rising Stars in Edinburg continues on Wednesdays 10:00 am – 10:30 am.

The age range for the Wednesday tap class in Winchester is changing to 8-12, to reflect better the age of the students we have.

Summer is nearly over. Today the sun is about to be eclipsed. And …

Our new season of dance and musical theatre classes starts this week!

It’s not too late to register. We still have spaces in most of our classes. So click below to register, or come to our studio in good time before a class. We can arrange free trial classes, for students under 18.

Meanwhile please note that we have declared our studios Peanut Free Zones.

Our new school year is coming up soon! Classes start August 21st.

For the new year, we have new classes and new teachers, and Open Houses to give you the chance to try out our classes.

Open Houses

You are invited to our Open Houses, with free trial classes, light refreshments and the opportunity to sign up for our 2017-18 classes:

• In Edinburg, Saturday August 12th starting at 10:00 am
• In Winchester, Saturday August 19th starting at 10:00 am

Please reserve spaces in free trial classes: sign up on the sheet at the studio, email studio@italiapa.com, or call 540-504-7263.

New Classes

We have exciting new classes for you:

• Rising Stars: Movement and Drama for Age 2
• Musical Theatre Vocals
• Jazz and Hip-Hop Dance for age 6-8, and age 9-15

See below for more details of these classes.

Laura Gill

New Teachers

We welcome two new members of staff to join the team teaching our classes:

• Laura Gill is joining us from Michigan to teach dance and musical theatre, mainly at our Edinburg studio.
• Aundria Roberts, a professional music and voice teacher, will teach Musical Theatre Vocals.

We have a completely new design for our website home page, and some more subtle changes to the rest of our site. Click through to see what we have done.

Rising Stars: Movement and Drama for Age 2

Our new Rising Stars class is an introductory movement and drama class for children age 2.

Students will have the opportunity to experiment and become familiar with movement, voice and self-expression. Activities will include movement with props, vocal exercises and drama games.

This is a 30 minute weekday morning class for children age 2. Parents will be expected to stay in the building but not in the class. The maximum class size will be 8 with two adult staff present.

Initial class times: Edinburg, Wednesdays 10:00 am; Winchester, Thursdays 10:00 am. Extra classes will be added to meet demand.

Aundria Roberts

Musical Theatre Vocals

It is important for our Musical Theatre students to learn to sing well. So, starting in October 2017, we are offering a Musical Theatre Vocals class, for students age 8+. This class will be held in Winchester only on Saturdays at 1:00 pm, taught by our professional music and voice teacher Aundria Roberts.

Admission to this class is by audition only. Auditions will be held in late September. Please contact us for audition details.

Jazz and Hip-Hop Dance for age 6-8, and age 9-15

Our Jazz and Hip-Hop Dance class is a fun, up-beat blend of dance combining jazz and hip-hop technique in one class.

We have added a new Jazz and Hip-Hop class for children age 6 to 8, in Winchester only, on Saturdays at 1:00 pm for one hour. The Monday night class, at 7:45 pm, will now be for age 9 to 15.

The Edinburg Jazz and Hip-Hop class, on Thursdays at 7:30 pm, will continue to be for age 8 to 12.

The Tap class for age 3 to 6 in Winchester has been moved to Fridays at 4:30 pm.

Interested in dance or musical theatre classes, for yourself or your children? Come and try them out for free! Our Open House at our Edinburg studio on Saturday August 12^th, starting at 10:00 am, is your chance for this.

We will offer on the day free trial classes in Ballet (Italian Cecchetti method), Tap, Jazz & Hip-Hop Dance, Lyrical & Contemporary Dance, and Musical Theatre.

We have added a free trial of our new Rising Stars class, Movement and Drama for Age 2.

We are also offering light refreshments and the opportunity to sign up for our 2017-18 classes. Details of these classes will be available at the studio, or in the Student Information on this website.

Timetable for Free Trial Classes and Auditions

This timetable is subject to change depending on demand. Ages are given as general guidelines; we can be flexible if necessary.

To ensure that you have a space in the class you prefer, please sign up on the sheet at the studio, email studio@italiapa.com, or call 540-504-7263. If you can’t make the Open House, contact us in the same way to arrange a free trial class on another day.

Interested in dance or musical theatre classes, for yourself or your children? Come and try them out for free! Our Open House at our Winchester studio on Saturday August 19^th, starting at 10:00 am, is your chance for this.

We will offer on the day free trial classes in Ballet (Italian Cecchetti method), Tap, Jazz & Hip-Hop Dance, Lyrical & Contemporary Dance, and Musical Theatre. We will also hold auditions for our new Musical Theatre Vocals class (see below). Our partners at Southern Academy of Irish Dance will offer free trial classes in Irish Dance.

We have added a free trial of our new Rising Stars class, Movement and Drama for Age 2.

The Musical Theatre Vocals auditions have been postponed to a later date. This class will now start in October, with auditions in September.

We are also offering light refreshments and the opportunity to sign up for our 2017-18 classes. Details of these classes will be available at the studio, or in the Student Information on this website.

Timetable for Free Trial Classes and Auditions

This timetable is subject to change depending on demand. Ages are given as general guidelines; we can be flexible if necessary.

To ensure that you have a space in the class you prefer, please sign up on the sheet at the studio, email studio@italiapa.com, or call 540-504-7263. If you can’t make the Open House, contact us in the same way to arrange a free trial class on another day.

Too hot for outdoor activities? Get ready now for dance classes in the fall!

HURRY! These special HOT sale prices are only available July 4th to 20th.

Meanwhile, try your children in the second session of our summer classes, starting again July 17th in our air conditioned studios.

Save up to 15% on Dance Tuition

For two weeks only we have brought back our best deals of the year on classes in ballet, tap, lyrical & contemporary dance, jazz & hip-hop dance, musical theatre and ballet/Pilates combo. These classes start August 21st.

• Pay now for the full year’s tuition 2017-18 (10 months) and save 15%.
• Pay now for a half year’s tuition (5 months) and save 10%.

These offers are for advance payments made by July 20th. Registration fee also payable: see the special offer below.

These offers are not recommended for new students under 5, as we prefer to take things month by month at this stage.

Please first register your student for classes (with no commitment until you pay). We will then contact you with a quote for a full year or half year’s tuition.

A reminder for parents of continuing students only: Any tuition payments made by July 31st will be at the 2016-17 prices.

Save $5 on Registration Fee

Register your student by July 20th for the new school year starting August 21st, beat the last minute rush, and pay $25 (normally $30) for the first student in a family, $12.50 (normally $15) for subsequent students. This offer is for new and continuing students.

10% Off Uniform Leotards and Tights

Get your student ready for our fall dance classes by ordering their uniform leotard and tights from us in advance, and save 10% off our regular prices, until July 20th. This applies to items we will order for delivery in early August, and to our limited current stock.

• Tank Leotard Dress (Pre-Primary and Primary Ballet): $16.99 $15.29
• Leotard (without skirt), (all other girl dancers): $14.99 $13.49
  • White Tank (Ballet Essentials)
  • Light Blue Camisole (Ballet Pro 1, 2, 3)
  • Black Camisole (Ballet Pro 4)
• Tights (footed):
  • children’s sizes $5.99 $5.39
• Tights (convertible), (Ballet Pro 3 & 4):
  • children’s sizes $6.99 $6.29
  • adult sizes $7.99 $7.19

Click the links above to order through our Online Store. If you are looking for a size or color that is not listed, or a black leotard, please contact us and we will try to order for you.

All prices subject to 5.3% Virginia sales tax.

For all the above offers:

Please pay by July 20th in one of these ways:

• for tuition and registration: through our Student Portal
• for leotards and tights: through our Online Store, which accepts cards through PayPal
• by PayPal to studio@italiapa.com
• at our Winchester studio during our summer office hours
• at our Edinburg studio on Monday July 17th only, 4:00 to 8:30 pm

We can also accept checks by mail if they arrive at our Winchester address by July 22nd.

We hope you enjoyed our Summer Show “Once Upon A Time”. We are preparing DVDs of the show, for any of you who missed it, or as as a keepsake for you. These are still available for ordering from our online store or at our studios, $25 each. The quality is much better than in previous years: see below.

Please order quickly, by July 9th! We will be finalizing our order quantity on that date, and after that we will have only a few extra copies available.

The DVD package will consist of two DVDs in one case, one of each performance of the show, at no extra cost.

We have now nearly finished editing the video footage. We are pleased to say that this year the quality is much better than in previous years, because we used a professional videographer, Dan Shaffer of Shaffer Films. Here is a sample of what you can expect to see and hear (click Full Screen for the best quality):

The DVD quality will be a little lower than this because of inherent limitations of the DVD format. If anyone who purchases the DVD also wants access to downloadable video files at the same quality as this clip (720p AVCHD format, 1.6 to 1.8 GB for each of 3 acts of each performance), we will work on making them available.

Order your DVDs now!