Musical Theater
DANCE FOUNDATIONS
Learn the foundational musical theater dance skills needed to walk into a rehearsal or dance call with confidence.
A 4 session intensive in Noe Valley, San Francisco starting May 2026. Completely beginner friendly and designed for adults of all ages.
When you leave this class, you’ll…
Understand fundamental dance vocabulary— you’ll know by heart all of the vocabulary you could expect to hear in an MT rehearsal room.
Improve your technique with individual feedback— throughout the class, the instructor will give feedback, as well as an individual technique to focus on.
Know how to practice effectively (and have fun doing it)— practicing dance takes a very specific approach in order to be effective - we’ll show you how!
Have all the tools to be prepared for a dance audition— from what to bring to a dance call to rehearsal room culture to having every move to practice. you’ll feel ready.
Meet Your Instructor
Kathryn Aarons is a performer, choreographer, and teaching artist from the Bay Area she earned her BA in Musical Theatre from California State University, Chico and moved to NYC after college and continued studying dance at Steps & BDC.
Kathryn is an Equity actress and has performed in numerous regional productions across the country, and has been lucky enough to serve as Dance Captain on a handful of them. She’s choreographed at various Bay Area high schools and arts programs, as well as teaching dance at Academy of American Dance, Zohar, and Brisbane Dance Workshop.
Spring Session Dates
Part One: Learning
Thursday May 7th 7:30 - 9:30pm + Friday May 8th 6:30 - 8:30pm
Part Two: Refining
Tuesday May 19th 7:30 - 9:30pm + Thursday May 21st 7:30-9:30pm
Noe Valley Studio: Bethany United Methodist Church, 1270 Sanchez St. Noe Valley, San Francisco 94114
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Feeling nervous is completely normal. The structure of the course is designed to build skill— many of our students are beginners, and we have an extremely welcoming and non judgmental culture.
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This class is offered in two parts to allow scheduling flexibility. We strongly recommend that everyone completes both parts within 6 months, but this is taught on a rotating basis so you can complete part 1 now, and part 2 during another session if you need to.
Part 1 is focused on initial learning and integrating of musical theater dance concepts.
Part 2 is solidifying and refining said concepts after practice, as well as learning more turns. -
We keep the class small enough for everyone to get individual feedback throughout, but large enough to be like a real musical theater dance call or rehearsal. Our class sizes run 12 - 24 people.
FAQs
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Tuition & Enrollment.
Tuition Includes
Adult & Beginner Friendly Curriculum
Take Home Practice Materials & Quizzes
Recordings of Every Class
Personalized Feedback
Audition Advice and Practice
Register now before class sells out.
There are only 20 spots available for this class, so we strongly recommend you register early before we sell out.