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Melodie Stacy
Melodie Stacy is a graduate of the University of Louisville, with a B.A. in Communications, Vocal Performances & Theater. She has trained with world renowned vocal instructor Ray Holcomb and Actors Theater Casting Director Zan Sawyer Dailey. She has also received training from the Chicago Improv Troupe as well as the incredible collegiate staff of the University of Louisville. Melodie has been teaching and coaching voice and drama for 14 years. She has taught at numerous vocal and dance studios throughout the Kentuciana area and directed at The Kentucky Center for the Arts with Louisville Repertory Company. Melodie has taken students to NYC and performed Off-Broadway, placed students in top colleges throughout the U.S. including Pointe Park, Otterbien, Roosevelt, Stephens, Northern Kentucky and Wright State just to name a few. 100% of Melodies graduating seniors have gone on to further and better their lives and careers past the high school level. Melodie began the musical theater department 7 years ago and since then has directed students at the U of l Playhouse, Kentucky Center for the Arts, Spalding University, the Cliffton Center, and on Theatre Row in New York City. Melodie opened the Mizell Theater, Classic Melodies Black Box Theater, in 2005. Since then she has produced and directed dinner theater shows at our own theater. She teaches students the value of the full theater experience and makes sure that they are well prepared from the tiniest of performers, to the most advanced, to rise to their fullest potential. She has had performers win unlimited vocal titles, including having students in the second round of American Idol, Kentuciana Idol finalist, and Coca Cola Talent Top 5. She focuses on the student as a performer and as a person with all of the talents that God has given them personally and professionally. She hires the best teachers with the highest credentials and is very selective in the teachers and people who are brought in to work with America's future leaders and performers. The school has a hiring policy second to none. You will find no better or more highly qualified instructors in this area because she will not sacrifice quality for quantity.
Melodie is available via email at classicmelodies@aol.com
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Donna is a graduate of the Los Angles School of Performing Arts with a BFA in dance performance. While attending performing arts school, she performed in various productions for the Disney Corporation at Disneyland. Upon graduation, Donna moved to New York, where she lived for twelve years. She has performed and traveled with various Broadway shows such as "Chicago," "Sweet Charity," "West Side Story," "A Chorus Line," "Dancin," "42nd Street" "Grease," "Oklahoma," "Showboat," and "Pippin" to name a few. She also also has performed with the Twyla Tharpe modern dance company. While living in New York, Donna taught for various dance studios in the area including the David Howard Studio, Steps, and the Broadway Dance Theater.
After leaving New York, Donna acquired her certification in the in the Royal Academy of Ballett and the Vaganova Ballet techniques. She is also certified yoga and pilates instructor. She owned and operated a dance studio in Charleston, West Virgina untill the summer of 1997. While in Charlestown, she established the a troupe of dance performers, ranging in age from 12 to 18. They performed a diverse repertoire of classical, contemporary, and modern original works as well as works of the masters; Balanchine, Graham, Demiles and Tharpe.
Donna now lives in Bradenburg, Kentucky and is the dance instructor and choreographer for the musical theater departmenat for the Governor's School for the Arts. She has been a teacher and choreographer for studios in Hardin and Jefferson County area as well as musical theater workshops with Musical Theater of Louisville, Walden Theater, and Louisville Youth Theater. She choreographed "Brigadoon" and "Hello Dolly" for Music Theater of Louisville in 2006 and 2007 respectively. Donna has designed "The Artist; The Athelete;" a Kera based program in dance. She has also choreographed production numbers for various vocal music programs as well as musicals for area schools.
Donna has been involved in many facets of the entertainment as a performer, a producer, choreographer, and costume designer. She has studied with teachers from all over the world and performed throughout the United States. Giving young artists a chance to create and follow their hearts through performance and a dance is a labor of love she feels compelled to do.
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Shannon began dancing at age 7 at local dance studios. She won her first national title with her tap group, when she was 10. In 1993 Shannon began teaching and choreographing her own classes. She has since produced many award winning routines. Shannon was a dance major at The Youth Performing Arts School and is working towards her Psychology degree at the University of Louisville. She is very busy these days with her 2 beautiful children, Tristen & Kolby. Shannon also works in the offices of Meeting Challenges.
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