• Storytelling & Choreography

  • Essential Footwork & Steps

  • Flexibility & Body Awareness

This class focuses on the core skills every musical theatre dancer needs to perform with confidence, clarity, and stage presence


Designed for beginners & dancers who want to strengthen their technique while developing performance skills, Essential Theatre Jazz breaks down the building blocks of musical theatre movement. From foundational steps to storytelling and choreography retention, dancers will develop the versatility needed for both auditions and the stage.


⏰When: Monday's from March 16th - April 13th (no class on Easter Monday).

📍Where: You will receive studio address a couple days prior to the Meet-Up 

🏫Length: 6pm - 7pm 

💃Who It’s For: Music theatre performers, dancers, actors or anyone who wants to learn to dance! Music theatre performers, dancers

In 4 Weeks You'll Learn

Each class combines technique, across-the-floor work, and choreography to help dancers build strength, musicality, and confidence in their movement

  • Flexibility, Strength & Body Awareness: Build the physical foundation of a strong theatre dancer through exercises that improve mobility, alignment, and control. Dancers will develop the strength and awareness needed to move with power, precision, and ease

  • Essential Theatre Jazz Steps: Master the core vocabulary of theatre jazz, including basic kicks, turns, and dynamic footwork

  • Storytelling & Choreography: Musical theatre is about more than steps — it’s about performance. Dancers will explore how intention, character, and musicality transform choreography into compelling storytelling

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Instructor(s)

Instructor Bio:

Jacqueline Dos Santos is an actor, dancer, and Creative Producer from Picton, Ontario. With over 20 years of dance training and six years of professional performance experience, she loves to combine technical training with deep emotional and somatic expression. A certified Pilates instructor and somatic stress-release practitioner, Jacqueline specializes in nervous system–informed movement and performance coaching. She has appeared in film and television projects including Rogue Wave, Clementine (festival-selected), and the docudrama Man vs. Monster (Hulu). As an emerging choreographer, Jacqueline channels her expertise in embodiment and movement into guiding dancers toward not just executing steps, but fully embodying a dancer in technique, presence, and performance.

Jacqueline Dos Santos

Coach

FAQ

  • Do I need to be a dancer already?

    You can be a complete beginner to take this class. Everything will be taught slowly and methodically.

  • Do I need special shoes?

    No! You are welcome to dance in socks, bare feet, runners, jazz or character shoes

  • What if I'm an intermediate dancer?

    Great question! We can adapt exercises for more advanced dancers.

  • Do I need to do the splits?

    Splits are part of the audition! Gotcha😉 No, there are no auditions and no need to worry about lack of flexibility. Although it's something we'll be working on, it's not necessary for Music Theatre dance and storytelling.