To Find Fall Schedule
Fall Schedule can be found by going to the download tab above and clicking on Fall Schedule 2011-2012
Location
The Shining Stars School of Performing Arts is located at:
Green Valley Plaza
11791 Fingerboard Road
Monrovia, MD 21770-9263
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Visit our Home Page on July 25th to see the 2011-2012 fall schedule. Once there, click on the "download" tab located on the top header of that page. When you have accessed downloads, simply scroll down to 2011-2012 Schedule and click. For those of you who are students from last year, your 2010-2011 free recital video is waiting for you on August 20th during open house from 10am to 2pm! Register with us then and try out free dance classes
(donations however will be appreciated). Check out times on our web site Newsletter tab for the August 22nd times for our Mommie and Me Classes for crawlers, for walkers, At Home Triple Threat Threes, and our Playbox Theater for the very young for almost 3 to 4 year olds. These free classes will be followed by 2:30 to 3:30 intermediate ballet, 3:45 to 4:45 Zumba, ending with "Do the Model Walk and a little fosse with Miss Camille at 5pm.
We have had a great school start-up and we continue with many new activities. We are adding Yoga this year! Our Winter Holiday Show this year is called
"A Mountain Christmas" with our Constellation Chorus, and Candy Cane Kick line in September!. We are the first to offer Musical theater for the very young with performances as well as for the older student.Our Parent SSSPA Volunteer Program is part of being successful. We are a not for profit organization incorporated in the State of Maryland as a 501 (c) (3) so we are tax exempt. Your donations are very welcomed and help keep costs down.
Now for some interesting facts you may not know:
* We are very proud of our Special Needs Special Friends Dance Class on Saturdays, proving just as sports are for everyone, so is dance.
* We house a competition team known as ECDT or Eight Count Dance Team. These dancers not only win but they serve as well at community events, special need kids and are help project.
* Recital is yearly and an awesome event! We have both Individual Picture Day, and separate Class Picture Day so that your time is carefully considered.
We do monthly themes and activities for all classes. There is Open Observation for Parents for all classes and we have very strict pick up and drop off rules to keep our kids safe.
History
In August of 2005, Damascus Theater Company (DTC) opened the Shining Stars School of Performing Arts under the Direction of Cheryl O'Hara. In January 2006, the Shining Stars School of Performing Arts (SSSPA) became a fully functioning separate non-profit corporation opening the first performing arts school in Damascus, Maryland. Together with Katharine McIntyre, creator of the Contretemps Elite Ballet Corps, SSSPA produced and directed the first of a series of "narrative ballets" which both educated the public about ballets and incorporated character roles for non-dancers within the ballet.
The Competition Dance Team was created in 2007, coached, and designed by Camille Abramson; winning gold in their dance categories.
Our facility in Monrovia, Maryland has two state of the art dance studios installed with floating dance floors; as well as, separate classroom space for voice, theater, art, and rehearsals.
SSSPA was the FIRST in our area to:
1. Design and implement the "narrative ballet" format;
2. Institute the first area ballet company – The Contretemps Elite Ballet Corps;
3. Provide creative dance and drama classes for special needs students;
4. Develop comprehensive training programs for future dance professionals;
5. Develop dance curriculum to promote diversification of skills;
6. Include in casting of ballets, non-dancers in character roles and other dance forms;
7. Promote transparency through open door policy.