Welcome to Arts a Go Go! Classes for babies to 19 year olds.

 

Introduction to Arts a Go Go! for 4 to 6 Year Olds.

 

This one hour class takes elements of the two hour combo class, designed especially to give younger children an introduction to creative dance, drama and singing. It is also designed for helping children to develop confidence, in a safe and fun environment. The children rotate through approximately 20 minutes of creative dance, 20 minutes of drama and approximately 20 minutes of singing. At the end of term 4, the children perform in their own informal show at The Spot.

 

In the introduction class, dance elements and vocabulary are introduced to students through a variety of fun and exciting activities to draw movement and choreography out of them. Using locomotor and non-locomotor movement, students will be introduced to elements of dance, such as body awareness, balance, space and timing. It is suitable for all body sizes and shapes, boys and girls. It gives students another way of expressing themselves and challenges them to be imaginative, creative and flexible. It helps children find their own style without fear of criticism. The elements of dance taught are relevant to all types of dance and are the early development of choreography skills.

Drama techniques are introduced including voice projection, mime, observation, being brave, working as a group and listening. This part of the class helps children develop confidence and a willingness to take risks. Lifetime lessons will be learned that will help them in both classroom and social situations.

 

This part of the session enables the children to enjoy singing together, encourages them to explore their singing voice, foster a love of singing and learn basic techniques such as warming up the voice, diction and singing posture. Many of our singers go on to further training at Arts a Go Go and do very well in competitions and in musical theatre roles.

Rachel is a registered teacher and was a school teacher and performer before starting Arts a Go Go! in 2008. She has a Bachelor of Arts degree and Diploma of Teaching, plus a Certificate in Education Leadership. Rachel also has an advanced diploma in modern dance, Level 1 and 2 Estill Voice Training, and is a member of the NZ Association of Singing Teachers. Rachel has been very involved in musical theatre over the years and has performed on stage in a number of roles. She trained in drama teaching in Auckland as part of her teacher training and was Teacher in Charge of the Arts at an intermediate school before having her family. She has written and directed drama, singing  and dance performances for children for almost 30 years. As a performer, she has been part of a professional singing, dancing, storytelling entertainment group for young children. In 2013, Rachel was selected as one of four finalists in the "Leadership Category" of the "Hutt Valley Chamber of Commerce Business Awards". Criteria included: outstanding leadership, building and leading teams and being passionate about her role and the people she works with.

 

Jess Weston is a Wellington based emerging performer. They have received their diploma in Performing Arts (Musical Theatre) and are currently working towards their Bachelor’s degree in Performing Arts (Musical Theatre) with Whitireia. Jess has been playing music and dancing since she was four years old, and has achieved their level 6 Trinity College certificate in piano, and her level 8 American tap and Elementary Ballet NZAMD Certificates while training at Danzworx. They also achieved Grade 6 in Trinity Musical Theatre with Distinction while a student at Arts a Go Go. Recently she has choreographed their old high school, Heretaunga College’s 2021 original production of Freya The Bride and Treasures Of The Gods, and was an ensemble member of Te Auaha’s 2021 production of Footloose. They were a crew member for Capital Theatre Trust’s production of Les Miserables at the St James, and an ensemble and crew member of Te Auaha's 2022 production of Blood, Sweat, and Broadway. Jess trained in singing under Joanne Roelofs and achieved many awards, including winning the Voice of Upper Hutt.

 

Haydn started out performing onstage in Lower Hutt at the age of 6 and has been involved in performing arts ever since. Haydn holds a Diploma in Stage and Screen Arts, and a Bachelor of Applied Arts from Whitireia, and has gone on to receive mentoring from incredible teachers across New Zealand and Australia. Haydn's work includes various devised performances, projects alongside Nextstage Theatre Company, Stagecraft, and KidzStuff Theatre for Children. Haydn also works alongside Outstanding Performance to provide hands-on training for multiple clients in Simulated Roles. When he's not performing onstage or fixing up something in the wings, Haydn can be found reading up on historical architecture, watching football, or going for extended walks whenever there's a chance. Haydn has a passion for working in the community, strengthening bonds between people and spaces, and is excited to share that passion with anybody he encounters.

 

For this younger class only, parents can decide whether they would like to stay with their child or leave them to pick up later. If staying, we do ask that parents and siblings do not affect the concentration and creativity of the children as they build confidence in the performing arts.

At the completion of each term, students will be presented with an Arts a Go Go! participation certificate in recognition of attendance, attitude and commitment. Students are presented with a bronze Arts a Go Go! medal after 1 year, a silver medal after 2 years, and a gold medal after 3 years, bronze trophy after 4 years and more awards and trophies as they progress.

 

Your child is welcome to try the first class of term before committing for the term. Please still enrol so that a space is held and proceed to "checkout" to enter details. (Immediate payment is not required and an invoice with the due date and bank account is automatically emailed.)

 

Term fees are due by the third week of term. An invoice is automatically generated and emailed to you on enrolment. We do not currently accept credit card payments through Enrolmy. On the invoice is the bank account number for internet banking. Please reference with your child's name and the term you are paying for. Please note, the total displayed includes GST.