One Month In. So Much Already in Motion.
It’s hard to believe we’re already approaching the one-month mark of our Fall season.
By now, the first-week nerves have settled. Students are getting to know their instructors and classmates, training is gaining momentum, and some pretty exciting things are beginning to take shape throughout the studio.
This is the part we love.
Because growth isn’t one big moment on stage. It’s what happens week after week through consistent training, new challenges, great teachers, and opportunities that push students beyond what they thought they could do.
Exceptional Training. Extraordinary Growth.
And there’s already a lot of both happening at Stage Door.
From the Classroom to the Stage
Our Musical Theater Troupes have officially begun working on this season’s productions!
🐠 Junior Troupe: Finding Nemo Jr.
🧜♀️ Senior Troupe: The Little Mermaid
Over the coming months, these students will do much more than learn lines, songs, and choreography. They’ll develop characters, learn how to work as an ensemble, strengthen their performance skills, and experience what it takes to bring a full musical theater production to life.
We can’t wait to watch these shows take shape.
Elite Collective Is Getting to Work
Our inaugural Elite Collective Competition Team has officially begun setting pieces for the Spring competition circuit.
Right now, the focus is on training, learning choreography, building technique, and growing together as a team.
And before competition season arrives, they’ll have another exciting opportunity ahead: their first Dance Convention in early November.
Giving dancers access to different instructors, choreographers, styles, and perspectives is an important part of developing versatile performers, which leads perfectly into what’s coming next…
More Artists. More Experiences. More Opportunities.
We believe exceptional training includes exposing students to artists beyond their regular weekly instructors.
Guest artists challenge dancers to adapt to new teaching styles, pick up choreography differently, and step outside their comfort zones. Those experiences build versatility, confidence, and a broader understanding of the dance industry.
That’s why we’re excited to welcome three incredible guest artists to Stage Door over the next several weeks.
🔥 Hip Hop with Chandler Brown
September 20th | 5:00 PM
Join Chandler for a high-energy Hip Hop Master Class designed to challenge dancers and bring fresh movement and perspective into the room.
⚡ Hip Hop with Sam Allen
October 3rd
Youth Hip Hop | 10:00 AM
Adult Hip Hop | 12:00 PM
Los Angeles-based choreographer and dance educator Sam Allen is coming to Stage Door for two special community classes, including one just for our adults.
✨ Jazz Funk with Jessica Franco
October 20th | 5:15 PM
Accomplished Los Angeles-based dancer, choreographer, and actor Jessica Franco joins us for an Intermediate/Advanced Jazz Funk Master Class.
Expect a challenging, performance-driven class with an artist whose professional experience spans stages and screens around the world.
These opportunities are open to the community, so you do not need to be a current Stage Door student to join us. Bring a friend and come train!
Parents, September 26th Is for You
Need a Saturday night out? We’ve got the kids.
September 26th | 5:00–8:00 PM
Ages 5–11
Drop the kids at Stage Door for a Toy Story-themed night filled with pizza, a movie, games, and fun while you enjoy a few hours to yourself.
And We’re Just Getting Started
One month in, and the foundation for an incredible season is already being built.
Students are training. Shows are taking shape. Competition pieces are coming to life. New artists are walking through our doors. And our students are being given more opportunities to learn, create, perform, and challenge themselves.
That’s exactly the kind of environment we set out to build.
We’re excited to see what the months ahead bring.
The Stage Door Arts Academy Team
Exceptional Training. Extraordinary Growth.