Young musicians often start experimenting with emotional expression through music by singing loudly, creating rhythms by banging on tabletops, the backs of car seats, and bouncing on sofas or beds.…
Born from discussions of classroom management between acclaimed dancer Beverly Spell and psychologist Dr. Annie Spell, Leap ‘N Learn is a ballet-based curriculum designed to further brain development, classroom etiquette,…
The title of Prima Ballerina is a rare honor given to generation-defining female dancers of the highest caliber. Sometimes the title is used to designate the leading ballerina in a…
Musical theater is a form of theater that uses music, songs, dance and spoken dialogue. The combination of singing, dancing and acting is one of the wonderful ways a person…
Being a relatively new phenomenon, the Hip Hop style of dancing has unique terminology. While some of the terms are borrowed from Ballet—such as plié (bending the knees) and relevé…
It’s that time of year at OSMD…recital preparation time! We love this time of year with the students learning their dance routines and the teachers picking out the cutest costumes…