Bridgewater State University's Arts for Youth

Music & Dance

A choreographer is assigned to the Arts for Teens program, as well as a Musical Director. The choreographer works with the teens 3 or 4 times a week in the beginning of the program, introducing simple movement and choreography to strengthen movement abilities in anticipation of specific choreographed numbers for each production.  Those teens that prefer acting over “dancing” will be given limited choreography during the show, and the directors will focus instead on their scene work.  As always, those teens that enjoy creative movement/dancing will be featured in the choreographed numbers, and the choreographer will accommodate/incorporate all levels of dance ability as the individual dance numbers are created for each production.   

In addition to 2 full time theater directors, Arts for Teens has a musical director who works with the program full time, as they learn to use their voices for the stage, interpret songs individually and in a group, and develop their own unique musical theater vocal style. In addition to working with the teens on The Wiz and Anything Goes, the musical director will also help the teens work on musical theater selections for an informal Musical Revue that the teens present to the AfY campers midway through their session. This musical revue has become a tradition of the AfT program, giving the teens a wonderful opportunity to bring in material of their own choosing, including songs, dances, and a variety of dramatic material.  Improvisational skits and monologues have also become a staple of this revue!