Renée S. Porzel
2630 N Stratford Rd
Arlington Hts, IL 60004

rspsings@mac.com

Chapter
Class Topic: Developing a Visual Team
Class Title: Managing and Developing a Strong Visual Team
Class Time: 1 1/2 hours
Description of Class: Practical information on how to develop, train and maintain a strong visual team. Includes ideas for team structure, meeting schedule, job delegation and clear job descriptions for team members.

Choreography
Class Topic: Director/Choreographer Communication
Class Title: The Key Relationship - Director/Choreographer Communication
Class Time: 1 1/2 hours
Description of Class: Designed for Directors and choreographers to help develop and maintain open communication that focuses on supporting the musical product at all times.

Class Topic: Front Row Auditions
Class Title: So. . . You Want To Be In The Front Row?
Class Time: 1 1/2 hours
Description of Class: Tools to use during a front row audition to help you learn to perform better and increase your chances of being chosen for the Front Row.

Class Topic: Learning Choreography More Easily
Class Title: Memorizing Moves in the Millennium
Class Time: 2 hours
Description of Class: Yes...you can dance! Hands on class that will involve audience members. Participants will all have the opportunity to learn a complete routine and develop their skill at remembering the moves. Remove the stigma attached to choreography and understand what i

Coaching

Creativity
Class Topic: Facial Expression
Class Title: Invite Your Face To The Party
Class Time: 1 hour
Description of Class: Learn to emote and sell a song through a wide variety of facial expressions and visual emotion.

Class Topic: Using Visual Evaluations
Class Title: Do I Really Have to See Myself on Video?
Class Time: 1 hour
Description of Class: Using video cameras and evaluation sheets to critique and improve the visual level of your chorus. Class includes sample visual evaluation forms, ideas for set up of visual evaluation rehearsal and techniques for giving positive feedback to members.

Judging
Class Topic: The Showmanship Category
Class Title: Understanding the Showmanship Category
Class Time: 1 1/2 hours
Description of Class: An informative and useful class that helps
performers understand the Showmanship Category. Using the JCDB, participants will learn what areas are covered by the Showmanship judge, and discover ways to embellish their own performances in the contest setting as well as community performances.

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Perform
Class Topic: Costumes
Class Title: Lets Talk About Costumes
Class Time: 1 1/2 hours
Description of Class: Using examples from the class participants, we will study and discuss pros and cons in costuming. Class inlcudes information about fit, color, design and impact from the Showmanship Judges perspective.