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Fall 2022 registration opens Monday, August 1, 2022 at 9am!

Ages 18+
ages 10-adult

Ballet & Musical Theatre Jazz Master Classes

James Stevko, a New York City-based dancer and actor, will teach two exclusive dance master classes in Sterling on Saturday, Oct. 1. The workshops, for intermediate to advanced dancers ages 10-adult, are presented by Woodlawn Arts Academy at Centennial Auditorium, Sterling High School. Stevko will teach a 90-minute ballet class from 10:30 a.m. to noon. The class will focus on alignment, technique and style; the building blocks of injury prevention; and advanced tricks. After a short break, the second workshop, from 12:30 to 2 p.m., will lead dancers through a jazz warm-up with adage, turns and jumps. The warm-up will

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ages 10-adult

Jack-O-Lantern Candle Holders 2

Create your own holiday candle holder using basic pottery skills! For all one-day clay workshops, projects will not be painted in class. Your artwork will be given a coat of clear glaze and fired in Woodlawn’s kiln after the workshop has ended, and you will receive an email when it is ready for pickup. Images are representations of the projects to be made and may not be the exact project created in class. Clay workshops are meant for beginner learning experiences, and projects do not always turn out as expected.

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ages 10-adult

Clay Sponge Holder Gifts

Design and create your own sponge holder for someone special! Learn and utilize basic pottery methods. All clay workshops are taught by Pip Lucas in Room 204. For all one-day clay workshops, projects will not be painted in class. Your artwork will be given a coat of clear glaze and fired in Woodlawn’s kiln after the workshop has ended, and you will receive an email when it is ready for pickup. Images are representations of the projects to be made and may not be the exact project created in class. Clay workshops are meant for beginner learning experiences, and projects

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ages 23 & up

Shining Stars Musical Revue

Adults age 23 & up with special needs will experience the process of a Broadway revue: auditioning, rehearsing, learning and memorizing music, and taking the stage to perform a variety of popular Broadway Disney songs. Our “shining stars” will be joined on stage by peer mentors who will work alongside them.  Presented in conjunction with The Penguin Project of the Sauk Valley. This project is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts. Performances will be Saturday, December 10th at 7pm & Sunday, December 11th at 2pm at Centennial Auditorium, Sterling High School. This program is free, but

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Disciplines
Dance Academy
Preschool Academy
Music Lessons
Age Groups
Woodlawn Arts Academy

3807 Woodlawn Road
Sterling, IL 61081

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Woodlawn Arts Academy is a member agency of United Way of Whiteside County and Lee County. Programs are partially funded by grants from the Illinois Arts Council Agency and The Chicago Community Trust.

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