Middle and High School Classes

In the 12-17 age group class, students will learn the foundations of musical theater dance technique that will prepare them for dance auditions ranging from the Broadway stage, to commercials and musical movies on the big screen. Students will also gain a basic knowledge of the history of dance in musicals and how the dance styles evolved through each era of theater. Overall this class will teach students musical theater dance technique, characterization, choreographic retention, an introduction to choreographing musical theatre dance, and an understanding of the evolution of dance in musicals from the 1920’s to present day.

Gianna Grivetti is a dance artist, choreographer, and educator originally from Richmond, Kentucky, where she trained extensively in both dance and gymnastics. As a student, she attended the Joffrey Jazz and Musical Theatre summer intensives and spent three summers training in New York City at The Institute for American Musical Theatre (IAMT). At 17, she moved to NYC full-time studying under leading Broadway choreographers and performers,
and graduated from IAMT in 2023

Gianna has served as an assistant and associate choreographer for "Bat Boy: The Musical" at The City College of New York, "As You Like It" at Molloy University, and for Love Simulation Theory at Steps on Broadway, under the direction of Alvin Ailey’s Briana Reed. Her performance credits include dancing at the red carpet premiere of Disney’s "Sneakerella" in NYC, as well as works with Lexington’s Haitian Creafo Dance Company and Allegro Dance Project’s "It’s All How You Spin It" and "Beauty." She is currently a company member with Movement Continuum.

With over seven years of teaching and choreographing experience, Gianna’s work has been recognized regionally and nationally. Her choreography has been invited to be showcased at the Contemporary Collective in Chicago and selected for the Choreography Review at CRU Nationals. She is also an Acrobatic Arts Certified Instructor.