Auditioning for dance requires the dancer to quickly learn and perform new choreography pieces as perfectly as possible, as they compete against other dancers. Here’s your chance to work with Miss Shayla to train your body and mind to pick up short sets of choreography and dance them immediately. This 4-week preparatory class is designed to build students’ dance auditioning skills and help them prepare for Cinderella or other future musical theatre auditions.
Please Note: This is the ONLY time this semester that we are offering this dance audition workshop!
Days: Thursdays
Times: 6:30 – 8:15 PM
Class Dates: October 23 – November 13, 2025
Class Size Limit: 20 Students
Student Ages: 11-19 Years Old
WORKSHOP TUITION
$160 – Due At Registration
Military Discount*
Students who have a military or veteran parent qualify for a 10% discount.
Multi-Class Discount*
We offer a 10% discount for each additional class a student takes in one semester.
Sibling Discount*
We offer a 10% discount for each additional sibling who participates in classes.
*Students may use only one discount per class and all discounts will be applied to the equal or lesser value class.
Musical Theatre, Dance Instructor & Choreographer
Shayla Mellen has a Bachelors of Arts in Visual and Performing Arts with a Dance Major and Theater minor which she received at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. As well as an Associate of Arts in Dance Performance on a full-tuition scholarship from Casper College. She has been dancing since the age of 2 and dance and theater are her absolute passion. She has been in many musicals, plays, and dance shows such as Double-Sided Coin, Collective Trust, Mary Poppins, The Wedding Singer, Six Characters in Search of an Author, A Rock N Roll Fantasy, and an adaptation of Charlotte’s Web through dance. She is the Show Choir and Musical Choreographer at Vista Ridge High School and Show Choir Choreographer for Falcon High School. Shayla has also choreographed some of her own original dance shows such as Resurgence and Psyche through UCCS. She has loved being a part of the ACT staff for several years now.
