Week One:

1. Introductions/Getting to Know you Games

a. Explain that I am away at a job, but am excited to be back in October to teach!
2. Introduce the musical
a. Both classes are doing Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
b. We are doing it in Two Acts, just like a real musical
c. When Kevin is back, they will have a chance to audition for parts they are interested in
d. They musical will include choreography of many styles (hip hop, tap, jazz, ballet) so it
will be a chance to try different styles they may not know
3. For some movement teach them an easy combination to any musical theatre song. It can be
anything.

Week Two:

1. Warm Ups
2. Facial expressions
a. As actors we need to understand how our faces move and show emotion to tell the
story
b. Have them go to the mirrors and shout out random emotions/faces to have them make.
Ask them to do these faces:
i. Over the top
ii. Tiny (subtle)
iii. Transition from one to the other fast
iv. Transition from one to the other slow
c. Have them pair off or group up and do the same and ask them to observe the others
3. Review the combination you taught them the week prior, and have them do it as a large group
with different expressions, how did the different facials change the movement/story?
4. Have them split in groups and watch each other

Week Three:

1. Warm Ups
2. Introduce Musical
a. Talk to them a little bit about the story what happens and who the characters are:
i. Charlie
ii. Charlies Mom
iii. Grandpa Joe
iv. Agustus Gloop/His Mom
v. Veruca Salt/Her Dad
vi. Violet Beaureguard/Her Dad
vii. Mike Teevee/His Mom
viii. Willy Wonka
ix. TV. Announcer/his assistant Cherry
x. Oompa Loompas
 xi. TV Reporters
b. Play Act One of the show and have them listen to it. Have them identify the different
styles of music if you feel the need
3. Split the groups in 4, one for each of the bad kids (Agustus, Veruca, Violet, Mike) and have
each listen to their characters songs and come up with creative movement for each Show the
groups

Week Four:

1. Warm Ups
2. Learn from each other exercises:
a. Go over some basic dance steps everyone should know (jazz square, pivots, ect.)
b. Split the group in 4.
c. Play the class a song that in their own group they have to come up with 2 8 counts.
d. After each group has 2 8 counts, combine two groups together and have them teach
each other their combinations so they have created 4 8 counts.
e. Finally, bring the whole group together and combine the 8counts to have one large
piece the class choreographed themselves.