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We are an academic preschool focused on foundational skills, movement, creativity, and fun! We believe that kids need to "learn to move and move to learn." We have over 20 years of experience in teaching performing arts, dance, and academic skills. 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More Information https://www.apadancetheater.com/pastshows daily 0.75 2022-02-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3076e029f187e11675cabf/1642786484519-B2BITI9QVGD7NSDWHZZ1/unsplash-image-UYtEI-acsuY.jpg Past Shows https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3076e029f187e11675cabf/8a58ed42-5e6b-4648-bcb3-ad53b1441bbb/APA+Alice+in+Wonderland Past Shows - Alice In Wonderland A ballet based on the beloved tale by Lewis Carroll. Music by Tchaikovsky, Arranged by Carl Davis. Choreographed and Directed by Keith Walls. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3076e029f187e11675cabf/8d1aaa91-36f9-46d1-a54c-1aea475bbf73/APA%27s+Enchanted+Toy+Shop Past Shows - The Enchanted Toyshop Drawing from other historical ballets, we see a world-famous toymakers exquisite dolls come to life in a tale of rescue and adventure. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3076e029f187e11675cabf/6438cc40-ea5e-4c1f-a275-45cd1cb6fcd0/APA+The+Goblin+Market Past Shows - The Goblin Market Based on a poem by Christina Rossetti, this Original APA production tells the story of two sisters, of danger and adventure, and of love and loyalty. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3076e029f187e11675cabf/b8b1fb0a-1492-49a9-8c21-7f382fee8212/Dance209.jpg Past Shows - Portland's Own Nutcracker A Pacific Northwest spin on a classic Christmastime ballet to the famous Tchaikovsky score, this show has brought wonder and excitement to our community for over 7 seasons. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3076e029f187e11675cabf/1513647640683-BJISPE7YPBDVCGSBATHP/Dance351.jpg Past Shows - Constellations Premiered in Spring 2017, Constellations is an entirely original contemporary ballet, with music by Jeffrey Rondeau and choreography by Keith Walls. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3076e029f187e11675cabf/1513647780605-TVNGI65PMQ9LRS3SNM4A/Carnival Past Shows - Carnival of the Animals True to its name featuring whimsical creatures, with music by Camille Saint-Saëns and Abernethy original choreography based off of Christopher Wheeldon's 2003 production. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3076e029f187e11675cabf/1513647982042-1DB1GT4EQZDSI2YKTBA8/Dance077.jpg Past Shows - Timesake A throwback to favorite tunes and dance styles of the last century, showcasing all of our specialty classes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3076e029f187e11675cabf/1513648538709-JGNP44W6AXBUFKCN2NZ3/13392015_10209213706241084_4753915345571642381_o.jpg Past Shows - Cinderella Sergei Prokofiev's powerful score tells the story of a classic fairytale, with sweeping ballroom scenes and a challenging choreography by Keith Walls. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3076e029f187e11675cabf/1513648429969-L4QKKM7RAE7B5SA54ACJ/SleepingBeautyII-429.jpg Past Shows - The Sleeping Beauty One of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's most favorite compositions in a 3 Act classical ballet, with all the whimsy and wonder you'd expect. https://www.apadancetheater.com/upcomingshows daily 0.75 2025-12-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3076e029f187e11675cabf/1642786484519-B2BITI9QVGD7NSDWHZZ1/unsplash-image-UYtEI-acsuY.jpg Upcoming Shows https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3076e029f187e11675cabf/35e7df9f-dea6-44ee-a759-61b0b7ed3767/Nutcracker+2025+image+2.jpg Upcoming Shows - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3076e029f187e11675cabf/1667939162176-0ZF2ND9QTI9E6CH69KY9/logo.png Upcoming Shows https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3076e029f187e11675cabf/1697771675133-EE138PGBEOIS7EPSFEHY/Screenshot+2023-10-19+at+8.13.59+PM.png Upcoming Shows https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3076e029f187e11675cabf/1697771676837-FV8Z9TYZLLU2SX92ZRZW/Screenshot+2023-10-19+at+8.13.46+PM.png Upcoming Shows https://www.apadancetheater.com/contact daily 0.75 2023-08-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3076e029f187e11675cabf/1690918353665-X63AT1OQY59E0JVTK9TI/Bernadette37.JPG Contact https://www.apadancetheater.com/instructors daily 0.75 2024-03-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3076e029f187e11675cabf/1690919448121-5RZFATA83WGB4ET77GC3/image-asset.jpeg Instructors https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3076e029f187e11675cabf/9ce895eb-4db4-4b64-aa79-31c3b36facbe/_Keith.jpg Instructors https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3076e029f187e11675cabf/fcfb3e6c-9eed-4743-a6bb-948857625d1a/271608434_10227400904829682_3084344254551839040_n.jpg Instructors - Christine Wright Christy first began ballet in 2010 under the teaching of Jackie Kunzman at the Kunzman School of Ballet in Oregon City. In 2012 she joined APA where she has since danced many roles both in the corps and as a soloist. She has attended summer dance intensives with both the State Street Ballet in 2014 and with the Walla Walla Summer Dance Lab in 2015. In 2013 She joined the APA teaching staff and currently teaches Pre-Ballet and Basic ballet classes, as well as our MOVE Early Ed program. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3076e029f187e11675cabf/960e0269-3c15-4d57-aac3-e7d5ddcee142/image-asset.jpeg Instructors - Bernadette LaMarsh Bernadette was born and raised in Oregon. She began her ballet journey at eight years old with the Clackamas youth Ballet and Abernethy Performing Arts in Oregon City. At 13 she started her training with the School of Oregon Ballet Theatre under the direction of Damara Bennett. She has attended summer intensives that include, Oregon Ballet Theatre, Ballet Austin, Oklahoma City Ballet and City Ballet of San Diego. She joined The Portland Ballet in the first year of the career track program. She was thrilled to work with Nancy Davis and Annie Mueller during her time there. Bernadette also danced with City Ballet of San Diego for their 2016/2017 season. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3076e029f187e11675cabf/8045792e-4c29-457c-a100-ed01b8bb5e37/306447942_5507131092678349_2028696488648467573_n.jpg Instructors - Emma Neighorn Emma began dancing in 2009 at the age of 5yrs old at the Jackie Kunzman School of Ballet. When Jackie’s doors closed two years later, Emma was fortunate to find Keith and Abernethy Performing Arts and has been dancing there ever since. While learning under the direction of Keith, she also had the privilege of taking classes from Bernadette, Melissa, Kaytee, and Christy. She has competed in YAGP in Seattle three seasons where she also participated in their master classes. After graduating from Oregon City High School in 2023, she started her degree in Early Childhood Development and Education at Clackamas Community College. She was thrilled to have worked alongside Keith and Christy at the MOVE Preschool Camps for 2 summers. Currently she is still dancing at the studio and loves performing in brilliant productions each year. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3076e029f187e11675cabf/16441d06-db71-4166-8797-616092fbaa22/301622626_5469620543096071_9212288192838564747_n.jpg Instructors - Mya Spangler Mya began dancing with APA when she was six years old. She had the privilege of dancing under Keith, Melissa, Christy, Bernadette, and Kaytee. In 2017, she moved to Iowa and continued dancing at The Pointe Academy. Mya participated in one season of YAGP in Iowa, and danced in master classes at YAGP in Chicago. Mya has also taken classes at the Joffrey School of Ballet. In 2020, Mya returned to Oregon and rejoined the APA family. She joined APA to compete at YAGP in Seattle and completed their master classes. After graduating early she has now begun her degree in accounting. Mya was an assistant instructor for pre ballet class as well as taught our pre-ballet classes. She also taught a six week program, for Imagine Theater. Mya joins the APA instructors as our beginning Musical Theater teacher. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3076e029f187e11675cabf/e6746568-1813-4c24-868b-97f5197f53b8/IMG_0181.JPG Instructors - Steven Houser Steven Houser began his ballet training at the age of 6 in his hometown of Portland, OR, studying at various studios before joining the School of Oregon Ballet Theatre in 2003, in addition to spending summers studying at San Francisco Ballet School and Pacific Northwest Ballet School. Steven joined Oregon Ballet Theatre as an apprentice in 2004, was made a full company member in 2005, and was promoted to soloist in 2007. In 2011 he joined Grand Rapids Ballet where he danced for a further 11 seasons. During his career he performed featured roles in works by George Balanchine, Christopher Stowell, Kent Stowell, Paul Taylor, Helgi Tomasson, Yuri Possokhov, Peter Martins, Julia Adam, Nicolo Fonte, Val Caniparoli, James Kudelka, Christopher Wheeldon, Penny Saunders, Danielle Rowe, Olivier Wevers, Annabelle Lopez-Ochoa, Brain Enos, David Parsons, Gerald Arpino, and William Forsythe. In 2017 he was made a Ballet Master with Grand Rapids Ballet, and was responsible for works by Val Caniparoli, Penny Saunders, Christopher Stowell, Danielle Rowe, and Brian Enos. Since retiring from his dancing career in 2022, he has worked as a rehearsal assistant, teacher, and stager throughout the United States. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a3076e029f187e11675cabf/1513713383891-GB4JNONSQDKWG2GZSWHC/image-asset.jpeg Instructors - Melissa Grant Melissa began her ballet training with Marjorie Soriano under the RAD syllabus. She was then given a scholarship by Benjamin Harkarvy for training and apprenticeship with Pennsylvania Ballet. Melissa has also trained and performed with Boston Ballet and the North Atlantic Ballet. 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