The reason I enrolled in the Julie Borromeo Performing Arts Foundation is simple. Maintaining a career in musical theater meant that the talent I have at the moment is not enough. Don’t get me wrong but in musical theater, you never stop learning. So I would take this opportunity to share with you how this institution would help even individuals that have decided to get into theater especially now that summer is approaching in less than 2 months.

If you want to make your summer worthwhile, learning new skills that fit your passion would be time well spent here at the Julie Borromeo Performing Arts. A learning institution initially put up by Ms Julie Borromeo as the Dance Arts Studio, it eventually branched out into teaching musical theater and similar productions. Let’s take a look into some of the courses offered:

– Social and International Ballroom

Why the word “social” into learning ballroom? Some would only like to learn some ballroom dancing so upon attending dance parties, they could at least bust a move, so to speak. Everyone enjoys dancing but would rather learn the basics first before using the innate dancing skills in mingling with the others.

As for international ballroom, with dancesport getting some Olympic exposure, if you have been dancing professionally, learning the competitive version of ballroom dancing would be an advisable upgrade to the talent you have at the moment. Doing what you love is fun. But getting recognized for doing what you love is better. So in case you wanted to level up professionally and gear up for the dancesport competitions, getting enrolled into this course is highly recommended.

– Fitness

Dancing as a way to lose weight has been proven as a fact for years now. Attaining an athletic body and admirable physique due to rigorous dance routines sparks interest in courses like this. At first it seems like you only wanted to enroll into this program for the sake of shedding off unwanted weight. But once people start noticing your slimmed down figure, they would start asking questions on how you did it. Of course the next sensible thing in becoming a walking advertisement for the school is referring more students to the same program that helped you with your all-new fitness routine. Sometimes, this program ends up becoming a decent springboard to another program offered in this school – street dancing.

– Street Dancing

You may not know how to break dance but you can at least dance. Not everyone can do back flips but some can manage to start learning on their own by doing the worm or the robotic dance. But some students enroll into this program knowing that having the talent is not enough. Raw talent, at the end of the day, is still raw. To nurture that talent, getting enrolled here would help you build the confidence you need in getting the dance moves right.

– Spanish flamenco

The kind of dance known more for its intensity and the castanets, it would be amusing how the intensity got into the equation for a dance genre named after an exotic bird. Perhaps the most common misconception about this dance is that you need to be angry or intensely emotional to get yourself into the groove. Maybe it’s the furrowed brows and the loud taps that come with learning the basics. But if ever there is one dance worth learning if you need to delve into Spanish culture itself, it would be Spanish flamenco. Certified Spanish instructors are available to even share you a culture that has been ingrained for centuries as they have experienced it.

– Tap dancing

And speaking of loud taps, we find tap dancing classes here at the Julie Borromeo Performing Arts as well. This course is also intense but more on the steps (pun intended) and less on the emotions if compared to Spanish flamenco. Some folks get interested after attending classes after seeing them first in vaudeville shows. Vaudeville may no longer be mainstream today but it doesn’t stop the Julie Borromeo Performing Arts from offering this course as there is still a number of enthusiasts willing to learn this art.

– Classical Ballet

Last but not the least is classical ballet. I have written about classical ballet before through this article. But the tips I shared barely scratched the surface on everything you needed in ballet. It’s a good start to learning more. And learning more would mean trying ballet courses offered in the Julie Borromeo Performing Arts. You’d be thankful to learn the grace needed in dancing with classical ballet to serve as your baseline in establishing a seamless performance once you are ready to take the spotlight.

Nice lineup, isn’t it? From the modern to the classics and everything in between, summer workshops that leaned towards infusing grace would mean upgrading whatever talent you already have prior to enrollment. Click here to check on their schedules since you would surely see a lineup that would fit your schedule. Other updates can also be viewed by liking their official Facebook page by clicking here.

And since I still attend some classes with them, the progress I go through myself would be shared as well. You can see them once you like my official Facebook page, Kuya Manzano Fan Club, and follow me on Twitter @kuyamanzano. Gracias.