Heartbeat provides master classes and workshops from local and world-renowned professional performing artists.
This opportunity links our students with the worldwide performing arts community exposing them to original artistic work and training they may not otherwise experience. Heartbeat Academy students have the added benefit of taking master classes either at no cost or at a reduced fee.
List of master instructors at Heartbeat:
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- Dianne Walker (Honorary Board Member of Heartbeat Performing Arts Center)
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- Jason Samuels-Smith (Honorary Board Member of Heartbeat Performing Arts Center)
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- Savion Glover
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- The late Gregory Hines
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- Roxane Butterfly (Barcelona)
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- Members of Riverdance
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- Members of Tap Dogs (Australia)
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- Maureen Mansfield of Paul Taylor Dance Company
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- Guillem Alonso (Barcelona)
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- Yukiko Misumi (Tokyo)
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- Jazzcotech (London)
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- Bobby Caldwell (composer/recording artist)
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- Steve Nestor (tour with Madonna)
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- Christina Aguilera tour dancers
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- Robert Atwood of Alvin Ailey Dance Company
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- Max Pollak
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- J. Scott Shonka (major film and stage artist)
- Erik Jenson (major film and stage artist and author)
- Sofia Jannok
In addition to scheduling guest professionals at Heartbeat, Heartbeat’s instructors have also taught master classes and performed worldwide, giving Heartbeat recognition locally and overseas. Locations, where Heartbeat instructors have taught and performed, include: All around the US, Japan, Australia, Mexico, England, Cuba, Egypt, Spain, Iceland, Russia, Finland, Sweden, Ecuador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Panama, France, Germany, Israel, Switzerland, Netherlands, Italy, and Malta
