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We offer an enormous variety of group classes to satisfy the music and performance interests of kids and adults alike. Our unique 12-week session model allows students to get on stage frequently and show family and friends the fruits of their labor throughout the year in a real theater that seats 150 people. This experience is extremely valuable and our instructors make it their mission to support them throughout their journey to the stage.
- Musical Theater
- Jazz & Musical Theater Dance
- Content Creation: Tik Tok & More!
- Pop Music Performance
- Songwriting
- Stage Presence: Owning the Stage!
- Acting
- Full Scale Musical Production!
- Hip Hop
- TAP with Jessica Low
- Young Professionals Audition Prep
- Competition Performance Team (CPT)
Classes we offer
Class Descriptions
Intro to Musical Theater: The Magic of Disney! – This spring, join us as we dive into the worlds of popular Disney stories! Students will learn about community, nature, family, kindness (and magic!) from iconic films such as Encanto, Frozen, Moana, and more! This class is designed to help grow your little stars confidence working with others, performing onstage, and sharing their creativity and individuality. We will explore utilizing song and dance to tell a story, and rehearse a performance piece throughout the session that they will get to perform on a big stage!
Musical Theater 2 Performance – This class will inspire the older student to focus on characterization, dialogue, vocals, choreography, and on-stage skills. This class is for the student who wants to take the skills previously learned that much closer to becoming a “triple threat”. Depending on the skill level, students will have the opportunity for solo as well as ensemble work. Each student will experiment with costumes, props, blocking, and choreography culminating in their final performance.
Musical Theater 2: From Screen to Stage– Songs from Movies – This popular class brings our favorite songs from our favorite movies right to our Big Star classroom. Student passion gets to drive our selection process as we choose songs from our favorite movies to learn, choreograph, and eventually fully perform. Whether it’s Encanto!, The Greatest Showman, Moana, or even a classic film musical like Beauty and the Beast, this class will show our students that any song or story from a movie can be brought to life in a classroom, or even their living rooms at home! This class will be inventive, wide-ranging, and great for all skill levels!
Full-Scale Musical Production – Students will have a chance to learn a musical from beginning to end and perform the full production in January of 2023. Parts will be assigned and there will be singing, acting and dancing. All students will be assigned a script where you will learn lines and music to bring the musical to life! This class is taught by two of our most talented teachers with an amazing amount of vocal, choreography and acting experience to pass on to these lucky students!
Advanced Musical Theater; Into the Woods and Steven Sondheim – Steven Sondheim is widely regarded as the greatest American musical theatre composer of the past 50 years. Sondheim’s songs are the ultimate actor’s challenge, and the ultimate actor’s dream: melodies rooted in conversational, character driven language. In this class, students will tackle songs from classic musicals like Into the Woods, Sweeney Todd, Sunday in the Park with George, and more! Learning to act and sing at the same time is possibly the biggest obstacle to great musical theater performances, and nothing will help a student learn this skill better than songs by this master composer. Come conquer Sondheim and watch your ability explode!
Musical Theater: The Greatest Showman! – In this thrilling class, students learn and perform songs from The Greatest Showman, a show centered on the theme of self-acceptance, and pride in being different and unique. With songs like “The Greatest Show”, “A Million Dreams”, “This is Me”, “From Now On”, and more… students let their voices soar to these uplifting songs centered on identity and acceptance of self and others. These energetic songs inspire young performers to sing loudly and bravely, and dance with passion and confidence in group settings with featured solos. This class will be filled with spirit and movement and should be an uplifting highlight of the week and year for all its students!
Musical Theater: Hamilton and More! – From stage musicals like In The Heights and Hamilton, to musical films like Moana and Encanto!, Lin Manuel Miranda is arguably the most prolific and popular composer/lyricist on the planet right now. In this class, we will explore the incredible words that Lin has brought to life in his recent works of art. Students will sing and rap at the speed of Miranda, and even try their hand at writing lyrics in his style as well! Every story begins with its words, and this class will immerse its students in some of the catchiest lyrics ever written! Come flow and grow!
World Premiere Musical – In this groundbreaking class, students will work with their teacher to not only put on a show, but to create it from the ground up! Students will engage in every part of the musical making process, including generating the idea, writing the story, writing the scenes, composing the score, and eventually directing, choreographing, and performing in it. As a team, students will gain access to every step of the creative process. The students will be forced to answer the question: What does our world need to hear from us? And they will answer that question through an epic journey from blank page to filled stage! Be a part of a world premiere musical and join this class!
Hip Hop 1 – This Hip Hop class is for 2nd grade and up. These classes focus on the movement, choreography and music of the Pop scene while keeping in the Broadway-style our studio revolves around. Shining a spotlight on key personalities of this genre, this class is sure to be exhilarating and fun, giving your child experience not only with hip hop but with using dance to invigorate the song.
Hip Hop 2 – This class is for kids that have taken Hip Hop 1 or have Hip Hop experience. These classes focus on the movement, choreography and music of the Pop scene while keeping in the Broadway-style our studio revolves around. Shining a spotlight on key personalities of this genre, this class is sure to be exhilarating and fun, giving your child experience not only with hip hop but with using dance to invigorate the song.
Competition Performance Team Hip Hop Group 1 – This class is for our Competition Performance Team and is by audition only. These classes focus on the movement, choreography and music of the Pop scene while keeping in the Broadway-style our studio revolves around. Shining a spotlight on key personalities of this genre, this class is sure to be exhilarating and fun, giving your child experience not only with hip hop but with using dance to invigorate the song.
Competition Performance Team Hip Hop Group 2 – This class is for our Competition Performance Team and is by audition only. These classes focus on the movement, choreography and music of the Pop scene while keeping in the Broadway-style our studio revolves around. Shining a spotlight on key personalities of this genre, this class is sure to be exhilarating and fun, giving your child experience not only with hip hop but with using dance to invigorate the song.
Junior Tap with Miss Jessica Low – This tap class is for students that are just beginning tap and looking to further their tap skills. A great class for late elementary and middle school kiddos! Since the earliest days on Broadway tap has been an integral part of being a well-rounded performer on the stage. This class will focus on basic technical skills, development of the ear and the ability to understand music. Skills will include flaps, shuffles, pickups, cramp-rolls and more! Miss Jessica will practice a variety of choreography using many different rhythms and a wide range of music. The class will focus on proper tap technique and sounds and most importantly kids will have a fantastic time!
Tap with Miss Jessica Low – Big Star Studios is so excited to be offering tap with the talented Miss Jessica Low! Since the earliest days on Broadway tap has been an integral part of being a well-rounded performer on the stage. This class will focus on basic technical skills, development of the ear and the ability to understand music. Skills will include flaps, shuffles, pickups, cramp-rolls and more! Students will practice a variety of choreography using many different rhythms and a wide range of music. The class will focus on proper tap technique and sounds and most importantly kids will have a fantastic time!
Intermediate/Advanced Jazz & Musical Theater Dance – Dance is an integral part of the musical theater world, with most theatrical productions requiring performers to be “triple threats” (actors, singers, and dancers). As such, Big Star Studios is pleased to announce a new choreography spotlight series! This class focuses, at a deeper level, on the movement, choreography, and music of musical theater. Focusing on jazz and musical theater dance technique this class is designed to take our already talented students to another level. Shining a spotlight on key Broadway dance personalities of our theme, this class is sure to be exhilarating and fun, giving your child experience not only with singing, but with using dance to move a story forward. Sure to be fun and a crowd-pleaser!
Acting for the Camera – In today’s digital world, the “self-tape” audition is becoming more and more commonplace, especially as a first impression/submission. But there is a world of difference between acting for the stage and acting for the camera. In this class, students will work on their on-camera acting and singing, bringing clarity and specificity to their face and body, while remaining detailed, relaxed, and controlled. The techniques of the self-tape audition will be taught to our students (lighting, backdrop, how to slate, eye line, sides prep, etc…), culminating in the creation of their own self-tape auditions, which will be yours to keep and look back on for years to come! This class is for ANYONE who wants to be on the big screen, or any screen for that matter!
Stage Presence: Owning the Stage! – What IS stage presence? Relaxed, but powerful. Centered, but vibrant. Specific and clear. All our favorite actors on stage and screen can command a room all while barely moving a muscle. In this powerful class, students will work to center their bodies and minds through yoga and mindfulness exercises, then dive into material that demands simplicity and fine detail. This is a modern-day class for the modern-day performer. Perfect for any storyteller wanting to become more specific and grounded in their performance and looking to develop a clearer mind and more confident stage presence!
Musical Theater 2 Performance – This class will inspire the older student to focus on characterization, dialogue, vocals, choreography, and on-stage skills. This class is for the student who wants to take the skills previously learned that much closer to becoming a “triple threat”. Depending on the skill level, students will have the opportunity for solo as well as ensemble work. Each student will experiment with costumes, props, blocking, and choreography culminating in their final performance.
Full-Scale Musical Production – Students will have a chance to learn a musical from beginning to end and perform the full production in January of 2023. Parts will be assigned and there will be singing, acting and dancing. All students will be assigned a script where you will learn lines and music to bring the musical to life! This class is taught by two of our most talented teachers with an amazing amount of vocal, choreography and acting experience to pass on to these lucky students!
World Premiere Musical – In this groundbreaking class, students will work with their teacher to not only put on a show, but to create it from the ground up! Students will engage in every part of the musical making process, including generating the idea, writing the story, writing the scenes, composing the score, and eventually directing, choreographing, and performing in it. As a team, students will gain access to every step of the creative process. The students will be forced to answer the question: What does our world need to hear from us? And they will answer that question through an epic journey from blank page to filled stage! Be a part of a world premiere musical and join this class!
mind and more confident stage presence!
Acting for the Camera – In today’s digital world, the “self-tape” audition is becoming more and more commonplace, especially as a first impression/submission. But there is a world of difference between acting for the stage and acting for the camera. In this class, students will work on their on-camera acting and singing, bringing clarity and specificity to their face and body, while remaining detailed, relaxed, and controlled. The techniques of the self-tape audition will be taught to our students (lighting, backdrop, how to slate, eye line, sides prep, etc…), culminating in the creation of their own self-tape auditions, which will be yours to keep and look back on for years to come! This class is for ANYONE who wants to be on the big screen, or any screen for that matter!
Young Professionals Audition Prep – No matter what age you are, it’s never too early to prepare for ANY audition that may come your way! In this class, students of all ages will put together everything needed to be a professional auditioning actor! From organizing your materials (headshot/resume, audition book) to the techniques and strategies used in professional audition rooms, your young storyteller will learn everything it takes to enter the audition room prepared and confident. The class will culminate with real simulated auditions that will provide our students with the confidence they need to crush any general audition or callback. A must for any aspiring young professional. Class registration includes a discounted headshot session!
Acting for the Camera – In today’s digital world, the “self-tape” audition is becoming more and more commonplace, especially as a first impression/submission. But there is a world of difference between acting for the stage and acting for the camera. In this class, students will work on their on-camera acting and singing, bringing clarity and specificity to their face and body, while remaining detailed, relaxed, and controlled. The techniques of the self-tape audition will be taught to our students (lighting, backdrop, how to slate, eye line, sides prep, etc…), culminating in the creation of their own self-tape auditions, which will be yours to keep and look back on for years to come! This class is for ANYONE who wants to be on the big screen, or any screen for that matter!
Young Professionals Audition Prep – No matter what age you are, it’s never too early to prepare for ANY audition that may come your way! In this class, students of all ages will put together everything needed to be a professional auditioning actor! From organizing your materials (headshot/resume, audition book) to the techniques and strategies used in professional audition rooms, your young storyteller will learn everything it takes to enter the audition room prepared and confident. The class will culminate with real simulated auditions that will provide our students with the confidence they need to crush any general audition or callback. A must for any aspiring young professional. Class registration includes a discounted headshot session!
Music Video Production – The music video is an iconic form of storytelling, and in this groundbreaking contemporary class, your storyteller will get to learn filming technique, on-camera performance, and even get trained in the editing process! We will make a world-premiere music video from scratch! No experience necessary, and after this class, your storyteller will be fully trained with the valuable skills to make original content of their own!
World Premiere Musical – In this groundbreaking class, students will work with their teacher to not only put on a show, but to create it from the ground up! Students will engage in every part of the musical making process, including generating the idea, writing the story, writing the scenes, composing the score, and eventually directing, choreographing, and performing in it. As a team, students will gain access to every step of the creative process. The students will be forced to answer the question: What does our world need to hear from us? And they will answer that question through an epic journey from blank page to filled stage! Be a part of a world premiere musical and join this class!
Pop Music Performance – Pop music from the radio has always made its way to the Broadway stage, and in this class, students will get to jump into today’s hottest music (think Imagine Dragons, Olivia Rodrigo, BTK, Lady Gaga, or whichever artist is their favorite!) to create performances that could belong on the stages of tomorrow! Students will dive into their favorite pop songs, turning today’s hits into fully realized theatrical performances. Pop vocal technique, text analysis, and contemporary dance will be used to transform each performance into a live theatrical experience!
Musical Theater 2 Performance – This class will inspire the older student to focus on characterization, dialogue, vocals, choreography, and on-stage skills. This class is for the student who wants to take the skills previously learned that much closer to becoming a “triple threat”. Depending on the skill level, students will have the opportunity for solo as well as ensemble work. Each student will experiment with costumes, props, blocking, and choreography culminating in their final performance.
From Screen to Stage- Songs from Movies – This popular class brings our favorite songs from our favorite movies right to our Big Star classroom. Student passion gets to drive our selection process as we choose songs from our favorite movies to learn, choreograph, and eventually fully perform. Whether it’s Encanto!, The Greatest Showman, Moana, or even a classic film musical like Beauty and the Beast, this class will show our students that any song or story from a movie can be brought to life in a classroom, or even their living rooms at home! This class will be inventive, wide-ranging, and great for all skill levels!
Advanced Musical Theater; Into the Woods and Steven Sondheim – Steven Sondheim is widely regarded as the greatest American musical theatre. composer of the past 50 years. Sondheim’s songs are the ultimate actor’s challenge, and the ultimate actor’s dream: melodies rooted in conversational, character driven language. In this class, students will tackle songs from classic musicals like Into the Woods, Sweeney Todd, Sunday in the Park with George, and more! Learning to act and sing at the same time is possibly the biggest obstacle to great musical theater performances, and nothing will help a student learn this skill better than songs by this master composer. Come conquer Sondheim and watch your ability explode!
Musical Theater: The Greatest Showman! – In this thrilling class, students learn and perform songs from The Greatest. Showman, a show centered on the. theme of self-acceptance, and pride in being different and unique. With songs like “The Greatest Show”, “A Million Dreams”, “This is Me”, “From Now On”, and more… students let their voices soar to these uplifting songs centered on identity and acceptance of self and others. These energetic songs inspire young performers to sing loudly and bravely, and dance with passion and confidence in group settings with featured solos. This class will be filled with spirit and movement and should be an uplifting highlight of the week and year for all its students!
Musical Theater: Hamilton and More! – From stage musicals like In The Heights and Hamilton, to musical films like Moana and Encanto!, Lin Manuel Miranda is arguably the most prolific and popular composer/lyricist on the planet right now. In this class, we will explore the incredible words that Lin has brought to life in his recent works of art. Students will sing and rap at the speed of Miranda, and even try their hand at writing lyrics in his style as well! Every story begins with its words, and this class will immerse its students in some of the catchiest lyrics ever written! Come flow and grow!
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GROUP CLASS PRICING & POLICIES
Tuition is due on the 1st of each month and is late after the 5th of the month. Big Star Studios is on a monthly billing system. Class tuition is billed on a 10-month payment scale (September – June) based on an average number of classes per month. Tuition is the same each month regardless of how many lessons there are in any given month. There will be a few months you get 5 lessons and some you may only have 2 or 3 lessons. We will accept cash or checks however; you must have a valid credit card on file for payment if your cash or check is not received by the 4th of the month your card on file will be charged for full tuition on the 5th.
Monthly Studio Class Pricing
Class length Monthly Cost
30 min (CPT extra work): $85
1 hr: $95
1.5 hr: $136
Monthly Unlimited Group Class Pricing 6.5+
1 Child Unlimited: $610
2+ Child Unlimited: $735
A late fee of $25 will be charged to all accounts on the 10th of the month if they are not paid in full. If you are more than two months past due on your account your student will no longer be able to attend classes at Big Star Performing Arts Studio. If payment is returned for NSF or for any other reason, such as an expired card, your account will be assessed a $25 re-processing fee unless other means of payment are worked out by the 15th of the month.
Monthly auto-pay will charge your credit card on the 5th of each month. If you pay by check or cash you must pay in cash or with a check PRIOR to the 5th of each month. Payments can be made in person or sent in the mail. If cash or check is not received before the 4th of the month, your credit card on file will be charged.
Tuition is due on the 1st of every month and late on the 5th of each month. Your account will be charged a late fee of $25 if you are not current by the 10th of each month. Accounts more than 2 months past due will be frozen and your student will not be able to attend class until your account is brought current.
We run 12-week sessions with a performance at the end of each session. This gives students the opportunity to withdraw from a class if they have other commitments during a given season. We offer a fall, winter, spring, and summer session. If you need to take a session off please provide notice to the office by the 15th of the month prior to the session ending. The following are the notice dates for withdraw from the next session:
• Fall Session November 15th
• Winter Session February 15th
• Spring session May 15th
Dropping a Class: Students are registered and her/his/their place is held in class for the entire school year, from registration through the June performance. Unless the student is removed from class by notifying our office of the student’s departure, the parent or guardian will be responsible for tuition payments through June. A simple notification will stop the billing process.
Refund Policy: Tuition, costumes, competition and travel fees are non-refundable. No credits or refunds for missed classes.
Registration Fee: A non-refundable registration fee is required for enrollment along with a standard registration online form. The annual fee is $35. This fee covers bookkeeping, scheduling, website updates for individual families, and time spent on emails and phone calls registering. If you are registering for the first time this fee will be charged when you register. Existing families will be charged this fee yearly on February 5th.
Costume Fee: We do everything we can to keep all of our costumes homegrown. This means we try to find costumes that are items you already have at home. In some cases, with certain shows we may have small costs associated with costumes. We will do everything we can to keep this fee as reasonable as possible. We will send out the exact price for each costume as soon as they are finalized. This will be about a month prior to each session’s performance. We will not order any costumes for students that have not been paid for in advance.
Costumes will be passed out during the two weeks prior to our performance. Our costume coordinator will contact each family to let them know their costume needs at least one month prior to our performance. This information will be sent via email and will often have links that make it very simple for you to order costumes.
The last class prior to the final performance is a dress rehearsal.
Materials Fee for Pre Professional, CPT & Summer Stock Production: Occasionally you will see a materials fee for some of our programs. This fee covers the cost of downloading many pieces of music and the materials used during these specific classes. It may include but is not limited to: a script, sheet music, downloads and printing costs. This fee does not apply to all classes and you will be notified in advance if it is applied.
Inclement Weather and Cancellations: Although we do try to follow the Snoqualmie Valley Public Schools for the most part, Big Star Studios will not necessarily close every time SVSD closes. Many times roads are clear and safe by 2:30 pm.
If in doubt:
Call or email the studio, check the website, look at our Facebook page, or email us!
Information Boards: Parents are responsible for reading the information that is posted on the bulletin boards, emails that are sent out and website information. Every effort is made to make sure all these things are current and we are keeping you informed. Please check the information boards in the lobby regularly for updates as well as our website. Please pay attention to and read our emails. We try not to send you unnecessary emails so when you see something from us it will likely have pertinent information you need to read.
