2026 Trollwood Winter Academy

Trollwood Winter Academy is proud to announce our youth performing arts classes, beginning in January 2026! These informative and unique sessions are offered to middle and high school students. Join your friends and favorite teachers as we learn and have fun together this winter!

Musical Theatre Audition Prep – grades 5–7

Audition Prep Class

Dates:
Sundays, January 11, 18, 25, February 1, 8, 15

Times:
2:00–3:30 PM – Vocal Music – Katie Damico
3:45–5:15 PM – Dance – David Triptow

Location:
Marcil Commons
Trollwood Performing Arts School at Bluestem
801 50th Ave S
Moorhead, MN

Fee:
$175 for 6 class sessions – 3 hours of instruction a week.

Ages:
Current grades 5-7

Description:
This is the perfect class to help you prepare for your next musical theatre audition!

The vocal music portion is a 90-minute class where students will learn to sing in varying musical theatre styles and focus on how to act the song. Assistance will be given in choosing an audition song selection and preparing a cut version of your song. Emphasis will be on delivering a musical theatre sound via healthy vocal technique. Intermediate to advanced level class.

The dance portion is a 90-minute class that presents the students with the fun and various styles of authentic Broadway Theatre dance. Dancers learn the basics of technique and alignment through ballet and jazz based warm-ups and also get to practice the specifics of context and setting for each week’s combination. How many times have you heard at a dance audition “…now act it!”? Learn how to hone in your ability to act and dance because that is what will get you noticed. Intermediate to Advanced level class. Jazz/character shoes suggested.

Musical Theatre Audition Prep – grades 8–12

Dates:
Sundays, January 11, 18, 25, February 1, 8, 15

Times:
2:00–3:30 PM – Dance – David Triptow
3:45–5:15 PM – Vocal Music – Katie Damico

Location:
Marcil Commons
Trollwood Performing Arts School at Bluestem
801 50th Ave S
Moorhead, MN

Fee:
$175 for 6 class sessions – 3 hours of instruction a week.

Ages:
Current grades 8-12

Description:
This is the perfect class to help you prepare for your Mainstage Musical Audition for Frozen!

The vocal Music portion is a 90-minute class where students will learn to sing in varying musical theatre styles and focus on how to act the song. Assistance will be given in choosing your audition song selection and preparing a cut version of your song. Emphasis will be on delivering a musical theatre sound via healthy vocal technique. Intermediate to advanced level class.

The dance portion is a 90-minute class that presents the students with the fun and various styles of authentic Broadway Theatre dance. Dancers learn the basics of technique and alignment through ballet and jazz based warm-ups and also get to practice the specifics of context and setting for each week’s combination. How many times have you heard at a dance audition “…now act it!”? Learn how to hone in your ability to act and dance because that is what will get you noticed. Intermediate to Advanced level class. Jazz/character shoes suggested.