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Black Tie Music Academy introduces a new Musical Theatre program!

For kids, ages 8 and up, to build confidence and let their voice be HEARD!

June 27, 2019


Danielle LaVia has her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre and is so excited to bring her experience and education to Musical Theatre lovers in the Charleston area! Danielle has spent the last 10 years performing professionally all around the world, most recently in NYC, while running her own Voice Studio. Her goal is to offer something different here in Charleston:



"I don't want to baby these kids. I want to teach these kids how to do it the right way. How to audition the way they do in the big leagues, how to stand up on a stage and perform with all of their heart and build their confidence through theatre and music, how to use their voice healthily, how to connect with others on stage and make their audience FEEL, how to become the best performer and best version of themselves they can be."

Danielle will be offering this class year round with 3 different trimesters. At the end of each, they will be putting on a Cabaret style performance with duets, trios, and groups numbers from all different musicals, where every single kid has a solo moment and a chance to SHINE. 

"Too often we don't give each kid a chance. They audition for a kids show and 2 or 3 of them get the leads while the rest are in the background, and a lot of the time the same kids keep getting the leads. How can they learn like this? How can they gain confidence this way? As long as the child WANTS to be up front and have that moment, I will put them there and give them that opportunity. There are so many kids who want this so badly and are never given the chance. I want to change this. Think about how that will affect them and their future as performers and, more importantly, as humans."

This class will be offered once a week, year round (3 trimesters), at Black Tie Music Academy in 3 different locations:


Park West (Tuesdays) - 4:00-5:30 pm

Daniel Island (Wednesdays) - 4:00-5:30 pm

Sullivan's Island (Thursdays) - 4:00-5:30 pm


To sign up and for more information, please visit www.BlackTieMusicAcademy.com or call 888-827-BTMA.

If you'd like to find out more about Danielle LaVia (formerly Porcellini), visit her websites at www.DanielleLaVia.com and www.DanielleLaViaStudio.com.

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