ELEVATE
STUDENT PROJECT
The Elevate Student Project is a specialized program designed for advanced pre-professional dancers ages 14-18. The Spring 2024 program includes weekly rehearsal and training days led by former Big Muddy Trainee Jacque Hartman. During the course of the project, Elevate dancers will have an original work created for them, culminating in a performance during The Big Muddy’s Spring Trainee Showcase: Transcend on May 11, 2024 at 7:00pm at The Grandel Theatre. Weekly rehearsals will be held on Sunday.
SPRING AUDITION:
SUNDAY, MARCH 17, 2024
3305 Washington Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63103
11:30am Check-In, 12:00-3:00pm Audition
Pre-registration is required. If you cannot attend the in-person audition, video submissions will be accepted via the link below through March 7, 2024.
TUITION: $375
Includes Spring 2024 Elevate Student Project rehearsals, performance, and a t-shirt.
There is no cost to attend the audition. Tuition is due upon acceptance into the project, prior to the first rehearsal. To learn more about need-based scholarship opportunities, please email Brandon Fink.
MEET THE CHOREOGRAPHER
Jacque Hartman
Jacque Hartman earned her Bachelor’s of Science in Theater and Dance at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE) in 2014. While there she was awarded for Outstanding Choreography her sophomore and senior years.
Jacque has trained in modern techniques, ballet, jazz, hip hop, contemporary, and improvisation. She has gotten to work with artists and companies such as John Lehrer, Diavolo, Anthony “Redd” Williams, Consuming Kinetics Dance Company, and The Big Muddy Dance Company Trainees.
Her performances include SIUE Dance in Concert, Turning Pointe Academy of Dance in “The Nutcracker”, American College Dance Festival Gala, SIUE in “Beauty and the Beast”, St. Louis National Dance Week, Joshua L. Peugh in “My Dear Watson”, The Big Muddy Dance Company Trainee showcase “Spark”, and performs Burlesque throughout St. Louis.
Jacque has taught a variety of classes for Turning Pointe Academy of Dance and heels classes for Consuming Kinetics Dance Company. Her choreography has been featured in SIUE’s Dance in Concert, various productions for Turning Pointe Academy of Dance, American College Dance Festival, and “Seen” for Resilience Dance Company.
Jacque is excited to be choreographing for the first time for The Big Muddy Dance Company Elevate Project.