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FACULTY - DRAMA and DANCE

Jim Raposa At BBA his goals are two-fold. The first is to continue the expansion of the dance and drama department by sharing with his students a wide variety of choreographic styles while instilling in them solid technique in the art of dance and drama. The second is to help create and foster a Performing Arts Department that supports the disciplines of the actor, singer, dancer, musician and technician by uniting them in the experience of the process and ultimately in the performance of Musicals, Dramas, Dance Concerts, and already established musical opportunities that exist while reaching out to other multi-media and artistic groups on campus.
 * [[image:headshot.jpg]] |||| Jim comes to BBA after over 20 years of performing and teaching throughout the world. He is a graduate of Emerson College and a proud member of AEA, SAG and AFTRA. Credits include the Broadway production of CATS, the US premiere of RAGTIME in LA, and the LA production of THE LION KING. Regional credits include A CHORUS LINE, SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN, GOOD NEWS (//LA Robby Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Musical//), ON THE TOWN (//LA Robby Award Nominee for Best Supporting Actor in a Musical//), MUSIC MAN (//B. Iden Payne Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical//), WEST SIDE STORY, DAMN YANKEES and JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT. Some FILM/TV credits are FAME, FOR THE BOYS, NEWSIES, TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES III and numerous commercials and industrials. ||
 * Click on the //**Performing Arts Home Page**// link to your left for all information regarding after school programs for actors, singers, dancers, technicians and auditions for upcoming productions. If you have any questions feel free to come down to the dance studio located in the Performing Arts Building. || [[image:jumpcropped.jpg]] ||

|||| Claudia is very excited to bring her many years of professional performing and teaching experience to the BBA students. She earned a B.A. from Montclair State University. Her training includes SAB, ABT, Joffrey Ballet, Harkness Ballet, Luigi, The Meisner Technique, Stella Adler and numerous jazz, tap and voice classes. Her career started at The Metropolitan Opera House in Lincoln Center at the age of fifteen in the opera DEATH IN VENICE as Tadzio's sister. Her Broadway Credits include Victoria the White Cat in CATS, The Unicorn/Creature of the Glade in MERLIN and the National Tour of ON YOUR TOES. International tours include AMERICAN DANCE MACHINE, ROD ROGERS DANCE COMPANY and SAY HELLO TO HARVEY. She has appeared in THE NUTCRACKER, KISS ME KATE, BABES IN ARMS, THE TALES OF HOFFMAN and in Commercials/TV/Film such as WORKING, ER, Bob Fosse's ALL THAT JAZZ and numerous Tony Awards. ||
 * ** Claudia Shell-Raposa **