Performance
We learn to let go of Perfection
So we can enjoy the Process.
As we enjoy the Process
We become Present
Finding the true magic of Performance.

Become a cast member of NOVA's production Christmas Around the World: Light Has Come. A mesmerizing journey that celebrates the spirit of the season through cultures and traditions from across the globe.
Rehearsals run from September 22nd - November 17th. Attendance is required at all rehearsals. Absences are only permitted for illness or emergencies (max of two.) A doctor's note may be requested by the Director.
Other required dates include:
- November 15th: All Cast In-Studio Rehearsal
- November 19-20: Final Rehearsals
- November 21: Performance
Registration Deadline is Sunday, September 14th!
$283
✔️ 8 classes and theater rehearsals
✔️ Learn show choreography
✔️ Get tips and tricks for improving your performance skills
✔️ Costume included!
✔️ Video of the show included
*Costume Portrait Pictures are not included
If you are a NOVA Adult Academy Member, make sure to Register by September 10th, to receive $50 off your class cost!!
*Adult Academy Members will need to audition for the Tap performance
Choose your performance group...
Registration Deadline is Sunday, September 14th!
Adult Tap
Beginner - Intermediate Dancers
Choreographer: Tyra Dant
A lifelong dancer and musical theater kid, Tyra Dant brings a rich and varied background to NOVA. Her professional credits include featured roles in Crazy for You, Anything Goes, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, and Will Rogers Follies with the former American Musical Theater of San Jose. She was a cast member of San Francisco's Beach Blanket Babylon, the world's longest-running musical revue, and performed as a singer and dancer, first on dinner cruises in NYC, and then all over the world aboard Royal Caribbean and Celebrity Cruises.
Alongside her husband on guitar, Tyra leads worship at their church and fronts the blues band, Toots Lorriane and the Traffic. Their two children also dance at NOVA.
She is grateful to God for his generational blessing of creativity in all its forms and has a desire for all of her students to dance in freedom and joy! In Him, we live and move and have our being. Acts 17:28
Monday 6:30-7:30 PM | September 22nd - November 17th
- Country: USA
- Song: “Go Tell it on the Mountain” by Pentatonix
- Costume TBD
Adult Character
Beginner - Intermediate Dancers
Choreographer: Tyra Dant
Monday: 7:30-8:30 PM | September 22nd - November 17th
- Country: Spain
- Song: “Los Peces en el Rio” by Gipsy Kings
- Costume: Spanish Style Skirt (red and black)
ADULT BALLET
Beginner - Intermediate Dancers
Choreographer: Alyssa Reller
Thursday 7:30-8:30 PM | September 25th - November 17th
- Country: Norway
- Song: Celtic Christmas by Michele McLaughlin
- Costume: Nordic traditional dress
Darla Hernandez Starry Night, 2024
Performance Portraits
Saturday, November 15th
Time slots: TBA
Professional photography portraits during Dress Rehearsal by Kelly Martucci Photography! (see example picture)
Check out her website HERE.
Photos will be taken at NOVA with a backdrop provided.
*If you have more than one costume,
choose one costume you'd like to be photographed in.
Photos will be professionally chosen and edited by Kelly & emailed to a private online gallery.
Pricing below:
3 digital photos for $50
5 digital photos for $100
Prints are not included but can be purchased separately on your own via the online gallery.
Sign-ups coming soon.
Invoice must be paid in full before picture day
and is non-refundable.