Nick as an Educator
Nick has been an educator of Musical Theatre since 2016. He has taught in supplementary art education programs, state accredited academic institutions, as well as colleges and universities. Currently he is the Performing Arts Department Head and Program Coordinator for the Musical Theatre Program at Westinghouse Arts Academy in Wilmerding, PA.
Nick currently teaches: Acting, Audition Techniques, Musical Theatre Dance Styles, Acting Through Song, Applied Voice, Musical Theatre Ensemble Skills, Ballet, and Jazz.
Nick holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.) in Musical Theatre from Shenandoah Conservatory of Shenandoah University.
He is currently persuing his Master of Education (M.Ed.) in Advanced Teaching from University of the People.
"Yorktown" from Hamilton
Nick teaches the original broadway choreography for "Yorktown" from Hamilton for Musical Theatre Dance Styles at Seton Hill University.
"I got the sun in the morning"
from
Annie Get your Gun
As part of Nick's Musical Theatre Jazz class, he taught his choreography to this iconic broadway number. Students worked on creating a community of characters while also focusing on technique.
Westinghouse Arts Academy Musical Theatre Dance Audition
When students audition for the Musical Theatre Program at Westinghouse Arts Academy, students use this video created and choreographed by Nick to learn and submit for their dance audition.
"Get Down" from Six: The Musical
Nick teaches his Musical Theatre Dance Styles class the original choreography to "Get Down".
"Cool" from West Side Story
Nick teaches the Musical Theatre Dance Styles class at Seton Hill Universtiy Jerome Robbins' oroginal broadway choreography to "Cool"
Musical Theatre commercial for Westinghouse Arts Academy
Students under Nick's tutalage were recorded for a commercial highlighting the Musical Theatre students at Westinghouse Arts Academy.
"Money" from Cabaret
Nick had the honor of choreographing the midterm exam for the Musical Theatre Dance Styles class at Seton Hill University.
1920's dance techniques
As part of the curriculum in the Musical Theatre Jazz class at Westinghouse Arts Academy, students learn dance techniques from all the eras of Musical Theatre. In this unit, students studied dance techniques of the 1920's.
"Magic Foot" Rehearsal
Nick teaches members of the cast of "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee" at Westinghouse Arts Academy.
