The Los Angeles Academy of Performing Arts:Conveniently located on Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA., The Los Angeles Academy of Performing Arts (LAAPA) offers year-round pre-professional training to children and teens in the areas of drama, dance, and music. We also offer open adult classes, workshops, performance camps, and school outreach programs. Our instructors are some of the leading professionals in the world of performing arts. Our Junior Academy students (ages 7-12 years) are exposed to the same material as the Academy students (ages 13-18 years). Workshops are included as part of the curriculum.
Email: Contact us below ( or request a callback ).Located in the heart of Hollywood, The Los Angeles Academy of Performing Arts is a year-round conservatory in residence at the Paul G. Gleason Theatre.
Pre-Professional Performing Arts Training for Children & Teens:
We offer year-round performing arts training for children & teens in the areas of drama, dance, and music (12-week sessions). Admittance into the Academy is by audition. There is no audition required for the Junior Academy.
- Children ages 7-12 years are eligible to enroll in the Junior Academy. Classes meet 2 nights a week, in addition to Saturday rehearsals.
- The Academy is a pre-professional performing arts conservatory for students ages 13-18 years.
- Open classes in acting, dancing, singing, yoga, pilates & group guitar are available to adults & children.
- In addition, LAAPA offers performance camps, and workshops taught by some of the leading professionals in the world of performing arts.
- We also provide school outreach programs.
Many classes run simultaneously so parents can attend one class while their children attend another. Acting, singing & group guitar classes follow the same twelve-week schedule as Academy classes. Drop-in classes are available for dance, yoga, and pilates only.