Fall, Winter, and Spring sessions offer 8 to 10 week classes for students ages 4-18.
Learn MoreInstructors are qualified in teaching and/or performing, and strive to be excellent role models.
Learn MoreClass: | Age: | Chapter: | Location: | Day: | Time: | Start: | End: |
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Acting for Kids | 8-12 | New Braunfels (Spring 2023) |
The CYT Blackbox | Mon | 4:30pm - 6:00pm | Mar 27 | May 22 |
Audition Prep for Teens | 13-18 | New Braunfels (Spring 2023) |
The CYT Blackbox | Thu | 6:30pm - 8:30pm | Mar 30 | May 22 |
CYT Players | 13-18 | New Braunfels (Spring 2023) |
The CYT Blackbox | Mon | 6:30pm - 9:00pm | Mar 27 | May 22 |
Dance for Kids: Matilda | 8-12 | New Braunfels (Spring 2023) |
The CYT Blackbox | Mon | 4:30pm - 6:00pm | Mar 27 | May 22 |
Golden Age Duets | 13-18 | New Braunfels (Spring 2023) |
The CYT Blackbox | Mon | 6:30pm - 8:30pm | Mar 27 | May 22 |
Improv for Teens | 13-18 | New Braunfels (Spring 2023) |
The CYT Blackbox | Mon | 6:30pm - 8:30pm | Mar 27 | May 22 |
Monologues and Character Development | 8-12 | New Braunfels (Spring 2023) |
The CYT Blackbox | Thu | 4:30pm - 6:00pm | Mar 30 | May 22 |
Monologues and Character Development (BRIDGE) | 12-15 | New Braunfels (Spring 2023) |
The CYT Blackbox | Thu | 6:30pm - 8:30pm | Mar 30 | May 22 |
Musical Theater Dance: La La Land | 13-18 | New Braunfels (Spring 2023) |
The CYT Blackbox | Mon | 6:30pm - 8:30pm | Mar 27 | May 22 |
Musical Theater for Kids - Mondays | 8-12 | New Braunfels (Spring 2023) |
The CYT Blackbox | Mon | 4:30pm - 6:00pm | Mar 27 | May 22 |
Musical Theater for Kids - Thursdays | 8-12 | New Braunfels (Spring 2023) |
The CYT Blackbox | Thu | 4:30pm - 6:00pm | Mar 30 | May 22 |
Our Gang: Mickey Mouse Club | 4-7 | New Braunfels (Spring 2023) |
The CYT Blackbox | Thu | 4:30pm - 6:00pm | Mar 30 | May 22 |
Our Gang: Tap | 6-7 | New Braunfels (Spring 2023) |
The CYT Blackbox | Mon | 4:30pm - 6:00pm | Mar 27 | May 22 |
Sell A Song | 13-18 | New Braunfels (Spring 2023) |
The CYT Blackbox | Mon | 6:30pm - 8:30pm | Mar 27 | May 22 |
Stage Combat | 13-18 | New Braunfels (Spring 2023) |
The CYT Blackbox | Thu | 6:30pm - 8:30pm | Mar 30 | May 22 |
Tap 3 for Kids | 8-12 | New Braunfels (Spring 2023) |
The CYT Blackbox | Thu | 4:30pm - 6:00pm | Mar 30 | May 22 |
Tap 3 for Teens | 13-18 | New Braunfels (Spring 2023) |
The CYT Blackbox | Thu | 6:30pm - 8:30pm | Mar 30 | May 22 |
Voice for Kids | 8-12 | New Braunfels (Spring 2023) |
The CYT Blackbox | Thu | 4:30pm - 6:00pm | Mar 30 | May 22 |
Wiggles and Giggles | 4-5 | New Braunfels (Spring 2023) |
The CYT Blackbox | Mon | 4:30pm - 6:00pm | Mar 27 | May 22 |
Alliyah has been teaching with CYT for some time now and after taking a small break she is back and excited to teach again! Alliyah has been a dancer for most of her life! Her favorite dance styles are Hip-Hop, Ballet, and Jazz. She has attended many professional workshops and classes to develop her skills and grow as a dancer/performer. She is passionate about all things dance and loves to share her knowledge with students. CYT is a family affair for Alliyah as her younger sister D’Lani is a current CYT student, her older Brother has directed, and her Mom is a member of the CYT Board. Not only is Alliyah passionate about dance but she is also passionate about kids, she has taught kids since the early age of 8 years old and has no plans on stopping. Alliyah is excited to work with your students!
Annelise is a graduate of Texas Lutheran University, where she received a BA in Dramatic Media, with a concentration in acting and directing for theatre. She and her husband serve as Northpoint Church’s Young Adults ministry leaders, and she is a worship leader, and creative team member on Northpoint’s staff. She has loved teaching Shakespeare and Players at CYT, as well as storytelling and technical theater classes. She also had the honor of directing Godspell for CYT in 2021! If you don't know Annelise, you should know that she loves to talk about Jesus and make His name known to all generations through art and evangelism. Her great theatrical love will always be Shakespeare! Her acting credits include: I and You (Caroline), The Crucible (Mrs. Putnam), Othello (Emilia), The Fantasticks (Luisa), The Little Mermaid (Ursula).
Bailey Garner is excited to be working with your kids this session! Her love of music started when she joined the Texas Children's Choir. As a four year member, she had the incredible opportunity to perform at both the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. and Carnegie Hall in New York City. With CYT she developed her skills in musical theater and found her calling. With performances in 7 CYT shows, her skills have really grown. She has also stepped behind the curtain as the stage manager for many of our shows as well. She has a passion for working with the little one both at CYT and First Baptist Kids Academy where she is the music teacher. She thanks God for for second family here at CYT and the opportunity to share her love of theater with others.
A native Texan, Bobby Tschoepe is recent graduate of Texas Lutheran University receiving his Music Education degree with Vocal Emphasis. Bobby has performed in many environments, including church dramas, choirs, and several worship teams, including his home church, Northpoint. Bobby is currently an active performer at the Magik Theater in San Antonio and has also been seen at the The Public Theater of San Antonio (Newsies as Crutchie) and has also recently performed at the Zilker Hillside Theater in Austin in The Little Mermaid (Jetsam) & Shrek the Musical (Pinocchio). As a CYT alumni, Bobby has been in shows including Peter Pan Jr. and Seussical the Musical, and he has assisted with several seasons of CYT shows in multiple capacities, including directing, choreography, music, green room, tech and backstage crew. He enjoys helping kids develop the gifts and abilities God has given them. Bobby looks forward to working further with our awesome CYT students and parents this year, and looks forward to an awesome season of classes and shows! Psalms 92 and 103
Chelsea dePaula is a performer and choreographer whose passion is discovering other people’s strengths and creating opportunities for them to meet their potential. She holds a BFA in Dance and a M.Ed. in Talent Development from Texas State University, and has performed both in the USA and internationally (The Addams Family (Wednesday), RENT (Joanne), WILD (The Predator), Raw Arts Dance Festival (Dance Captain), Showtime Rock Festival, Jazz Nutcracker, Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade). Chelsea currently trains with The Broadway Collective, and can often be seen singing in the worship team at Hope Arise UMC. Chelsea is so excited to share her experience and coach musical theatre students with CYT! Jonah 2:10
I'm a mother of 3 and wife to Joe! I have a vocal performance degree from the University of Mary-Hardin Baylor and LOVE jazz and blues and musical theatre! I sing on the praise team at FBCNB. I'm so glad to be back teaching at CYT and to have my son and daughter try out for shows! We love our CYT family and think this is a very special safe place for kids to learn theater skills, music and dance. I was recently the musical director for Aladdin Jr. & Annie Jr. and the Director for The Little Mermaid! I'm currently the Musical Director for Frozen Jr! We love CYT!
Jeremiah is so excited to be teaching at CYT again this session! He has taught at CYT the past three sessions, has aided the choreographer for CYT's production of Shrek, and most recently choreographed Fame Jr., CYT's Summer Intensive Production. Jeremiah has taught dance all over the state of Texas and has a passion to help students grow.
I have always been a lover of the Arts! Growing up, I was involved in many productions and singing groups inside and outside of school plus church. In college I studied at Fresno State for a Liberal Arts degree to become a teacher and I have a minor in Children and the Arts. I have taught elementary school and currently I am at the middle school. As a family we all love to sing and act. Favorite musicals include Les Miserables, Sound of Music, Mary Poppins and Wicked! I am excited to be teaching at CYT and help students develop their gifts! "Everyone deserves the chance to fly" ~Elphaba (Wicked)
An alumna of CYT Houston, Lyndsea was inspired by her many years spent with CYT and is currently pursuing a degree in music education at Texas State. While at school, she has performed regularly across Texas with both the Texas State Chorale and VocaLibre. She has also performed in various Texas State musical theater productions and operas, including the title role in Massanet’s Cendrillon (Cinderella). Outside of Texas State, she has won several awards through the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) including being named a finalist in Classical Voice and winning 1st place in Musical Theater. In addition to performing, she has held teaching positions working with both Conspirare Youth Choir and the Hill Country Youth Chorus. Lyndsea is also passionate about music education across the globe, and travels regularly to teach music workshops in countries such as Haiti and Guatemala.
I'm Lilyalice Abbott's dad. I also have a B.A. in Theatre Arts from Louisiana College, and a M.Div. from Baylor. I use to teach and direct children theatre while doing youth ministry in Louisiana. I'm currently a real estate agent in San Antonio.
Mary is blessed to be the wife of Steve and the mother of Bobby and Tim and the mother-in-love of McKenna. She has been teaching in some capacity for 37 years. She became a part of the CYT family in 2013 when Bobby joined Encore as a performer and has been a behind the scenes partner ever since, supporting the endeavors of Bobby leading and Steve performing. Mary is thrilled and honored to join the team as an instructor this session. Mary began her teaching career in the inner city of San Antonio until Bobby was born and then homeschooled until both sons graduated. She currently teaches at a 1 day homeschool academy called Kaleo, tutors several students, and ministers to the littles of Northpoint Church. She is excited to sow into the kids of CYT the truth that God has created them with talents and abilities and a calling to glorify Him. Ephesians 2:10
Robyn is so excited to be teaching at CYT for the first time. She has been married for 15 years and is the mama to five amazing kids. She first started studying musical theatre in high school at North East School of the Arts in San Antonio and went on to study musical theatre at Ouachita Baptist University in Arkansas. In recent years, she was Mrs. Potts in Beauty and the Beast in Midland, TX and Sister Berthe in CCT’s Sound of Music last summer. She enjoys working with children and is currently a MDO preschool teacher at First Baptist New Braunfels. She has loved being apart of the warm, welcoming community here at CYT and loves that her children are apart of it too. Ephesians 3:20
Saundra Decker began her dance and performance journey (a long time ago) at the age of 6. She was a competitive dancer, twirler and singer throughout her childhood accumulating over 100 national titles as well as over 1,000 awards for her performances. She graduated from West Virginia University with a degree in Theater Arts and a minor in dance. She was crowned Miss West Virginia in 1987 and competed at the 1988 Miss America Pageant where she received a non-finalist talent award and the Cavalier Talent Scholarship award. She was co-owner and instructor of Performer's Academy in San Antonio, Texas, a studio providing ballet, jazz, tap and baton twirling for all ages for over 10 years. As a choreographer, Mrs. Decker has also coached numerous State Champion colorguards for high schools in Texas and surrounding states. She homeschooled her daughter, Cassidy Decker for 9 years and has loved giving her the opportunities to grow and blossom with her God given gifts and talents. CYT has been a second home to Saundra and her family and she is more than excited to help her CYT students to learn, grow and become proficient and expressive in their dance skills.