2024-2025 Chinese Community Center Peking Opera Academy Student Registration
Sponsored by The Art Center of the Capital Region

Important dates:

Fall Semester: September 7th-December 7th 2024

Spring Semester: Jan 4th-May 2025

Class open date: Saturday September 7th 2024

Classes on: Saturdays only

Location: Chinese Community Center (11 Avis Dr, Latham 12110)

Students will be welcome to choose the program that fits their interests. Tuition can be paid monthly at the beginning of the month. For those who want to enjoy family package discount, tuition needs to be paid by the beginning of semester in full. For all packages though, the first 2 weeks of this semester can serve as a trial period by paying single weeks tuition at the beginning of each class.

Payment by check only made out to Chinese Community Center, with remark Peking Opera, no cash or credit card.

Classes: 

Classes for teens, adults and seniors:

1. Posture & Movement class: 9:00-10:00am（60mins）

Through stretching and graceful Chinese opera posture exercises, combined with classical dance, water sleeves, fan dance, and body rhythm shaping the waist, legs, buttocks, chest, neck and other key parts of the body. Correct incorrect postures in daily life, cultivate an elegant temperament, and achieve body's natural elegance and beauty.

Teacher Yezi discusses temperament: link
Teacher Yezi discusses makeup: link

Tuition: CCC members $20/week (non members$25)

B. Vocal class:        10:10-11:10am (60mins）

Focus on breathing techniques, open up vocal cords, release your true voice. 

Tuition: CCC members $20/week (non members$25)

C. Qing-Yi class: 11:10-12:30 (80mins) 

Peking Opera’s Qing Yi characters are the most elegant, dramatic and historical. Students will be training with multiple Characters from famous Mei Style, Cheng Style and more. 

Tuition: CCC members$30/week (non members$35)

D. Peking Opera Characters class: 3:00-4:00pm (60mins)

Male, Female, all gender students can learn this class, training to sing “Lao Sheng”, “Hua Lian” style of Peking Opera. Characters including the famous “Zhu Ge of The Three Kingdom” . “Bao Zheng of Killing Emperor’s son” etc.

Tuition: CCC members $20/week (non members$25)

Classes for Children and teens:(5-13years)

Similar to gymnastics and Kung fu, part of the Peking Opera performance require flexibility and strength, as well combat skills using wooden spears and sticks. Children will receive training in those aspects, as well as vocal skills for the vocal, singing and characters training. (Please Paid in the beginning of each month)

Students are recommended to join classes.

1: Peking Opera Vocal and Foundation Class: 1:30-3:00pm

Tuition：  CCC Members $35/week, non members $40/week。

2 siblings: CCC members $60/week, non members $70/week。

Family package discount:

CCC members: $40/week for 2 classes per week,
$60 for 3 classes per week. (All classes are included in the package) (Only Adult Classes)

Non members: $50/week for 2 classes per week,
$75 for 3 classes per week. (All classes are included in the package) (Only Adult Classes)

For registration or inquiries, please contact us: executive.team@cccalbany.org

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