He wasn’t thrilled about the ballet at first, but came to fall in love with it as time went on. Originally, he enrolled in tap and jazz classes, but his teacher there encouraged him to also take ballet. Prior to his involvement with BETM, Noah got his dance training beginning at the age of seven at Heidi Miller’s School of Dance in Walpole, Massachusetts. His training was intensified in May and June of 2012 when he spent five weeks in New York City working with creative staff there who have a long association with BETM. During his preparations, he spent time travelling with the tour, becoming familiar with the production’s rhythms and with its cast and crew, while also working on his dancing and stamina with the current Billys. He soon after found out that he would, indeed, be Billy on the North American tour.įor several months, Noah prepared for the dream role of his young life. Then in January of 2012, Noah was asked to attend a call-back audition - a second look - and it was then that he and his family began to realize that he was on a short list of boys under serious consideration for the role. Like many of the boys who have played Billy in the US, that was followed by a period where nothing happened - silence from the BETM creative team. On 1, Noah had his first audition for the role of Billy in New York City. With his debut in Louisville, Kentucky on Sunday, July 1, 2012, he became the 11th boy to play Billy on the North American tour and the 66th in the world to play the role. Noah Parets (D.O.B ) hails from Sharon, Massachusetts, where he lives with his mom and stepdad (Robyn and Joel). Leslie is also a biology and special education teacher and the dance club advisor at Greater Lowell Technical High School.Note: Noah’s last show as Billy was at the Ogunquit Theatre on July 26, 2014.ĭebuts: J(North American Tour – Louisville, KY) J(Regional Production at Ogunquit Playhouse, ME) She continues to train in all styles of dance at Zello Dance Studios and elsewhere. Leslie has a 200 hour yoga certification and just completed Acrobatic Arts Certification Module 2. She has choreographed for Lynnfield High School’s musicals and has experience acting at the collegiate level. She was a certified public school dance educator in Arizona for seven years and owned her own studio for ten years.
Leslie attended Connecticut College for dance, was a member of the UMASS Dance Team and completed her AAFA, Dance, from Scottsdale Community College under the guidance of Angela Rosencranz. Her biggest accomplishments in dance include being a member of the BCDP ambassador program at 45, Contemporize program at 44 and winning a scholarship from the Petruzello twins and being asked to perform a solo by a Lady Gaga backup dancer (even though she completely blanked on the choreo and left the room after!) at 44. Leslie Breen has been dancing for 37 years. After graduating, she returned to Melrose to share her passion for performing with the next generation of Art in Motion dancers and has taken over managing the studios website, social media and merchandising! In addition to her dance background, she has also worked at Kidstock Creative Theater in Winchester as a children's theater director and program coordinator and participated in many school and community theater productions, her most notable role being 'Mayzie La Bird" in the NextDoor Theater's production of Seussical ! In college she was a member of the Salve Regina University cheer team and transferred to the University of Connecticut to earn her degree in Communications with an emphasis on media and brand management. Colleen was a me mber or the AIM dance team and was a student teacher and choreographer of several studio classes, including the mini competition team under the mentorship of Cheryl Slauenwhite. Colleen fell in love with performing at the age of 4 and has trained in ballet, jazz, tap, lyrical, contemporary, musical theater.
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