Classes

About CYT Classes - Where the fun begins!

Every session (Fall, Winter and Spring) CYT Baton Rouge offers 10-week theater arts classes to children & youth ages 5 – 18. These two hour after-school classes are held once a week. On the final week of classes, students will display a portion of what they've learned by participating in a SHOWCASE for family and friends.

*AGE REQUIREMENT:
- You must be 18 through the entire session to be eligible to take classes and audition.
- You must be in school (elementary, middle or high school). Once you graduate from high school, you are no longer eligible to participate.

Enrolled students, ages 8 – 18, have the opportunity to audition for a CYT Broadway-style musical!

Younger students may serve as ushers at CYT shows, and students ages 14 and up may work on a backstage crew. You must be enrolled in a CYT class in order to be eligible to audition for a show.

*WAITLIST NOTE If the class your child wants to take is full, please email classes@cytbatonrouge.org and request to be put on a waiting list. Waitlists do not guarantee that you'll get in the class, but if an opening is available you must be on the waitlist to get into the class.
How to register for Classes

Details about this Class session


NOTE: Classes are on Monday nights.

Registration for SPRING 2025 Classes opens FEBRUARY 16!

     Youth class registration opens at 4pm
     Teen class registration opens at 7pm.

SPRING CLASSES start on Monday, Feb. 24 and run for 10 weeks. Showcase is held on Monday, May 12, 2025. 

LOCATION:  Bethany Church: South Campus, 11107 Honore Ln, Baton Rouge, LA 70809

TIMES: We offer two time slots:
Act 1: 4:15-6:30 pm
Act 2: 6:15-8:30 pm

COST:  $210

The Baton Rouge Class Coordinator is Taylor Wingate: classes@cytbatonrouge.org

PLEASE NOTE: The enrollment age is the child's age as of the class start date. Special considerations will be made on an individual basis for students who have birthdays soon after the session starts.
How to register for Classes

Current Classes:

Class: Age: Chapter: Location: Day: Time: Start: End:
Tap it Out: Beginners 18-79 Baton Rouge
(Spring 2025)		 Cangelosi Dance Studio Sat 1:00pm - 2:30pm Apr 26 Apr 26
Tap it Out: Intermediate 18-79 Baton Rouge
(Spring 2025)		 Cangelosi Dance Studio Sat 3:00pm - 4:30pm Apr 26 Apr 26

How to Register for Classes


Set up a Family Account before you register for classes
  1. Click on the "person" icon at top right corner of our website (to right of "DONATE" on any page).
  2. Click on "NEW ACCOUNT" in the pop up window.
  3. Fill out the information required, with the parent's info first.
  4. To add a child to the account, click on the +Family Member button.
If you are already have a Family Account, then (while logged in) follow these steps:

Register for Classes
  1. Go to the "Classes" page
  2. First select your "Student's Age"
  3. Click on the Class Name of your choice
  4. Click on the "Register Now" button
  5. Select the family member that will be in the class
  6. You will now have an option to sign up for audition times. Auditions are not required.
  7. If you don't sign up now, you will have that option later in your family account
If you need more information about auditioning and show requirements, please see our "Info Hub" page.

Refund & Late Fee Policy


Refund Policy

  $25    Processing fee on all refunds prior to first day of class or camp.
 
  $20    Additional fee for refunds requested within two weeks of first day of class or camp.
(Please note that we hire our teachers based on enrollment, and if students withdraw within two weeks before classes start CYT still has to pay the teachers that were hired.)
 
  No refunds after the first day of class.
 
  No class tuition refunds for students who audition for a show.
 
Late Fees

  $25    Late registration fee is applied one week before classes start, so please register as early as possible.


 

Current Teachers:

Stephanie McCandless

Mom to Emery (16) & Charlie (18). Married to Andy. Dog mom to Biskit (8). Some of my credits include Radio City Rockette, LSU Golden Girl, talent in Equity Theater musicals in several U.S. cities, dance school owner & teacher, musical theater choreographer at University Lab School for high school & elementary musicals.