Photo Coverage: Young Dancers Make Broadway Debuts in AN AMERICAN IN PARIS Dance Class!

Earlier this week, the Tony Award winning hit musical, An American in Paris teamed up with The School at Steps to offer a free dance class for kids ages 8 to 12. The class allowed the kids to make their "Broadway debuts" on stage at the Palace Theatre. Conducted by Associate Director/Choreographer Dontee Kiehn and assisted by cast members from An American in Paris including Tony nominee Leanne Cope and Associate Choreographer Sean Kelly, the students learned some of the actual Tony Award-winning choreography by Christopher Wheeldon featured in the musical.

BroadwayWorld was on hand for the special day and you can check out photos below!

Inspired by the Academy-Award winning film, An American in Paris brings this classic tale to Broadway for the first time with music and lyrics by George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin, a book by Craig Lucas and direction and choreography by Christopher Wheeldon. An American in Paris won four 2015 Tony Awards, four Outer Critics Circle Awards including Best Musical, the Drama League Award for Best Musical, four Drama Desk Awards, three Fred and Adele Astaire Awards and two Theatre World Awards. The Masterworks Broadway Original Broadway Cast recording of An American in Paris was nominated for the Best Musical Theater Album Grammy Award.

AN AMERICAN IN PARISis the romantic story of a young American soldier, a beautiful French girl and an indomitable European city, each yearning for a new beginning in the aftermath of war.

Photo Credit: Jennifer Broski

Dancers from The School at Steps

Dancers from The School at Steps

Dancers from The School at Steps

Dancers from The School at Steps

Dancers from The School at Steps

Dancers from The School at Steps

Caitlin Abraham, Leanne Cope, Sean Kelly, Megan Dickinson, Bradley Schlagheck and dancers from The School at Steps

Caitlin Abraham, Leanne Cope, Sean Kelly, Megan Dickinson, Bradley Schlagheck and dancers from The School at Steps

Caitlin Abraham, Leanne Cope, Sean Kelly, Megan Dickinson, Bradley Schlagheck and dancers from The School at Steps

Caitlin Abraham, Leanne Cope, Sean Kelly, Megan Dickinson, Bradley Schlagheck and dancers from The School at Steps

Caitlin Abraham, Leanne Cope, Sean Kelly, Megan Dickinson, Bradley Schlagheck and dancers from The School at Steps

Caitlin Abraham, Leanne Cope, Sean Kelly, Megan Dickinson, Bradley Schlagheck and dancers from The School at Steps

Caitlin Abraham, Leanne Cope, Sean Kelly, Megan Dickinson, Bradley Schlagheck and dancers from The School at Steps

Caitlin Abraham, Leanne Cope, Sean Kelly, Megan Dickinson, Bradley Schlagheck and dancers from The School at Steps

Caitlin Abraham, Leanne Cope, Sean Kelly, Megan Dickinson, Bradley Schlagheck and dancers from The School at Steps

Caitlin Abraham, Leanne Cope, Sean Kelly, Megan Dickinson, Bradley Schlagheck and dancers from The School at Steps

Caitlin Abraham, Leanne Cope, Sean Kelly, Megan Dickinson, Bradley Schlagheck and dancers from The School at Steps