Robert Gallant Arts
Singer - Dancer - Actor - Choreographer - Instructor - Puppeteer

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"Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time."

-Thomas Merton

About Me.

I am a singer, dancer, actor, dance instructor, and choreographer based in Williamsburg, Virginia. My recent performance credits include Shrek the Musical (TYA) with Riverside Center for the Performing Arts, singing with the Virginia Opera chorus in their production of Verdi’s Aida, and touring nationally as Mayor Humdinger in Paw Patrol Live! Heroes Unite! under Nickelodeon, Cirque du Soleil, and VStar Entertainment Group.

My additional stage experience spans a wide range of venues, including Kings Dominion, Busch Gardens Williamsburg, the Spirit of Norfolk Cruise Ship, the Virginia Chorale Youth Singers Project, and regional theatres such as the Williamsburg Players and Richmond Triangle Players. I made my television debut as a background actor on Homeland and in a commercial for Greater Richmond Transit Company, and I portrayed Rick in Regent University’s student film The Night Shift.

I earned my Bachelor of Arts from Radford University, where I studied Spanish, Dance, and Theatre. During my time there, I performed in Oklahoma! and The Nutcracker, participated in dance workshops and showcases, and sang with the university’s men’s a cappella group. I have continued my training with the Stella Adler Studio of Acting. My earlier performance experience includes numerous high school productions, such as Cut, Rumors, Phat Girls, Beauty and the Beast, You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown, Godspell, and The Wizard of Oz.

The performing arts have been a defining part of my life since childhood—from school stages and church events to workshops led by industry professionals like Terrence Mann and Charlotte d’Amboise through the Virginia Theatre Association. I value the arts as a space for expression, creativity, and community, and I am passionate about sharing that experience through performance, education, and dance fitness.

As an instructor and choreographer, I have worked with students ages 3 through adult, selecting and creating pieces tailored to a wide range of abilities and learning styles. I have taught dance fitness classes and styles including hip hop, jazz, tap, musical theatre, ballet, lyrical, contemporary/modern, American-style rhythm and smooth ballroom, and various international styles at gyms and dance studios. For 11 years, I choreographed musical theatre productions and taught dance enrichment workshops for Williamsburg–James City County Public Schools, and I have also taught for New Kent County Public Schools. Additionally, I have led dance workshops for middle and high school students at Virginia Theatre Association conferences.

For more details, please see my résumé below.

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THEATRE EXPERIENCE:

Shrek the Musical (TYA) Pig #3/Ensemble/Shrek & Wolf u/s Riverside Center for the Performing Arts

Verdi’s Aida Priest Virginia Opera

Paw Patrol Live! Heroes Unite! Tour Mayor Humdinger VSTAR Entertainment/Nickelodeon/Cirque Du Soleil

The Rocky Horror Show Phantom Richmond Triangle Players

The Nutcracker Party Guest/Mouse King u/s Radford University

Oklahoma Fred Radford University

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Potiphar/Ruben Williamsburg Players

FILM/TELEVISION EXPERIENCE:

The Night Shift Rick Regent Casting

Homeland (season 7, episode7) Military Officer Liquid Talent

GRTC commercial Transportation Patron Liquid Talent

THEMED ENTERTAINMENT EXPERIENCE:

Jingle Jazz/Winterfest Parade Singer/Dancer Kings Dominion Winterfest

Let’s Get Wild Original Cast Puppeteer Kings Dominion

Sesame Forest of Fun Cookie Monster Busch Gardens Williamsburg

Christmas Town English Caroler Busch Gardens Williamsburg

Spirit of Norfolk Singer/Server Spirit Cruises

DANCE EXPERIENCE:

Spring Musical Choreographer for Williamsburg-James City County and New Kent County Public Schools - “Sister Act the Musical”, “Disney’s
- Freaky Friday the Musical”, “Disney’s Frozen Jr.”, “Shrek Jr. the Musical”, “Legally Blonde Jr.”, “Hairspray Jr.”, “Disney’s The Little Mermaid Jr.”, “Disney’s The Lion King Jr.”, “Disney’s High School Musical”, “Bye, Bye, Birdie!”, “Fame Jr.”, “Flat Stanley Jr.”, and “The Wiz.”
Workshop Presenter for Virginia Theatre Association’s Middle and High School Division – Holiday-Themed Musical Theatre/Jazz Dance, Latin-Inspired Musical Theatre Dance, and Dance Choreography.
Taught kids 3-18 years old (Jazz, Tap, Ballet, Lyrical, Hip Hop, Musical Theatre) at United Performing Arts, Broadway Dance Arts under Shawn Blasingame, En Pointe Dance Academy, Libre Dance USA, Tuckahoe Family YMCA.
Instructed adults of all ages (American Style Rhythm and Smooth Ballroom Dance and Zumba Dance Fitness) at Two Left Feet Dance Studio, 7 Cities Ballroom Dance Studio, Radford University Student Wellness and Recreation Center, and R.F. Wilkinson Family YMCA.

EDUCATION:

Radford University, B.A. in Foreign Languages and Literatures with a specialization in Spanish and a minor in Dance Relevant Courses: Theatre
- Aesthetics, Stage Makeup, Acting I, Jazz Dance, Contemporary/Modern Dance, Ballet, Musical Theatre Dance, Somatics, Improvisation, Dance Composition, etc. Additional: Men’s Acapella Group, Martha Graham Technique Workshop, West African Dance Workshop, and West Virginia Dance Company Workshop.
Thomas Nelson Community College, A.A. in Liberal Arts
- Applied Voice with Ellen Petko
Virginia Theatre Association
- Workshops: Voice with Brian Baez, Television Screening with Ken Lazer, Musical Theatre Dance with Enrique Brown, Performing at Sea with Brian Baez, Tips for Filming Self-Tapes with Kate Arecchi, Ensemble work with Terrence Man, Musical Theatre Dance with Charlotte d'Amboise.
Stella Adler Studio of Acting
- Script Interpretation with Bruce Katzman, Scene Study with J. Claude Deering, Acting Technique 1 & 2 with Josh Davis

SPECIAL SKILLS:

Fluent in Spanish and Portuguese, Tumbling (cartwheels, rolling, holding a handstand for 1-2 seconds), Death drop, Can read music, Play some piano, Dance improvisation, Dance Styles (Jazz, Tap, Hip Hop, Lyrical, Ballet, Contemporary/Modern, Ballroom Dance, Flamenco, etc.), Choreographer, Pantomime, Baritone (vocal range: F2-A4, falsetto up to F5), Improvising vocal melodies and harmonies, Lifting, Former Zumba Instructor, Puppeteering, Burping on command, Blowing my nose like a trumpet, Singing a Cappella, Performing with live and recorded accompaniment, Experience as a Spokesperson, Learning a show in two weeks, Work well with people of all ages and backgrounds, Translation/Interpretation, Certified in CPR/AED and First Aid, VDOE Licensed Spanish and ESL Teacher for grades preK-12, Valid Virginia Driver’s License.