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Summer Dance Camps

June through August

2010

Summer Dance Classes

6 weeks

Mon, June 28th through Thursday, August 5th 

 

Summer Dance will take place from June 28 through August 13h. 

 

July 6-9                         Mother Goose Dance Camp for Ages 4-6 from 9:30-12:30 PM

Be prepared to have a lot of fun with Miss Nancy as you take ballet class, learn a dance, help make your own scenery, and do dance related arts and crafts.  A snack will be provided, please also bring a bag lunch. 

 

 

July 12-16                     Swan Lake Dance Camp for Elementary & Intermediate Students 9:00– 1:00 PM

Miss Dede will teach all of her campers ballet and excerpts from the ballet Swan Lake. Students will have the opportunity to get creative, making their own scenery and costumes, as well as other dance based arts and crafts.  A snack will be provided, please also bring a bag lunch.

            

July 19-23 & July 26-30

Performance Workshop for Intermediate and Advanced Students 8:30 AM– 3:30 PM

Intermediate and advanced level students in this performance workshop series will have daily ballet technique and pointe classes in addition to learning pieces for a production at the end of the workshop to be performed at the NYS Museum’s Clark Auditorium.  During the first week, students will concentrate on creating their own pieces of choreography with Mrs. Cantarella Culpo and Christine Geren.  During the second week, students will learn excerpts from the ballet Swan Lake with Deirdre Duffin Swindlehurst.  Daily schedule will go from 8:30AM to 3:00 PM.  Students are encouraged to enroll for the entire workshop. 

 

 

August 2-6 & Aug 9-13

Tap, Jazz, Mime and Musical Theatre Workshop for Intermediate and Advanced Students 8:30 AM– 3:30 PM

Guest faculty member Marcus Rogers (August 2-6) will instruct students in Beginning, Intermediate or Advanced Ballet, Jazz, Tap, Hip Hop, and Lyrical.  Karen Hurl-Montanaro and Pam Cook-Langevin (August 9-13) will instruct intermediate and advanced level students in mime, ballet, and Jazz dance.  Students from both series will participate in a production at the NYS Museum’s Clark Auditorium.  Daily schedule will go from 8:30 AM-3:00 PM.  Students are encouraged to enroll for both weeks.

 

 

 

 

Female Students– Solid color leotards with pink or white tights and ballet slippers.  Hair must be worn in a bun and neatly fastened to the head.

 

Male Students—Black / Gray tights or bicycle shorts, white t-shirt, white socks and black ballet slippers.

 

Pointe—Leotard, tights, properly fitted pointe shoes.

 

Jazz—Leotard, tights, jazz shoes.

 

Lyrical — Leotard, tights.

 

Tap—Leotard, tights, tap or character shoes.

 

Musical Theatre—Leotard, tights, character or jazz shoes

 

Pilates—Fitted Clothing, Yoga/ Pilates Mat

 

 

 

 

 

 

Extended Care is available for Dance Intensives and Swan Lake Camp Only.

Fees are $5-10 per hour depending on how many children are enrolled in the after care program. 

Must pre-register for after care.