SUMMER DANCE CAMPS & WORKSHOPS:
All Dance Camps are Monday-Friday from 9am-12pm. A craft will be done each day and the cost for supplies is included in the price of the camp. Please have your little dancer bring a shirt or something they can put over their clothes to do crafts in. There will be a Performance at the end (Friday) of each camp at 11:45pm. Dancers will need to wear comfortable clothes they can move in. Dance shoes are not required, but are preferred.
Workshops and Intensives are held Monday-Friday from 9am-12pm or from 1-4pm, and will focus on dance technique. These classes include Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Contemporary, Hip Hop and Strength and Conditioning. A performance will be given at the end of the week to showcase new skills. Please wear appropriate dance attire. For Hip Hop clean sneakers are required. For Ballet a leotard, tights and ballet shoes are required. For the Intro to Dance Workshop, lyrical, ballet and/or jazz shoes and tap shoes are required. These can be purchased online or at Target.
Dancers will need to bring a lunch or snack and water for camps and/workshops.
Intro to Dance Camp
This camp will get your dancer moving and grooving as it introduces different dance genres, such as Tap, Jazz, Ballet and Hip Hop. Dancers will have a chance to explore different ways to move while learning the basic elements of all these dance forms.
Hip Hop/Jazz Dance Intensive
Come learn some funky moves doing Hip Hop and Jazz. We will dance our hearts out as well as learn some brief history of Jazz and Hip Hop. We will also be showing some videos of these genres of dancing as part of their learning enjoyment. No experience necessary. Please make sure your dancer brings a snack and water every day to class. A brief performance of what your dancer learns will be shown the last day of the intensive during the last 15-20 minutes of class.
CLOSED WEEK OF JUNE 20-JULY 4TH IN OBSERVANCE OF INDEPENDENCE DAY
Intro to Contemporary and Lyrical Dance
This is an introduction class to Contemporary and Lyrical Dance. This class will teach and show the difference between the genres. Brief presentations of the history of each genre as well as some videos will be shown during the break/snack period. A small performance will be shown the last 15-20 minutes of the last class. No experience necessary. Please make sure your dancer brings a snack and water every day of class.
Kicks, Leaps and Turns
Must have some dance experience. This intensive will work on technique with basic turns, kicks and leaps. This intensive will aid the dancer in having better turns as well as making their leaps and kicks higher and stronger.
If you are registering and have a gift certificate, please do not pay when you register online. Please bring gift certificate with you on the first day of class.
Please contact us at thedancersinstitute@gmail.com or at 510-703-7630 if you have any questions or concerns.