
Summer Dance Session 2023
Day Camp for Kids 8-13 and Teen Dance Intensive Mornings
Make new friends, deepen existing friendships, learn new dance moves and improve your skills! All weeks incorporate dance inspired arts and crafts, include lunch and play outside in the Summer sun, local field trips AND every day begins with Yoga! Pretenders Staff and guest instructors will join us for an array of exposure to different dance styles, techniques and choreography! Families are invited to join us at the end of each week to see a demonstration of what we learn.
Wacky Wednesdays will incorporate dance in the styles of Hip Hop and Acro/Tumbling. This day is all about exploring rhythm and movement. Dancers will explore the foundational elements of Hip Hop, will learn about what influenced this style historically and what makes it important as a cultural expression. They will also work on flexibility, strength building and acrobatic influenced dance tricks. Dancers will work with teachers who will expose them to the styles of Hip Hop and Acro/Tumbling and will learn choreography in each discipline. Additionally, day campers will engage in arts and crafts projects to support their study of Hip Hop and Acro…imagine creating your own personal record, bedazzling a super cool accessory for your hip hop dance, building an affirmation dream catcher with your dance goals and more.
Throw Back Thursdays is an opportunity to explore the past several decades of music and movement. This day will incorporate exposure to some of the most famous and well known genres of music and dance that influence dance as we know it today. Each decade has gifted us new music and new styles of movement and they are fun to explore and add to our dance tool belt. Each Thursday dancers will work with teachers who will bring a love and excitement for a dance inspired flashes from the past. Dancers will learn choreography in the style of the chosen decade. Additionally, day campers will engage in arts and crafts that will complement the decade they are exploring. This could include accessory creation, costume practicums, video and the study of the most influential musicians and dancers of the chosen decades.
Teen Dance Intensive Mornings
Are you a teen dancer who is dancing at the intermediate/advanced level? Do you want to hone your skills, challenge yourselves and stay in good shape over the Summer? Do you want to dance with your peers in a stress free, engaging and highly motivated setting? If so, our Dance Intensive Summer Session is RIGHT FOR YOU! This 2.5hr dance intensive is a great way to start your day, sharpen and deepen your technical skill and keep your stamina and strength up! Pretenders Staff and guest instructors will join us for Summer mornings of challenge and fun!
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"The Pretenders is my daughters happy place! She has grown in dance and as a young woman. This is a positive place that becomes a family." - Molly L.
By filling out the form you can reserve a spot in the summer session for up to one week before any payment.
Summer camp can be reserved per week OR for the full 4 weeks.