Camp Details
► Variety of weekly classes for ages 1 to adult and summer camps for 4K through 12th grade
► Summer classes run June 7 through Aug. 7
For more information, visit thedancefoundation.org
This summer, The Dance Foundation will offer weekly classes for ages 1 to adult and summer camps for 4K through 12th grade June 7 through Aug. 7.
Weekly classes include Moving Together for 12- to 24-month-olds and a grown up; Movement to Music for ages 2-4; Ballet for kindergarten and older; Modern Dance for second grade and older; Hip Hop for second through sixth grades; and Tap and Contemporary Dance for ages 16 to adult.
The Dance Foundation’s teaching approach and curriculum engage the imagination and nurture creativity. Live music is an essential component to classes for students through first grade to develop the students’ musicality and to allow for spontaneity and creative freedom in the class.
The Dance Foundation also offers half-day camps for students entering 4K through high school.
In a new camp for dancers and creatives in sixth through 12th grades, participants will use movement, videography and editing tools to tell a story. The Dancing with the Camera camp will provide participants the skills and equipment to create their very own short dance film. A Dance Workshop with intensive study in Ballet and Modern Dance is also offered for sixth through 12th grade dancers.
A yearly favorite is the Once Upon a Fairytale camp for 4- and 5-year-olds. Daily adventures are inspired by classic fairy tales and stories from around the world. Each day, campers dance, create art and explore the day’s fairytale.
Two camps are offered for first through third graders this summer. In Once Upon a Ballet for budding ballerinas, campers will discover the familiar folktales of ballet and learn classical dance steps and gestures of famous characters. Campers will make costume pieces, explore the use of props and dance along with the traditional music of “Sleeping Beauty,” “The Nutcracker” and others.
In Adventures in Enchanted Lands, campers create their own mermaid story, search fordragons’ eggs and design fairy wings. Each day is an adventure with magical creatures and enchanted activities. Campers explore each day’s theme through dance, art and drama classes.
The popular Dance Explorations camp offered is for third through sixth graders to give students a taste of a variety of dance styles, including Modern Dance, Jazz, Musical Theatre, Improvisation and Hip Hop, as well as lessons in dance history, music and stage makeup.
The Dance Foundation has seen success this dance season with its COVID-19 health and safety protocols that have been in place since last summer’s programs. Visit thedancefoundation.org for current policies.
The Dance Foundation is a nonprofit organization supported by generous corporations, foundations and individuals. The Dance Foundation teaches 2,000 students each week through a Community Partnership Program and a Studio Program with tuition assistance.
Its studios in downtown Homewood are also home to dozens of artists and arts organizations for classes, workshops, rehearsals and performances. The Dance Foundation has been a gathering place for learning with and through dance for more than 40 years.
