They must take master classes with guest teachers throughout the year, attend summer workshops to broaden their understanding of dance and do community service to promote dance and assist young dancers in weekly classes. Dancers must maintain a solid GPA on top of their dance core work. The requirements to be inducted are rigorous. The National Dance Honor Society recognizes outstanding artistic merit, leadership and academic achievements in students studying dance at the high school level. They are Seniors Britta Heaphy and Sydney Herold and Juniors Dakota Barth, Lena Gardner, Adri Meyer and Keyle Potts.Īll the dancers are company members of Footlight Dance Centre and most have been dancing since they were four. Keep in mind that 4-5 year olds must have a half-year of dance experience.Six Wood River High School dancers have been inducted as Dance Scholars in the National Honor Society for Dance Arts. The camps include lots of dancing and ballet-oriented art projects, with healthy snacks and materials included.
The sessions are Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 9:30 a.m. The Sun Valley Ballet School (726-9876) is offering Summer Ballet Camp for ages 4-8 with two sessions-July 12-23 and Aug. "More kids are going on with dance than there ever use to be."Īll camps take place at The Community Campus studio in Hailey. "We have been around for over 25 years and two kids who were Footlight dancers are graduating from college with dance degrees and others have minors," Neely said. Classes will cover ballet, pointe, Pilates conditioning, modern and jazz dance. 16-20, which is a week-long workshop to prepare for fall classes for middle and high school students who are intermediate and advanced dancers. It is available to students eight years old and older with more than two years ballet experience.įootlight's "August Dance Refresher" will take place Aug. "All programs offer kids an opportunity and bringing in guest teachers is always exciting especially when we see results and the programs maturing."įootlight will also offer the "Cecchetti Ballet Elite Camp" from July 5-9, which is a workshop in the Cecchetti Ballet Method with classes offered in levels 1-4. "Kids go from year to year and progress in a timely fashion," Neely said. each day with activities including: ballet, hip-hop, tap, creative, dance history, choreography, craft activities and dance videos. Both camps are for students entering 2nd through 4th grade in September, and it will take place from 9 a.m. "DANCEcamp," session one, will take place June 21-25 and session two will take place July 12-16.
Classes will be taught by guest instructors including Jaime Moore and Dantzel Cherry. Classes are held all day in ballet, classical variations, jazz, hip-hop and Pilates. In the summer, it's really about the exploratory process and engaging in dance whether your are at a beginner level or an advanced level."įootlight will offer "Dance in the Mountains" from June 14-18, which offers intensive dance for intermediate and advanced dancers ages 12 years old to adults. "It's a nice variety from the standard school year curriculum. "There is something for everyone," said Footlight Dance Centre Director Hilarie Neely. Offering dancers of all levels and abilities classes throughout the summer for over 25 years, Footlight Dance Centre is a well-rounded summer dance experience. Footlight Dance Centre gives young dancers an opportunity to engage and explore dance beyond the school year.
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