Specialty Camps 2012
- June 27th - July 1st: Moving Mentors 9:30 - 3:00pm
- July 11th - 15th: Pre-Ballet: Disney Dance! 9:30 - 1:00pm
- July 18th - 22nd: JDG Youth Ballet Intensive 9:30 - 3:00pm
- August 1st - 5th: Theatre & Voice 9:30 - 1:00pm
- August 8th - 12th: High School: Pre-Professional Dance Intensive 9:30am - 3:00pm
Special Information
Looking for some individual attention?
Private Lessons:
This summer is the perfect time to get a customized lesson. Help improve dance, vocal or theatre ability and achieve a high level of training with some one on one time with our experienced faculty. Pick their favorite instructor and choose a 30 minute or 60 minute session.
- 30 minute session: $25.00
- 60 minute session: $40.00
All Camps run Monday through Friday, age requirements and time will be specified with each camp.
Campers will need attire based on their chosen schedule. Ballet students need leotards, tights and ballet slippers. All other dance techniques, acting and voice need close fitting attire.
Movement Mentors
Join us for an invigorating, intensive and life-changing week of camp. The professional dancers from JDG along with students from Marshall University's Dance and Theatre department team up to create a unique perspective on teaching the arts. Through Movement Mentors each middle school aged student will be paired with a mentor for the week to help support and encourage.
Each day will begin with intense somatics studies which will highlight using your body in proper alignment while gaining strength and control. Next, both students and mentors will take a thought provoking technique class (see weekly schedule) and then move into lunch. After lunch everyone will move into a creative arts project where students will focus on creating with a positive purpose. Open dialog between students and mentors, as well as the whole group will create an environment free of judgement and full of support. Next, all participates will engage in either a movement improvisation or yoga workshop.
The workshop will culminate with a Friday evening gala performance. Art exhibit and writings display of what happened over the course of the week. Friends and family are encouraged to attend to support what these amazing women and young ladies have accomplished over the week.
Weekly Schedule:
Monday:
- 9:30 - 10:45am: Somatics
- 11:00 - 12:30pm: Technique: Modern
- 12:30 - 1:15pm: Lunch
- 1:15 - 2:15pm: Creative Arts
- 2:15 - 3:00pm: Yoga
Tuesday:
- 9:30 - 10:45am: Somatics
- 11:00 - 12:30pm: Technique: Ballet
- 12:30 - 1:15pm: Lunch
- 1:15 - 2:15pm: Creative Arts
- 2:15 - 3:00pm: Improvisation Workshop
Wednesday:
- 9:30 - 10:45am: Somatics
- 11:00 - 12:30pm: Technique: Bellydance
- 12:30 - 1:15pm: Lunch
- 1:15 - 2:15pm: Creative Arts
- 2:15 - 3:00pm: Yoga
Thursday:
- 9:30 - 10:45am: Somatics
- 11:00 - 12:30pm: Technique: Ballet
- 12:30 - 1:15pm: Lunch
- 1:15 - 2:15pm: Creative Arts
- 2:15 - 3:00pm: Improvisation Workshop
Friday:
- 9:30 - 10:45am: Somatics
- 11:00 - 12:30pm: Technique: Modern (with live female drummers!!)
- 12:30 - 1:15pm: Lunch
- 1:15 - 2:15pm: Creative Arts
- 2:15 - 3:00pm: Yoga
Pre-ballet: Disney Dance!
Join Mickey Mouse and the Disney crew for this exciting week of camp! Each day will feature a different character (Mickey, Minnie, Donald, Daisy & Goofy) where ballet and creative movement will be taught and mysteries will be solved. Along with loads of fun with friends, art projects and more. This camp results in an out of this world production!
JDG Youth Ballet Intensive
Join JDGYB this summer for a ballet intensive unlike any other! Each day will involve a ballet based warm up, multiple technique classes, one on one sessions with multiple instructors and private ballet based Pilates apparatus sessions. Students will also gain practical knowledge from watching historical ballets, learning about the history of ballet and studying famous dancers. The camp will focus on correct placement and advanced technique skills with an immersion into the ballet world.
The JDGYB is a year round student company consisting of dancers between the ages of 6 and 18. Dancers for the upcoming season will be chosen out of the week long camp. At the end of the camp week friends and family will be invited to the main stage for an informal showing.
Theatre & Voice
This camp incorporates theatre concepts while training the voice to both speak and sing. Stage direction, improvisation and performance skills are taught during the first half of the day while the second half is spent learning about musicality, voice projection and control. This camp is designed to give students more confidence both on and off stage. Self confidence will be taught through various mock auditions and skills will be tested with performance opportunities. All students will be featured in a cabaret style performance on Friday evening.
Pre-Professional Summer Intensive
This week long intensive takes students through a hard core training process developing dance technique in ballet, modern and hip-hop, as well as, choreography, acting, voice, partnering, contact improvisation, Pilates and yoga. Each student will get individual feedback from faculty, will learn repertory from our resident modern dance company (Jeslyn Dance Gallery) and will perform in their own showcase on Friday the 17th at 7pm. Students will gain experience by working with JPAC faculty, as well as visiting artists. This camp serves as the audition for the pre-professional company for the 2009/2010 season.
Students enrolled in this all day, week long camps will need to bring their own bag lunch including a drink. Lunches will be kept at room temperature; refrigeration is not available. Bottled water and snacks are available at the center for additional charge.