Summer Dance Study is a very important tool for enhancing a dancers technical skills in ballet as well as an opportunity to be enriched by interrelated studies. Without the demands of school and homework, students can intensely focus on dance enabling them to make greater progression. Our Summer Dance Program will provide students at each level special opportunities to broaden and enrich their dance education.
Summer Dance Intensive
- Prince and Princess Camp- We would be honored to welcome each prince and princess each morning, wearing their own dress up clothes – or dance wear! Each day we will learn about a different classical ballet fairytale, create a keepsake craft and showcase their work on a last day performance for parents!
- Shining Stars Camp– Learn the latest dance styles of Jazz, Hip Hop and Tap plus fun crafts.
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Primary-Grade 4 -Continued strengthening of technical skills required for ballet with exploration of Jazz, Hip Hop and Tap.
- Intermediate/Advanced-Concentrated emphasis on classical ballet, pointe, variations, contemporary and conditioning.
Schedule
Prince and Princess Camp age 3-5 (Creative Movement/Pre-Primary)
Starting Monday, August 5-Thursday, August 8
9:00-11am
Shining Stars Camp age 3-5 (Creative Movement and Pre-Primary)
Starting Monday, July 22-Thursday, July 25
9:00-11am
Primary/Grade 1
Starting July 8-July 31
9:00-12noon Monday/Wednesday
Level 2-4
Starting July 9- August 1
9:00-12 noon Tuesday/Thursday
Jr/Sr Level
Starting July 8-25th
9:00-2:30pm Monday-Thursday
Tuition
Prince and Princess Camp -$110
Shining Stars Camp- $110
Primary-Grade 1-$225 for 4 weeks
Grade 2/3 -$225 for 4 weeks
Jr/Sr Level $250 per week
Family Discounts
Family 2nd child 10%
Family 3rd child 20%
Dancing with the Masters -August 12-16
Join master teachers TBA for a week intensive that will feature both classical and contemporary dance. Daily times are 9:30 -4:30pm daily. This program is for intermediate to advanced dancers interested in refining classical and contemporary foundation and honing artistry. Schedule will include Ballet, Pointe, Variation, Contemporary, Conditioning and Choreography.
Tuition $300. ($250 IDC members)
EDDY OCAMPO INTERNATIONALLY RENOWN DANCE ARTIST
Eddy Ocampo, internationally renowned contemporary choreographer and dance teacher,
has created ballets in Europe, Mexico, Canada, Russia and throughout the U.S. He has
been commissioned for theater, opera and museum installations, among them premieres at
the Landestheater Linz in Austria, the Goodman Theatre in Chicago, South Coast Repertory
in Southern CA and the St. Petersburg Institut for Contemporary Art in Russia. Eddy has set
choreography on such dance companies as Giordano Dance Chicago, Luna Negra Dance
Theatre, Thodos Dance Chicago, Eisenhower Dance Ensemble, Houston Metropolitan
Dance Company, Odyssey Dance Theatre (Salt Lake City), Kannon Dance (St Petersburg,
Russia), and many regional ballet companies in the U.S. He has also taught numerous
artistic residencies for some of the most prestigious universities and colleges in the U.S.,
Europe, Mexico, Canada, Turkey and Russia.
Mr. Ocampo served as school director of the Giordano Dance Center, as well as the
director of Giordano II from 2000-2004. He is also the founding artistic director the American
Jazz Dance Festival-New Generation in the Russian Republic. Mr. Ocampo has received
many national and international awards for his choreography, among them, Mr. Ocampo is
the recipient of the Dance Chicago Outstanding Choreography Awards in 2003 & 2004, the
Cliff Dwellers Arts Foundation Choreography Award in 2005 & 2007, the National
Choreography Recognition Award for Regional Dance America in 2012 & 2104 and has
been honored as the 2005 Filipino American of the Year for his contribution to the arts
community as a Filipino American. Mr. Ocampo resides in Chicago and is Co-Artistic
Director of LEVELdance, a Chicago based, site specific and design based contemporary
dance company.
Mary LeGere, Director Emeritus Raleigh Dance Theatre
A native of Rotterdam NY, Mary LeGere began her dance training at age nine. In 1976, she won a scholarship to the School of the Pennsylvania Ballet where she studied with Barbara Weisberger, Benjamin Harkavy, and Lupe Serrano. In 1980, she joined the Pennsylvania Ballet, and in 1986 was promoted to soloist. Working under the artistic direction of Benjamin Harkavy and later Robert Weiss she danced lead roles in George Balanchine’s Concerto Barocco, Symphony In C, Tarantella, Symphony in Three Movements, and Steadfast Tin Soldier, as well as Sugar Plum Fairy and Dew Drop in The Nutcracker. She was featured in Calcium Night Light by Peter Martins, and in works by Lynn Taylor Corbett, Merce Cunningham, and Paul Taylor. In 1990, she retired with an acclaimed performance of Myrta in Giselle.
After moving to North Carolina with her husband, Ms. LeGere joined the faculty of The Raleigh School of Ballet. She became Associate Director of Raleigh Dance Theatre in 1991, and served as Artistic Director of Carolina Ballet during its 3 year transition to a professional company. Choosing to no longer direct Carolina Ballet, Ms. LeGere became the Director of the reestablished Raleigh Dance Theatre until her retirement in June 2021.
Ms. LeGere has choreographed 17 works for Raleigh Dance Theatre, many that were chosen to be performed at the RDA/SE annual festival. In April 2016, Ms LeGere received the Regional Dance America National Choreography Recognition Award.
Ms. LeGere co-directed The Raleigh School of Ballet, where she taught for 30 years. She has guest taught and set her choreography at schools and companies all over the country. She was honored with the 2006-2007 North Carolina Dance Alliance Annual Award. This prestigious award honors individuals who have made significant life-time contributions to the growth and development of dance in North Carolina.
In August of 2021, Ms. LeGere was named Artistic Director Emeritus of Raleigh Dance Theatre and the RDT Board of Directors established a fund in her honor. She continues to work with RDT overseeing the George W. Newton School Performance Initiative and other outreach activities