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 and create the most magnificent crafts!
- 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 3-6
Starting Monday, July 10-Thursday, July 13
9:00-11am
Shining Stars Camp age 4-6
Starting Monday, July 24-Thursday, July 27
9:00-11am
Primary/Grade 1
Starting July 5-July 30
9:00-12noon Monday/Wednesday
Level 2-4
Starting July 6-August 1
9:00-12noon Tuesday/Thursday
Jr/Sr Level
Starting July 10-28th
9:00-2:30pm Monday-Thursday
Tuition
Prince and Princess Camp -$110
Shining Stars Camp- $110
Pre-Primary/Primary-$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 7-11
Join master teachers Anna Christine Spelman (American Ballet Theatre) and Eddy Ocampo ( Gus Giordano Jazz Dance Chicago) 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.
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.
