Specialty Camps 2012
- June 18th - 22nd: Modern Movers: An intensive camp for Modern Dance Students 9:30am - 3:00pm
- June 25th - 29th: Budding Ballerina's Dance Intensive 9:30 - 1:00pm
- June 25th - 29th: Theatre Camp 9:30 - 3:00pm
- July 9th - 13th: Moving Mentors Camp: Junior High Camp 9:30 - 3:00pm
- July 16th - 20th: JDG Youth Ballet Intensive 9:30 - 3:00pm
- July 28th - 29th: High School Dance Intensive 9:00am - 6:00pm
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.
Moving 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.
Modern Movers:
If you love modern dance this is the camp for you! Join JPAC faculty for an entire week of various modern techniques, choreography and improvisation through movement. Live drummers will accompany some of the classes for an uplifting and intensive experience. Connect with your body, become more grounded and find your own expression through movement in this exciting new camp.
Budding Ballerina's Dance Intensive:
Calling all budding ballerina's!! This camp is designed specifically for the developing ballerina between the ages of 6 and 8 years old. This camp is focused on nurturing the love of dance found in our younger students while giving them the knowledge and confidence to mature and grow as little ladies and exceptional ballerina's. Alignment, choreography, strength, barre work, center work, adagio and allegro work will all be covered in this camp. The week will culminate in an exceptional showing on Friday evening where each girl will be highlighted in both solo and group work.
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
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.
High School Dance Intensive
JPAC is offering a brand new weekend intensive for high school aged students. The workshop takes place over a Saturday and Sunday and is designed to give students an experience of many classes, long hours in the studio, various techniques, feedback sessions and much more. The weekend will provide inspiration through personal growth and development as an artist.
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.