When: June 21, 2010, 9:00 amWhere: Hubbard Street Dance
1147 West Jackson Boulevard
Chicago, IL 60607
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Hubbard Street Dance Chicago’s Discover Dance summer camp introduces students to the exciting world of contemporary dance. Working with the professional dancers and teaching artists of HSDC, aspiring young dancers of all abilities will experience professional dance from the ground up, and gain an understanding of how their bodies move and how to communicate through dance using improvisation and structured choreographic activities.
Session 1: Creative Connections
June 21 – 25
Grades K-2 9:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. $200
Grades 3-6 1:30 p.m. – 5 p.m. $250
Each class will explore how contemporary dance is created by learning Lesley Telford’s Page One, created for and performed around the world by Hubbard Street 2, and will then use that experience to create a new work based on themes and processes used in that work.
Session 2: Creative Movement
June 28 – July 2
Grades K-2 9:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. $200
Grades 3-6 1:30 p.m. – 5 p.m. $250
Student will explore choreographic concepts as they start to create movement that is meaningful to them. HSDC’s Youth Program lets the student become the choreographer as young dancers begin to experiment and take risks through movement.
*Session 1 attendance is not necessary for participation in Session 2.
Session 3: Creative Connections
August 9 – 13
*see Creative Connection Description in Session 1
Grades K-2 9:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. $200
Grades 3-6 1:30 p.m. – 5 p.m. $250
Little Movers Dance Camp
August 16 – 20
Ages 3-5 9:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. $200
For our littlest dancers, we offer a week long environment to build their gross motor skills, musicality and kinesthetic confidence. Students will wiggle and giggle as they establish a life-long foundation for dance, exploring their world through creative movement activities.
