Ballet Camp "Young Dancers" (Ages 7-14)
| Dates: | September 3 - October 15, 2024 |
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| Meets: | Tu and Th from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM |
| Location: | Fox Fine Arts, Studio M201 |
| Cost: | $85.00 |
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The camp will introduce the fundamentals of classical ballet training while focusing on proper body alignment, basic ballet technique, basic ballet terminology, and musicality. Children build body and spatial awareness thorough dance, creative movement, and choreography. Campers will be introduced to basic ballet positions (arms, hands, feet, and legs) and fundamental steps with a strong emphasis on moving to music. The main objective at this level is to keep students excited about the journey of dance without frustrating them with the strict physical and technical demands of ballet. The camp's objectives are to expose students to the basic ballet positions and steps, help them memorize choreography, and build their knowledge of basic ballet vocabulary.
Requirements: Female participants are required to wear ballet slippers, pink leotard, tights, ballet skirt (NO puffy tutus) with hair pulled back in a bun, and free of jewelry. Male participants should wear ballet slippers, black biker shorts, white t-shirt, with hair pulled back if long and free of any jewelry.
Requirements: Female participants are required to wear ballet slippers, pink leotard, tights, ballet skirt (NO puffy tutus) with hair pulled back in a bun, and free of jewelry. Male participants should wear ballet slippers, black biker shorts, white t-shirt, with hair pulled back if long and free of any jewelry.
Notes:
Requirements: Female participants are required to wear ballet slippers, pink leotard, tights, ballet skirt (NO puffy tutus) with hair pulled back in a bun, and free of jewelry. Male participants should wear ballet slippers, black biker shorts, white t-shirt, with hair pulled back if long and free of any jewelry.
| Fee: | $85.00 |
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| Hours: | 10.00 |
Fox Fine Arts, Studio M201
Laura Escobar
Laura Escobar has been dancing ballet since she was seven years old, under the artistic direction of Maru Becerra, Ballet Mistress at the Juarez Ballet Company. Since 2005, she has also been a ballet instructor at the same company where she teaches children starting at the age of three. Escobar has performed and assisted in choreographing ballets such as Swan Lake, The Nutcracker, La Fille Mal Garde, Coppellia, Giselle, among others. In 2015, Escobar obtained her B.F.A. in Dance with a concentration in ballet, graduating cum laude from UTEP. As part of her training at UTEP, Escobar developed an adaptive ballet class designed for children with disabilities, specifically Down syndrome. My Joyful Dance, where she teaches approximately twenty students with disabilities, has been under her instruction and direction since September 2014 at UTEP. Since June 2015, Escobar has also taught the Department of Theatre and Dance Children's Ballet Program, consisting of Saturday morning, weekday classes, and summer dance camps for children ages three through twelve.| Date | Day | Time | Location |
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| 09/03/2024 | Tuesday | 6 PM to 7 PM | Fox Fine Arts, Studio M201 |
| 09/05/2024 | Thursday | 6 PM to 7 PM | Fox Fine Arts, Studio M201 |
| 09/10/2024 | Tuesday | 6 PM to 7 PM | Fox Fine Arts, Studio M201 |
| 09/17/2024 | Tuesday | 6 PM to 7 PM | Fox Fine Arts, Studio M201 |
| 09/19/2024 | Thursday | 6 PM to 7 PM | Fox Fine Arts, Studio M201 |
| 09/24/2024 | Tuesday | 6 PM to 7 PM | Fox Fine Arts, Studio M201 |
| 09/26/2024 | Thursday | 6 PM to 7 PM | Fox Fine Arts, Studio M201 |
| 10/03/2024 | Thursday | 6 PM to 7 PM | Fox Fine Arts, Studio M201 |
| 10/08/2024 | Tuesday | 6 PM to 7 PM | Fox Fine Arts, Studio M201 |
| 10/15/2024 | Tuesday | 6 PM to 7 PM | Fox Fine Arts, Studio M201 |
