CD/FW Dance School

Summer Camps 2007

Our studios are located at Orchestra Hall, 4401 Trail Lake Drive Fort Worth.
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“Get your dance on!”

Explore:
    modern dance
       creative movement
           self expression
It is our belief that everyone has a dancer inside, and we invite you to dance along with us. All classes at our new studios are taught by trained professionals on sprung dance floors, with appropriate shock absorption to protect your body. The studios feature natural light for a pleasant dancing environment. We welcome your thoughts and suggestions as we embark on a dance journey together.

For information about presentations and workshops in area schools, see our Education page.

Mission Statement and Studio Policies Instructors

 

 

 

 
Summer Camps 2007   
 Dance Explorers – Morning camp for 6-8 year olds
June 5-9 -- Tuesday-Saturday, 8 am to 11:30 am
June 18-22 – Monday-Friday, 8 am to 11:30 am
Tuition $120 for 1 week or $200 for 2 weeks
Classes include modern dance, creative movement, improvisation, integrated visual art and creative writing activities, explorations in rhythm, music, and sound scores, watching dances on video, and making dances (choreography). The last 30 minutes on the last day will be informal "show and tell" time with friends and family.
Instructors: Breanna Kimbley and Heather Coder

The Dance Adventure
Mondays for 3 weeks -- June 11, June 18, June 25
Tuition $50
Instructor: Amy Jo Myers
A mini "Dance Discovery" camp for young children to experience a taste of dance and creative movement. Integrated activities include storytelling, reading, and visual art. The last 30 minutes on the last day will be informal "show and tell" time with friends and family.
Ages 3-4 -- 10-11:30
Ages 4-5 -- 1-2:30
Ages 5-6 -- 4-5:30
Ages 6-8 -- 6-7:30

Dance Daredevils Camp -- Ages 9-12
June 12-16 -- Tuesday-Saturday, 9 am to 4 pm
Tuition: $250
Instructors: Laura Barbee, Sheyna Ferraro, Breanna Kimbley
Classes include modern dance, creative movement, improvisation, integrated visual art and creative writing activities, explorations in rhythm, music, and sound scores, watching dances on video, and making dances (choreography). The last 30 minutes on the last day will be informal “show and tell” time with friends and family.

INTENSE DANCE CAMP
June 25 - 29 -- Monday-Friday, 8 am to 5 pm
Ages 12 and up
Tuition $275
Instructors: Laura Barbee, Breanna Kimbley, Kerry Kreiman, Tina Mullone-Carter
For students with previous dance experience and an avid interest in dance, whether as a career or a hobby.
Students will learn basic skills of choreography and visual design in addition to experiencing a variety of styles and techniques, including classes in modern dance, ballet, jazz, strengthening/stretching, African, improvisation, and choreography. Tina Mullone-Carter will teach choreography as it relates to ideas from art history. An informal showing for friends and family will be presented from 4-5 pm on the last day.

FOOD: Bring your own lunch and snacks.
DRESS: Students must wear appropriate clothing which facilitates ease of motion. Clothing should be able to stretch, and fit closely to the body so that teachers can see if students are working with appropriate alignment to avoid injury. INTENSE dance camp students should bring ballet and jazz shoes if you already own them. Socks work, too.

TO RESERVE YOUR SPACE: Registration deadline extended to Friday June 1st. Full tuition must be paid by the morning the workshop begins. If you want to register in person, please call ahead or e-mail us to make an appointment to do so: cdfw@cdfw.org or 817-922-0944.

CALL 817-922-0944.

HOW TO REGISTER FOR SUMMER DANCE CAMP:
Print and fill out the school registration and liability form for the CD/FW School and mail this in along with a tuition check for half the tuition for the camp which you are requesting. Please write on the top of the registration form which camp you are requesting. You will be notified upon receipt of your registration. Checks will not be deposited until a camp "makes" with minimum enrollment.

Send your forms and payment to:

Contemporary Dance/Fort Worth
Summer Dance Camps
PO Box 11652
Fort Worth, TX 76110

If you have additional questions, please call 817-922-0944 or e-mail
at cdfw@cdfw.org.


This program is supported in part by a 2007 Grant from the Arts Council of Fort Worth and Tarrant County.

CD/FW’s 2006-2007 season is sponsored in part by the Texas Commission on the Arts with the National Endowment for the Arts, the Arts Council of Fort Worth and Tarrant County and their Neighborhood Arts Program in collaboration with the City of Fort Worth, the Bath House Cultural Center, the Dallas Office of Cultural Affairs, the Dallas Museum of Art, and Pier 1 Imports.