Full Day Intensive Workshops
DDC is pleased to offer full day intensive training programs,
designed to meet the needs of intermediate and advanced dancers who continue serious training through the summer.
Curriculum includes ballet, pointe, and other styles of dance.
Dancers will participate in related activities such as dance history, vocabulary and nutrition.
Dancers also learn choreography and prepare a piece to perform on Friday Evening at our performance at Mitchell Hall at 6:00pm.
DDC Faculty will be joined by guest faculty, including Camille Izard, Max Baud, Kelly Millar, Elizabeth Staruch and Janaea Rose Lyn.
Intensive Hours: 10:00am-4:00pm. Class begins at 10:00am.
Students should bring lunch/water bottle.
Dancers are not allowed to leave the DDC premises without written consent from their parents.
Dress Code: Dancers may wear any color leotard, pink convertible tights, pink pointe shoes, black jazz shoes, hair neatly in a bun.
Intermediate Intensive Workshops -
Ballet 2x/3/3x (Age 9 & above) June 16-20: Ballet/Pointe/Jazz – Kelly Millar & Max Baud
June 23-27: Ballet/Pointe/Jazz– DDC Faculty
July 14-18: Ballet/Pointe/Theatre Dance – Camille Izard
August 4-15: Special 2 Week Modern Intensive Program with DDC & Guest Faculty
Advanced Intensive Workshops / Ballet 4 & above
DDC is offering 2 different programs for advanced dancers in our Pre-professional division.
June 16-20: Ballet/Pointe/Jazz – Kelly Millar & Max Baud
August 4-15: Special 2 Week Modern Intensive Program with DDC & Guest Faculty
Special 2 Week Modern Intensive Program-
August 4-15 for Intermediate & Advanced Dancers
MODERN DANCE – INNOVATION & EXPLORATION
This program is designed to introduce a broad spectrum of Modern dance styles
and techniques to intermediate through advanced dancers.
Morning sessions will focus on a specific style or technique, while afternoon sessions
will include choreographic and improvisational components.
The classes taught in this program draw from classic and contemporary modern techniques such as
Limon, Taylor, and Cunningham, and faculty will work to develop students’ awareness of breath, shape, space and dynamics.
A lecture series will be presented in conjunction with technique and choreography class,to allow dancers to increase
their knowledge and understanding of the art form while exploring the history and development of Modern dance.
Dancers participating in this workshop will perform on August 15 at 6:00pm.
This program is mandatory for Performing Company members.
WORKSHOP TUITION
1-week workshops Non-member $275, Member $250 / $25 off second week
2-week Workshop with Guest Faculty Non-member $550, Member $500
DELAWARE DANCE COMPANY: 2008 SUMMER DANCE PROGRAMS
DANCE CAMP, MUSICAL THEATRE CAMP, and INTENSIVE WORKSHOPS
DANCE CAMP & MUSICAL THEATRE CAMP
Dance Camp and Theatre Dance Camp are specially designed programs for the young dancer. These fun and exciting programs include dance/theatre movement, nutrition, drama, mime, music appreciation and much more! Dancers take 1-2 dance classes every day in various styles of dance that relate to the week’s theme. These include ballet, jazz, modern, theatre dance, lyrical, tap and hip hop. Dancers have fun rehearsing for a special group number following each dance class. Each themed week-long camp, offering a variety of dance styles, activities and crafts, culminates in a spectacular performance at Mitchell Hall on the University of Delaware Campus!
A special Pizza Dinner is provided on performance Fridays!
Summer Camp Dates & Themes
Week 1-June 16-20 / Ages 3-12
Sleeping Beauty
A special camp with our young ballerinas in mind!
Have fun exploring this enchanting tale while learning about ballet, lyrical dance, mime and more!
Week 2- June23-27 / Ages 4-12
Dance & Sing with Hannah Montana
We’ll have fun dancing and singing to the catchy songs of this beloved star!
Week 3- July 14-18 / Ages 4-12
Broadway Bound!
We’ll work on learning steps and dances from many different musicals through the decades
including Hairspray, Wicked and A Chorus Line just to name a few!
2 Week Musical Theatre Camp
July 21-August 1/Ages 4/5 & 6-13
High School Musical 2
This 2-week program will focus on preparation, rehearsal and performance of the musical version of The Little Mermaid.
Campers in this exciting program will act, sing and dance, as well as learn about
stage make up, resume preparation and audition skills.
Camp Hours
Tot Group-Age 3 Week 1 Only (Must be 3 by March 1st) Morning Program 9:30 a.m. -11:30 a.m.
Group 1- Ages 4 & 5 (Must Be 4 by March 1st)/ Half Day Program 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. /Full Day Program 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.
For High School Muscial Only Group 1-Ages 4 & 5 (Must Be 4 by March 1st) 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Group 2- Ages 6-12 (Must be 6 by May 1st) 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Group 2 is divided into sections based on age and ability.
Camp Prices
Tot Camp - Member $110 Non-member $120
4/5 Half Day Camp – Member $142 Non-member $152, 4/5 Full Day Camp – Member $195 Non-member $210
6 + up – Member $230 Non-member $247
Participants enrolling in two weeks receive a 5% discount, all three weeks a 10% discount.
2-week musical theatre camp – Member $420 Nonmember $450
2-week musical theatre camp - 4/5 yrs - Member $375 Non-member $400
Day Care Hours
Morning Care 7:30 a. m. - 9:30 p.m. - $38 or 7:30 a.m.-10:00 a.m. - $48
After Camp Care 2:30 p.m.-6:00 p.m. - $53 or 4:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m. - $30
*Special arrangements can be made for hourly day care at $4.50 per hour
Summer Program
All Tot Dance Classes will participate in Tot Dance Parties on June 8th
with a brief rehearsal on the afternoon of June 7th.
We are now offering
High School Musical 2 Camp
(Instead of The Little Mermaid)
Added 4/5 yrs age group
see below for details
Now Enrolling for Summer Program
A deposit of 50% of the full
summer cost is due at registration.
No registration will be processed without this deposit.
Our Classes for Sept. 2007 to June 2008
Camille Izard Morris trained in Nashville, Paris and New York. She danced professionally with the Cologne Tanz Forum (Germany) and the Maryland Ballet under the direction of Kathleen Crofton and later, Petrus Bosman. She enjoyed considerable success partnering with long time Baltimore favorite, Sylvester Campbell. They competed in the Third International Ballet Competition at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow Russia and won the Prize for Artistic Excellence.
Camille went on to dance with the American Ballet Theatre. While with ABT, she was an original cast member of “Tiller in the Fields”, Antony Tudor’s last ballet for the company. Camille danced in Baryshnikov’s “Nutcracker” and “Don Quixote” as well as numerous classic ballets including “Giselle”, “Sleeping Beauty” and “Swan Lake” and “Coppelia”.
Camille has been teaching most of her professional life in private schools and universities including Towson University, Peabody Conservatory, and as a frequent guest with the Delaware Dance Company. She currently resides in Dayton, OH where she directs the Dance Program in Oakwood teaching young children ages 3-12, as well as being a faculty member of the Dayton Ballet School. At DB she teaches ballet and pointe to the pre-professional dancers. Additionally she created and produced “Art from Every Angle” an interdisciplinary annual event which brought together the performing and visual arts, for five years. “Angle” raised over $15,000 to benefit the Josephine Schwarz Dayton Dancer Fund.
Camille has been recognized as a choreographer with Fellowships from both the Ohio Arts Council and the Montgomery Arts and Cultural District. She holds an MFA in dance from New York University where she worked extensively with Larry Rhodes.
Kelly Millar is currently the Ballet Mistress for the Delaware Ballet. Raised in Elmer, NJ and now living in Milford, DE with her husband Jason, she began her dance training at the age of nine under the direction of Maxine and Kimberly Chapman. Kelly became a member of the Vineland Regional Dance Company and danced lead roles, including the Sugar Plum Fairy in “The Nutcracker”. As a dancer with the Northeast Regional Company, Ms. Millar traveled the United States for the Regional Dance America Festivals. Kelly has worked with many companies as both a guest teacher and choreographer. In addition to her role as Ballet Mistress for the Delaware Ballet, Kelly is currently teaching dance at both the Central Delaware Dance Academy and at Polytech High School.
Janaea Rose Lyn has worked nationally and internationally as a dancer, choreographer, and teacher for more than three decades. During that time she has been artistic Director of Dance Matrix and Convergence Dancers & Musicians. Currently she is Assistant Professor of Dance and Performing Arts Coordinator for Cecil Community College in Maryland, where she developed their associates degree program in the performing arts. This inter-disciplinary program offers concentrations in dance, music and theatre and is based at Cecil’s new Elkton Station facility.
In 2001 Janaea received an Individual Artists' Fellowship Award in choreography from the Maryland State Arts Council. Her work has been presented by such venues as OperaDelaware, Opera Company of Philadelphia, the Pennsylvania Ballet’s Shut Up & Dance Festival, The Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Scotland, and the Biennale of Contemporary Dance in Poland. Janaea has been privileged to choreograph for acclaimed dancers Leslie Carothers, formerly of the Pennsylvania Ballet and Joffrey Ballet companies, and Dirk Platzek of the Lar Lubovitch Company. Throughout her choreographic career Janaea has worked with numerous composers and musicians, and facilitated collaborative works between choreographers and composers. An article on her work in this area was published in The Choreography and Dance Journal.
Our Guest Faculty
Enrollment for Hannah Montana Camp June 23-27 is Closed
We are continuing enrollment for our other Workshops and Camps.
We are continuing enrollment for our other Workshops and Camps.
Enrollment Closed
