SUMMER 2010

Summer Classes, Camps, and Workshops at Dance Center Evanston provide fun, challenging, and healthy programming for children, teens, and adults of all levels.

To register for Summer Classes, Camps, or Workshops, download the summer registration form here.




























































































































































































PRIMARY DIVISION for ages 3-7

Weekly Classes
Six Weeks: Monday, June 21 - Saturday, July 31
All Primary Classes are 45 minutes.
All ages are as of 9/1/10 (except Tippy Toes 1).

TIPPY TOES 1 (age 3 by 6/1/10)
Saturday9:00 amJill

TIPPY TOES 1/2 (ages 3 1/2 & 4)
Monday9:00 amEnid
Tuesday4:30 pmNichola
Wednesday4:00 pmJill
Saturday10:00 amEnid

PRE-BALLET 1 (ages 5 & 6)
Wednesday4:45 pmJill
Saturday9:45 amJill
Saturday10:45 amEnid

PRE-BALLET 2 (ages 6 & 7)
Tuesday3:45 pmNichola
Saturday10:30 amJill

INTRO TO MODERN (ages 6 & 7)
Thursday4:45 pmEnid

INTRO TO TAP (ages 6 & 7)
Tuesday4:30 pmJill


MINI-CAMP

for ages 6 and 7 (Must be 6 by September 1st, 2010)

Monday-Friday 9:30 am - noon

Cost: $150/one session $290/two sessions $420/three sessions $540/four sessions

4 ONE-WEEK CAMPS

Session 1: June 14-18

Session 2: June 21-25

Session 3: June 28-July 2

Session 4: July 5-July 9

DCE faculty member Allison Kurtz will lead creative romps into new lands using dance, music, creative drama, arts and crafts. Each 1-week session will bring a tale to life through movement and storytelling and culminate in an informal performance for family and friends. Themes change each session so that students may participate in multiple camps. Limited to 16 dancers per session.

Mini-Camp fills quickly, so register now!


STUDENT DIVISION for ages 7 and up

Weekly Classes
Six Weeks: Monday, June 21 - Saturday, July 31
60 minutes (unless otherwise noted)

BALLET BASICS beginners ages 8+
Saturday11:30 amEnid

BALLET 1A/1B ages 7 & 8
Wednesday5:30 pmJill

BALLET 2A/2B 75 minutes
Monday4:15 pmBéa
Thursday4:15 pmVicki

CONTINUING CECCHETTI GRADE I
Tuesday5:15 pmNichola

CONTINUING CECCHETTI GRADE II
Tuesday6:15 pmNichola

BOYS 1/2 ages 6-9; 45 min
Monday4:30 pmMike

BOYS 2/3 ages 9 & up; 45 min
Monday5:15 pmMike

BEG./INT. MODERN ages 8 & up
Thursday5:30 pmEnid

TAP 1/2 ages 8 & up
Tuesday5:15 pmJill

BEGINNING JAZZ ages 9 & up
Tuesday6:15 pmJill

BEGINNING HIP HOP ages 10 & up
Monday5:45 pmStephanie

INTERMEDIATE HIP HOP ages 11 & up
Monday6:45 pmStephanie


ACADEMY PREP CLASSES
For dancers who have completed at least one year of Ballet 2B, 3, or 4.

ACADEMY PREP BALLET 75 minutes
Monday5:30 pmLaura B.
Thursday5:30 pmVicki

POINTE PREP/BEG. POINTE 45 minutes
Monday6:45 pmLaura B.
Thursday6:45 pmVicki

MUSICAL THEATER 60 minutes
Wednesday6:30 pmJulie

BEGINNING TAP FOR ACAD./ACAD. PREP 60 minutes
Wednesday5:30 pmJulie


DANCE PERFORMANCE WORKSHOP
for ages 8 - 12 (Must be 8 by 9/1/10)

Monday - Friday 8:45 am - 3:00 pm
3-week camp, July 12 - 30, 2010
Cost: $895
Morning-only option also available. Call for details.

Travel to the Kingdom of Wisdom and polish your port de bras along the way as Dance Performance Workshop explores Norton Juster?s novel, The Phantom Tollbooth! Dancers spend mornings with two levels of technique classes in ballet, modern, jazz, and hip-hop. Afternoons, led by Striding Lion artist-teachers Allison Kurtz and Annie Beserra, are spent breathing life into Milo, Tock, and King Azaz through dance, music, and theater, preparing for the final performance. Campers also take trips to the beach, Penny Park, and a professional production.


ACADEMY PREP DANCE INTENSIVE
for dancers who have completed levels 2B, 3, and 4

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
Choose 1, 2 or 3 weeks, beginning June 21
Cost: $216 for 1 week, $600 for all 3 weeks

Take your dancing to the next level! If you dream of one day taking Academy level classes at Dance Center Evanston, or are looking to impress your teachers in the fall, the Academy Prep Dance Intensive will guide you to amazing results by improving your technique, challenging your mind, and stretching your body. The weekly schedule may include: Stretch & Strength, Ballet, Pointe or Pointe Prep, Modern, Choreography, Jazz, and Musical Theater. Classes will be taught at two levels by DCE Academy level teachers.


PARTNERING WORKSHOP
For Boys 3, Ballet 3 and 4, and Academy level students

3-DAY WORKSHOP: June 15-17
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
Level 1: 4:30-6:30 pm (For dancers who have completed one year of Ballet 3 or 4, or Boys 3)
Level 2: 6:45 -8:45 pm (For dancers who have completed at least one year of Academy Ballet)
Cost: $95

Mike Gosney (DCE Academy level ballet teacher, Director of Elements Contemporary Ballet) will instruct students in the art of Ballet Partnering, including balances, turns, jumps, and lifts. Professional male dancers will be on hand to assist students as they practice their technique. This workshop has two levels, and is perfect for both beginning and advanced partnering students.


ACADEMY PROGRAM for advanced dancers

Weekly Classes
Six Weeks: Monday, June 21 - Saturday, July 31
Summer Academy classes are designed for Academy level dancers, DCE alums, and advanced adults.

PRICING
Academy dancers may register for the full session, pay by class, or buy a ten-class Take Anything card. See registration form for prices.

CONTEMPORARY BALLET 90 minutes
Monday6:30 pmMike
Saturday10:30 am,Mike

ADVANCED POINTE 60 minutes
Monday8:00 pmMike
Saturday12:00 pm,Mike

CLASSICAL BALLET 90 minutes
Wednesday6:30 pmBetsy

CLASSICAL VARIATIONS 60 minutes
Wednesday8:00 pmBetsy

ACADEMY MODERN 90 minutes
Thursday6:30 pmEnid

BEG. TAP FOR ACADEMY/ACADEMY PREP 60 minutes
Wednesday5:30 pmJulie

ACADEMY HIP HOP 60 minutes
Monday4:45 pmStephanie


JazzMasters Series 90 minutes

Tuesday 6:30 pm
Take class with special guest teachers from Chicago's most exciting professional companies! June 22: Randy Duncan
June 29: Stephanie Martinez
July 6: Eugene Peabody
July 13: Monique Haley
July 20: Richard Smith
July 27: Dionna PridGeon


PARTNERING WORKSHOP
For Boys 3, Ballet 3 and 4, and Academy level students

3-DAY WORKSHOP: June 15-17
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
Level 1: 4:30-6:30 pm (For dancers who have completed one year of Ballet 3 or 4, or Boys 3)
Level 2: 6:45 -8:45 pm (For dancers who have completed at least one year of Academy Ballet)
Cost: $95

Mike Gosney (DCE Academy level ballet teacher, Director of Elements Contemporary Ballet) will instruct students in the art of Ballet Partnering, including balances, turns, jumps, and lifts. Professional male dancers will be on hand to assist students as they practice their technique. This workshop has two levels, and is perfect for both beginning and advanced partnering students.


ADULT/TEEN CLASSES for ages 14 through adult

Weekly Classes
Six Weeks: Monday, June 21 - Saturday, July 31

PRICING
Adult dancers may register for the full session, pay by class, or buy a ten-class Take Anything card. See registration form for prices.

BEGINNING BALLET 90 minutes
Wednesday6:30 pmJill

CONTINUING BALLET 90 minutes
Monday7:30 pmLaura B.
Saturday9:00 amMike

BEGINNING TAP 60 minutes
Monday8:15 pmGlenn

CONTINUING TAP 60 minutes
Monday7:15 pmGlenn

BEGINNING HIP HOP 60 minutes
Monday7:45 pmStephanie

CONTINUING JAZZ 75 minutes
Wednesday7:30 pmJulie

ZUMBA ® 60 minutes
Saturday9:00 amSuzy



Photos: 1 & 2 by staff. 3 & 4 by L. Friedlander. 5 by F. Jacobs. 6 & 7 by M. Glavin.