Youth Ballroom Dance Camp

Information Packet

Announcement

As of APRIL 1, 2009, girls may again register for the camp with only one boy registering with them (rather than two). Please call (801) 422–7589 when ready to enroll both the girl and the boy. (Do not enroll the boy first and then call to enroll the girl. They MUST all be enrolled when you call.)

Boys may still register individually.

August 3–6, 2009
Boys and Girls, Ages 10–18
Beginning–Advanced

NEW AND SEPARATE REGISTRATION DATE FOR THIS CAMP!!!

Registration for the 2009 Dance camps will begin Friday, February 6, 2009, at 9:00 a.m. MT.

In its 20th year at Brigham Young University, the Ballroom Dance Camp for youth offers an exciting four days of dancing, socializing, and performing. Youth will gain up to 20 hours of training in a variety of dances.  Participants will be taught under the watchful eye of top ballroom instructors.

Recreation includes a pizza party, trip to Seven Peaks Water Park, and closing banquet/dance party where each participant will showcase what he/she has learned!

Come make new friends and enjoy dancing with some of the nation’s top professionals.

Benefits

• Learn from top professionals.
• Attend a closing banquet with dinner and dancing.
• Receive a camp t-shirt.
• Spend an evening at Seven Peaks Water Park
• Enjoy a pizza party.

Closing Banquet
The camp concludes on Thursday evening with a closing banquet and dance showcase. Participants will perform what they have learned during the camp for their peers and parents. The evening includes a catered dinner (camp participants only), slide show of candid shots taken during the camp, performances by dance participants, and guest instructor performances.

For those who are attending the dance showcase who need special assistance and/or seating, please contact our office 2 weeks in advance with your request. Spectators will not be allowed in the room until the banquet is complete and therefore should be prepared to stand in line. NO personal seats of any kind (besides those medically necessary) will be allowed in the room.

Class Options
Up to 20 hours of classroom instruction will be offered during the camp. Participants are grouped by four skill levels (beginning, intermediate I, intermediate II, and advanced). This year will also include advanced competitive choreography classes and a technique lecture demonstration.

Directors
BYU dance faculty member Marci Edgington is the director of BYU’s American Social Dance program. Claudia Hill, also a BYU faculty member, is the BYU Ballroom Dance Company promotional director. Marci and Claudia are members of the Imperial Teachers of Dance and have been instrumental in the development of the youth ballroom dance programs offered at BYU.

DVD (New this year!)
We will be offering a camp DVD this year. More details to come.

Guest Instructors
Urs Geisenhainer and Agnes Kazmierczak
Jonathan Roberts and Anna Trebunskaya

Dances to Be Taught

• American Waltz
• Cha Cha
• Paso Doble
• Mambo
• Swing
• Tango

Tuition
Camp Package (lunch included): $329 ($25 nonrefundable)
Camp Package with Campus Housing: $429 ($25 nonrefundable)
*Only participants ages 12–18 yrs. will be able to register for the campus housing package.

Special Registration Announcement

Please note that a Continuing Education login must be created for each participant in order to register for the camp. The login is for the participant, not the parent/guardian. Registration Tips.

Registration
Because we try to maintain an even number of males and females attending this camp we must limit the number of each gender that can register.

Three convenient ways to register: Check Space Availability.

1. Online: This is definitely the quickest method! (Available beginning February 6, 2009, at 9:00 a.m. MT)
   
   

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2. By phone: Call (801) 422-4851. Phone registration will be open between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on weekdays. (Available beginning February 6, 2009, at 9:00 a.m. MT)
3. In person: Harman Continuing Education Building lobby at BYU between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on weekdays. (Available beginning February 6, 2009, at 9:00 a.m. MT)

Registration Notes

• A full refund (minus $25 nonrefundable) will be granted to all cancellations requested by 5:00 p.m. Monday, July 27 (one week before the camp begins). No refunds will be given after this deadline.
• Full tuition is due at the time of registration. No deposits will be accepted.
• Information packets with updated check-in times will be available on our Web site six to eight weeks before the camp begins.