Summer Dance 2017
Wilton Dance Studio Summer Offerings
In this Notice:
 Contemporary Intensive
 Ballet Intensive
 Acro & Composition
Intensive
 Evening Ballet Classes
 Prince/Princess DANCEcamp
for ages 3 –5 years
Advantages of Summer Dance
Don’t let valuable skills slip away during the lazy days of
summer. Now is the time to enroll in one of our award
winning summer programs. Younger students can experience
a variety of styles of dance classes during our daytime
. Older children can branch out with our genre
specific Ballet, Acro or Contemporary intensive programs.
Students desiring to push their technique (or at the very least,
not loose valuable ground made this year) can attend evening
ballet classes.
Morning Preschool & Kindergarten
Prince/Princess DANCEcamps
Ages 3—5 years
9:30 - 12:00 noon
Fee: $250/week*
*Multiple Camp Discount: $25 off subsequent weeks
Each Week Features a Different Prince & Princess Theme, A Variety of Arts & Crafts
Projects AND a costumed
Dance Performance each Friday!
Your child will LOVE our fun & exciting dance camps. Camps are
one week in length and are jam packed full of dancing, creating,
learning, crafting and so much more! Each camp culminates in a
special Friday Dance Performance. Campers will have the
opportunity to experience a variety of dance styles including preballet, pre-jazz, Irish & pre-tap. Please provide a healthy, nut free
snack. Rotating themes include: Beauty and the Beast, Frozen, Ariel,
Tangled (Rapunzel), Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, Snow White and More!
Frozen Camp 2015
June 19 - June 23
June 26 - June 30
July 10 - July 14
July 17 - July 21
July 24 - July 28
Evening Summer Ballet
Classes Level Ballet III - VI
Fee: $75.00 per week
Keep Your Ballet Technique Strong!
Monday, Wednesday & Thursday 6:00 - 8:00 pm
June 19 - August 18
Sign up for single or multiple weeks!
Ballet Boot Camp & Variations Intensive
with Miss Kristen
July 24 – 28
Fee $695
(8 - 18 yrs.) 9:30 am - 4:00 pm
Miss Kristen is prepared to help each student grow,
strengthen and reach their full dance potential!
Each day will include a complete ballet barre, center combinations and
across the floor, stretch & strengthen. Afternoons will consist of learning a
variety of classical ballet variations. Additional goals will include
preparation for the Youth American Grand Prix, a ballet competition for
those with a ballet focus. Other subjects to include: injury prevention, nutrition, self-healing
modalities (yoga & meditation).
Kristen Prescott is a professional dancer and choreographer. She is a graduate from the Greenwich Ballet
Academy under Sara Knight and Michael Shannon. In 2007, Kristen won a bronze medal in the Contemporary
Division of the Youth America Grand Prix. She Performance credits include Configuration Dance Theatre, and
Connecticut Ballet, Ballet des Ameriques and Thomas Ortiz Dance. She is a co-founder of Hudson Valley Ballet.
Acro & Contemporary Intensive
August 7 – 11
Fee $695
Acro, Contemporary & Dance Composition
(8 - 18 yrs.) 9:30 am - 4:00 pm
In addition to the Acro training, students will learn advanced
strength training and stretching techniques, Acro Yoga
(partnering), Contact Improvisation and
Contemporary Composition. The day rounds out
with a variety of relaxation techniques.
Mickey Lonsdale is a former member of Alabama Dance
Theatre. Summa Cum Laude graduate from Auburn Montgomery. Additional training at
Italy’s Accademia dell’Arte studying circus arts, physical theatre, movement, and commedia
dell-arte receiving an MFA in Physical Theatre. He continues to impress and amaze
audiences when on tour with the Aura Curiatlas Physical Theater. Mickey also has several
movie & music video credits.
Shawn Rawls Dance Intensive in August!
August 14 – 18
Fee $695
Contemporary & Ballet (8 - 18 yrs.) 9:30 am - 4:00 pm
Shawn’s classes are fun, level appropriate and challenging! Students will
have several dance classes each day, including Contemporary & Classical
Ballet & Choreography. Additional lessons include Dance History, Nutrition,
Anatomy & Self-healing modalities (using
TheraBand's, tennis & soft balls).
Shawn Rawls is a professional dancer, choreographer and director/
founder of Emotions Physical Theatre from New York City. He trained at
Broadway Dance Center, Steps, Peridance, and with artists like Mia Michaels
from So You Think You Can Dance, Ravenna Tucker from the Royal Ballet,
and Hope Boykins from Alvin Ailey. He holds a BFA in performance and
choreography from Belhaven University.