WOLCOTT – A ballet day camp for ages 6-10-plus will be held July 7 to July 11 by Ballet Wolcott at the Wolcott Town Hall. Ages 6-9 will meet at 9 a.m. to noon, and ages 10 and up will meet from 1 to 5 p.m. The camp is dance focused, with students to be immersed in movement, dance styles, arts and crafts and circus skills. Students will learn about the stories of the classic ballets and then explore how ballet uses technique, choreography and physical expression to tell the story.
Special workshops, open to ages 6 to adults, on dance and movement will be offered Tuesday and Thursday, from July 15 to July 31, Ballet Wolcott is offering special workshops in various styles of dance and movement, including musical theater, tap, jazz, circus arts, and more. Many of these workshops are open to all ages (6 to adults), and taught by Ballet Wolcott’s Gabrielle Berger. Special guests include African dance and drumming with Jordan Mensa’s Shidaa Project. Ballet Wolcott co-founder, Helene Nilsen, will offer storytelling and movement for young movers ages 3-5. Sojourn Gudorf Johnston, Vermont native and dancer with Ballet Frontier of Texas, visits Ballet Wolcott as a guest instructor. For more information see balletwolcott.com or call (802) 585-9176.
