Summer 2024
Prairie School of Dance has a Summer Offering for every dancer!
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PA Assessment Intensive & Boot Camp 2024
All Performing Arts students are required to attend the following two weeks for Assessment and Boot Camp. All dancers interested in auditioning for the PA Program are required to attend the PA Assessment Week and are highly encouraged attend PA Boot Camp Week.
Assessment: August 12-16, 2024
Boot Camp: August 5-8, 2024
Swifties and friends, get ready to groove to the beats of your favorite kid-friendly pop tunes! In your dancer era we will do it all - pop hop, jazz, tap, and lyrical dancing! We will also write our own lyrics, make friendship bracelets and prepare to shine in the spotlight of our very own concert on the final day! Attire: Leotard, tights & shorts or form-fitting moveable attire. Ballet or jazz shoes and tap shoes. Bring a snack.
Princesses and Princes, you are cordially invited to the Royal Ball! Come in your extravagant ball gowns and join us as we learn fancy french ballet words and partner court dances. We will also practice our manners and tea party etiquette, and create our very own royal ball attire and crafts as we prepare to perform in our Grand Finale Ball on the final day! Attire: Leotard, tights & shorts or form-fitting moveable attire. Ballet or jazz shoes and tap shoes. Bring a snack.
Come plie, pirouette, and leap like a beautiful ballerina! Be inspired by Candace of “Candance Center Stage” to be yourself and learn about the ballet classics like Swan Lake and the Nutcracker. Dancers will receive a princess crown or wand to take home after the performance on the final day! Attire: Leotard, tights & ballet shoes. Bring a snack.
Get ready to Level up in this camp! Join Mr. Jake and the guys in this fun, upbeat camp as you learn the fundamentals of hip hop and tap dance, play games, and parkour through the Mushroom Kingdom! We will overcome obstacles with positivity and adaptability like Mario & Luigi! Let’s-a-go! Attire: Moveable pants/shorts and t-shirt or character costumes. Bring your tennis shoes & tap shoes.
P-S-O-D, Let’s Go! Strong pom motions, jumps, turns, and tumbling will be incorporated as we use our positivity and high energy in this class to cheer each other on! Attire: Form-fitting moveable attire. Jazz shoes or sneakers.
YOU are a work of art intentionally and lovingly designed by the Ultimate artist, God! Join us as we celebrate God’s beautiful creations through the arts! This unique sacred dance camp will include singing, painting, and visual arts along with movement to explore and deepen our artistic expression of our faith! This camp will perform in worship on Sunday, August 4th @ Prairie Lutheran Church. Attire: Leotard, tights & shorts or form-fitting moveable attire. No shoes necessary. Bring your bible, your journal, and a snack.
Bailemos, Amigos! Enter the magical world of ballet, jazz, and tap dance with lively music from Encanto! Embrace espanol, create crafts, and discover your personal unique gifts! All invited to casita PSOD for a performance on the final day! Attire: Leotard, tights & shorts or form-fitting moveable attire. Ballet or jazz shoes and tap shoes. Bring a snack.
Leap your way into this magical world where all of your unicorn dreams come true! In the playful and loving spirit of the beloved unicorn we will learn ballet, jazz, tap and pop hop moves! Dancers will get creative with crafts and games full of glitter and rainbows and celebrate their own unique personality! Come see them sparkle at their performance on the final day! Attire: Leotard, tights & shorts or form-fitting moveable attire. Ballet or jazz shoes and tap shoes. Bring a snack.
Get your pjs on and grab your favorite soft, huggable pal! At this party, dancers will learn fun Pop Hop moves, basic Acro skills, and learn a dance with their squishmallow to share on the second day! Attire: danceable pajamas and jazz shoes or barefoot.
Spend 7 weeks learning something new or in your favorite class! Consistent class is great for your dancer’s growth, confidence, and community!
Spend 9 weeks learning something new or in your favorite class! No experience is necessary!
With the use of PBT (Progressing Ballet Technique, a certified technique to train the muscles for ballet), strength training with weights, and cardio endurance training, dancers will feel more flexible, strong, in control, and balanced after these 7 weeks oftraining! Open to the general public.
Dancers will focus on alignment, extension & defying gravity in a daily ballet class followed by a Contemporary Class that will invite more expression in the spine, leaning into gravity through floor work and release technique and more work in a parallel positions. It's a great combo to improve technique and artistic expression!
Continue developing your self-expression and deepening your relationship with God by adding the PA Sacred Intensive to your summer schedule. This popular intensive bridges together powerful technique and the opportunity to express your faith through dance.
New this year! Learn what it takes to be a part of a professional ballet company! With ballet technique class, classical ballet repertoire, ballet history, and pas de deux partnering with guests dancers from the Twin Cities dance community, dancers will deepen their knowledge and technique of this incredible art form. An informal performance will be held on the final day!
Dancers will tap into their groove and technique this week with a full tap & jazz class each day! Focus will be on control in pirouettes, power for jazz leaps & jumps, and precision in musicality and performance! Combos will be learned.
Let the beat drop!
Develop your ballet technique with a full ballet technique class each day followed by an Acro Strength & Stretch class! Build strength and flexibility in the ENTIRE body while refining your extensions and alignment for any skill thrown your way!
