It is happening. It is confirmed. It is exciting.
Emmanuel Pierre Antoine and Liana Churliova are returning to the bay area to headline the, first ever,District Dance Camp on Sunday, June 12th. This event will be held at the Crowne Plaza in Foster City, occupy two ballrooms, and will greatly improve your dancing.
The Arthur Murray District Dance Camp
The Details
Where: The Crowne Plaza Hotel, Foster City, California
When: Sunday, June 12th
There will be a Morning Camp and an Afternoon Camp on Sunday, June 12th. Sessions will be held in separate ballrooms based on the dance level of the students.
Bronze & Social
The Bronze level classes will emphasize styling and technique at the Bronze level in a variety of dances.
- Morning Camp - 9AM-12:30PM
- Afternoon Camp - 1:15 - 5:00PM
Silver & Above
The Silver and Above classes will place a heavier emphasis on performance dancing, and higher level concepts to push your dancing to the maximum.
- Morning Camp - 9AM-12:30PM
- Afternoon Camp - 1:15 - 5:00PM
Not Your Typical Dance Camp
A dance camp is like any other business convention, seminar, or off site workshop - the difference is it's designed to make your dance hobby improve (and there are no Power Point presentations). Whether you're a longtime fan of dance camps, or considering this for the first time - Here are some interesting things that set this camp apart.
1. Matching Dances
In past dance camps with more than one teacher, students would have tough choices to make. There would be a Mambo session with Teacher A, with an exciting Tango session with Teacher B. Those kind of choices, to the dance-addicted community, are paralyzing.
Solution: The District Dance Camp will feature the same dance in each session, but just at different levels. This way, you're never missing out on your favorite dances, and, more importantly, you're not stressing out about paralyzing dance options.
2. Hotel Location
Dance camps in the past have been held in the studio to make it convenient and familiar. While this isn't necessarily a bad thing, it would limit the potential participation of a dance camp moving forward, and it has made for a fairly crowded experience.
Solution: The District Camp will be held at the Crowne Plaza, in two separate ballrooms, so there will be plenty of room for the event now, and in the future.
3. Champion Instructors
The last time a pair of Champions taught a dance camp together was at the Grand Re-Opening of the Arthur Murray Hayward studio... 10 Years ago with Bob and Julia Powers.
Solution: After capturing the hearts of the Bay Area at the District Showcase, we immediately worked on arranging a return for Emmanuel Pierre Antoine and Liana Churliova. The planets aligned, the schedules were synced, and now the current United States Rhythm Champions are leading the Dance Camp. Let's hope this isn't a once a decade tradition.
4. Choreography
In the past, dance camps have been focused, largely, around choreography. This has served as a container, of sorts, for dance technique and information. While that will always be an important ingredient to a dance camp, it's not the only ingredient on the plate.
Solution: "Creative Concepts". No, this isn't a new fangled interior design business - it's a theme behind the agenda for the upcoming camp in June. While there may be choreography, each session will have a featured theme, like "The 3 Speeds of Mambo - Fast, Faster, and Fastest"
5. All Hands On Deck
Dance camps in the past have been done with a single teacher in charge of retaining all of the information. While that one to one ratio made it more exclusive, it also excluded many students from participating.
Solution: All hands on deck! Each studio is bringing the entire staff to support the students and keep track of the progress and information. This opens up avenues for teachers to have more participation, and ensures that the information won't be trapped in the brain of less than two people. With an entire team of staff in the class, it would be like hiring a half dozen people to keep track of your keys.
