Littles (3-7) - Summer Dance Camps

Stomp, roar, and walk the DINOSAUR! This dance camp will be full of fun Jurassic songs! Dinosaur dance camp will incorporate jazz and hip–hop basics for a super FUN camp. On the last camp day, dancers will get to demonstrate some of their moves for family and friends and dress up in their favorite dino attire!

Dress requirement: athletic clothing, ballet or jazz shoes recommended, but socks are ok too.

Calling all princes, princesses, kings and queens! From Aladdin to Frozen, this dance camp will be full of all their favorite royal songs! Fairy Tale Dance Camp will incorporate jazz, ballet, and hip–hop basics for a super FUN camp. On the last camp day, dancers will get to demonstrate some of their moves for family and friends and dress up in their favorite prince or princess attire!

Dress requirement: athletic clothing, ballet or jazz shoes recommended, but socks are ok too.

Featuring music from Moana and Moana 2, dancers will have fun grooving in this fun ocean themed camp! On the last camp day, dancers will get to demonstrate some of their moves for family and friends and dress up in their favorite Moana or Maui attire.

Dress requirement: athletic clothing, ballet or jazz shoes recommended, but socks are ok too.

Preballet and tap is an introductory course for young dancers that will explore creative movement and beginning technical skills through fun exercises and self–expression.

Dress requirement: leotard and tights or athletic clothing, ballet slippers and tap shoes

Ballet technique is foundational training for many forms of dance. Ballet classes at the Phipps focus on developing a dancer’s understanding of correct alignment, proper use of turn out, coordination of the upper body, musicality, and strength. Classes are structured around classical training, emphasizing work at the barre and culminating with combinations and variations in center. Ballet vocabulary is built throughout each level and increases in difficulty.

Dress Requirement: leotard (black only for levels 3, 4, 5), pink tights, pink ballet slippers

Hip hop dance is high–energy, diverse, urban, complex, and always evolving. It is a modern art form with roots in ancient African dance styles. Students will explore elements of popping, locking, breaking, and freestyle movements that are heavy on dynamic changes and rhythms. Classes will feature a warmup, across–the–floor combinations and choreography to current pop and hip–hop music artists.

Dress requirement: Athletic clothing, clean tennis shoes

Jazz dance classes at the Phipps will explore style, energy, and variety in both classical and contemporary jazz styles. Jazz dance is technical, dynamic, and heavy on musicality. Jazz training will develop strength, correct alignment, flexibility, rhythm, and expression in dancers. Classes will begin with a warmup then work on skills and combinations in center and across–the–floor to upbeat music.

Dress requirement: leotards or athletic clothing, jazz shoes or turners

Tap begins with warm–up exercises that increase control, coordination, and rhythm; followed by across the floor exercises that teach dynamics, phrasing, and musicality; concluding with extended rhythmic phrases and improvisation exercises. The goal is to develop tap dancers that are equally strong musicians, dancers, and performers. 

Dress requirement: athletic clothing, tap shoes.