Ballroom Summer Dance Camp at BYU

Youth Ballroom Dance Camp

August 3–6, 2009Boys and Girls, Ages 10–18Beginning–Advanced

NEW AND SEPARATE REGISTRATION DATE FOR THIS CAMP!!!

Registration for the 2009 Dance camps will begin Friday, February 6, 2009, at 9:00 a.m. MT.In its 20th year at Brigham Young University, the Ballroom Dance Camp for youth offers an exciting four days of dancing, socializing, and performing. Youth will gain up to 20 hours of training in a variety of dances. Participants will be taught under the watchful eye of top ballroom instructors.

Recreation includes a pizza party, trip to Seven Peaks Water Park, and closing banquet/dance party where each participant will showcase what he/she has learned! Come make new friends and enjoy dancing with some of the nation’s top professionals.

Benefits
Learn from top professionals.
Attend a closing banquet with dinner and dancing.
Receive a camp t-shirt.
Spend an evening at Seven Peaks Water Park
Enjoy a pizza party.

Closing Banquet
The camp concludes on Thursday evening with a closing banquet and dance showcase. Participants will perform what they have learned during the camp for their peers and parents. The evening includes a catered dinner (camp participants only), slide show of candid shots taken during the camp, performances by dance participants, and guest instructor performances.
For those who are attending the dance showcase who need special assistance and/or seating, please contact our office 2 weeks in advance with your request. Spectators will not be allowed in the room until the banquet is complete and therefore should be prepared to stand in line. NO personal seats of any kind (besides those medically necessary) will be allowed in the room.
Class OptionsUp to 20 hours of classroom instruction will be offered during the camp. Participants are grouped by four skill levels (beginning, intermediate I, intermediate II, and advanced). This year will also include advanced competitive choreography classes and a technique lecture demonstration.

DirectorsBYU dance faculty member Marci Edgington is the director of BYU’s American Social Dance program. Claudia Hill, also a BYU faculty member, is the BYU Ballroom Dance Company promotional director. Marci and Claudia are members of the Imperial Teachers of Dance and have been instrumental in the development of the youth ballroom dance programs offered at BYU.

DVD (New this year!)We will be offering a camp DVD this year. More details to come.

Guest InstructorsTo be Announced Soon. Please check back.

Dances to Be TaughtTo be Determined. Please check back.

TuitionCamp Package (lunch included): $329 ($25 nonrefundable)Camp Package with Campus

Housing: $429 ($25 nonrefundable)*Only participants ages 12–18 yrs. will be able to register for the campus housing package.

Special Registration Announcement
Please note that a Continuing Education login must be created for each participant in order to register for the camp. The login is for the participant, not the parent/guardian. Registration Tips.
RegistrationBecause we try to maintain an even number of males and females attending this camp we must limit the number of each gender that can register.

Three convenient ways to register:
Online: This is definitely the quickest method! (Available beginning February 6, 2009, at 9:00 a.m. MT)

Online Registration Information Coming SoonManage My Continuing Education InformationCreate a Continuing Education Login
By phone: Call (801) 422-4851. Phone registration will be open between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on weekdays. (Available beginning February 6, 2009, at 9:00 a.m. MT)
In person: Harman Continuing Education Building lobby at BYU between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on weekdays. (Available beginning February 6, 2009, at 9:00 a.m. MT)

Registration Notes
A full refund (minus $25 nonrefundable) will be granted to all cancellations requested by 5:00 p.m. Monday, July 27 (one week before the camp begins). No refunds will be given after this deadline.

Full tuition is due at the time of registration. No deposits will be accepted.
Information packets with updated check-in times will be available on our Web site six to eight weeks before the camp begins.