Summer Dance Intensive Program
Classes take place 9am-4:30pm each day of the intensive with breaks between classes and a break for lunch. Class schedule is selected after registration. If participants choose to stay in the dorms, each night there will be a variety of supervised evening activities. Meal plans will be available. All classes will be in the Fine Arts Building. For choreography, the students will be split in half. Some students will be in the dance studio and the others will be in the Guignol Theatre. The ratio for all classes is 10-15 students to 1 dance faculty with RAs present.
Resident Assistants
Two UK dance majors will be serving as resident assistants and helpers during the intensive. Ali King and Kat Heffner will accompany all groups with minors during the intensive.
Attire
In order for the instructor to provide proper alignment feedback and anatomical corrections, students must wear appropriate dance attire that will show clean lines: leotard and tights, unitard, or form-fitted pants. Ballet slippers for the ballet class, Jazz shoes for the jazz class, and bare feet for the modern dance portion. If you do not own jazz shoes, ballet slippers will suffice. Dance clothing or workout clothes are needed for the body conditioning class. Pointe shoes are optional, some students like to wear them. We will be on marley, but there will not be rosin in the space. Hair must be secured away from the face. Please refrain from wearing jewelry that is potentially dangerous or that impedes movement.
Items to Bring For Daily Classes
- Water bottle
- Yoga mat (optional)
- Towel (optional)
- Hand sanitizer
- Journal
- Flash drive
- Warm-up clothes/dance clothing/ extra dance clothes
Sample Class Schedule
Monday, June 5
- 9-10:30: Ballet
- 10:45-12:15: Modern
- 12:15-1:15: LUNCH
- 1:15-2:45: Jazz
- 3-4:30: Choreography
Tuesday, June 6
- 9-10:30: Body Conditioning
- 10:45-12:15: African Dance
- 12:15-1:15: LUNCH
- 1:15-2:45: Modern Partnering
- 3-4:30: Choreography
Wednesday, June 7
- 9-10:30: Ballet
- 10:45-12:15: Modern
- 12:15-1:15: LUNCH
- 1:15-2:45: Jazz
- 3-4:30: Choreography
Thursday, June 8
- 9-10:30: Yoga
- 10:45-12:15: African Dance
- 12:15-1:15: LUNCH
- 1:15-2:45: Commercial Jazz
- 3-4:30: Choreography
Friday, June 9
- 9-10:30: Ballet
- 10:45-12:15: Modern
- 12:15-1:15: LUNCH
- 1:15-2:45: Choreography (video)
- 3-4:30: Hip-Hop
Sample Schedule For Those Staying At Holmes Hall
Sunday, June 4
- 4:00-6:00pm | Check-in
- 6:00pm | Dinner | Champions Kitchen
- 7:00-8:30pm | Lyrical Dance RA | Dance Studio Fine Arts Building
- 9:00pm | Building Curfew
- 10:00pm | Bed Checks
Monday, June 5
- 8:00am | Breakfast | Champions Kitchen
- 9:00am-4:45pm | Dance classes | Fine Arts Building
- 5:00pm | Dinner | Champions Kitchen
- 6:00-7:00pm | Rest | Student’s room
- 7:00-8:30pm | Health and Wellness Lecture/discussion | Writing room, Holmes Hall
- 9:00pm | Building Curfew
- 10:00pm | Bed Checks
Tuesday, June 6
- 8:00am | Breakfast | Champions Kitchen
- 9:00am-4:45pm | Dance classes | Fine Arts Building
- 4:45-5:15pm | Campus Tour | Campus locations
- 6:00-7:00pm | Rest | Student’s room
- 5:00pm | Dinner | Champions Kitchen
- 7:00-8:30pm | Hip Hop RA | Dance Studio Fine Arts Building
- 9:00pm | Building Curfew
- 10:00pm | Bed Checks
Wednesday, June 7
- 8:00am | Breakfast | Champions Kitchen
- 9:00am-4:45pm | Dance classes | Fine Arts Building
- 6:00-7:00pm | Rest | Student’s room
- 5:00pm | Dinner | Champions Kitchen
- 7:00-8:30pm | Creativity and Crafts RAs | Art Studio, Holmes Hall
- 9:00pm | Building Curfew
- 10:00pm | Bed Checks
Thursday, June 8
- 8:00am | Breakfast | Champions Kitchen
- 9:00am-4:45pm | Dance classes | Fine Arts Building
- 6:00-7:00pm | Rest | Student’s room
- 5:00pm | Dinner | Champions Kitchen
- 7:00-8:30pm | Meditation and Relaxation | FA Building TBD
- 9:00pm | Building Curfew
- 10:00pm | Bed Checks
Friday, June 9
- 8:00am | Breakfast | Champions Kitchen
- 9:00am-4:45pm | Dance classes | Fine Arts Building
- 4:30- 5:30pm | Check-out
Ballet: Follows a traditional format, but develops the individual voice of movement. Concentration is placed on quality of movement, refining lines and finding new ways for the dancer to move through space.
Modern: Teaches vocabularies from a range of styles including Graham, Limón, Cunningham, Horton and Hawkins techniques, Bartenieff Fundamentals and postmodern strategies.
Contemporary Modern: Embraces the creative side of modern dance fused with contemporary. The class focuses on using technique, flexibility and performance to allow for efficient and sophisticated communication within the choreography.
Jazz: Emphasizes technical and artistic skills based on a foundation of correct body alignment, movement isolation, rhythmic awareness, musicality, intermediate to advanced vocabulary, auditioning and performance focus, strength, stamina, and flexibility at the intermediate/advanced level. Dynamic range of jazz influences including traditional jazz, commercial jazz, and musical theatre will be explored.
Body Conditioning: Introduces students to fitness practices focusing on strength, stamina and flexibility. Emphasis is placed on anatomical analysis, individual anomalies, conditioning principles, injury prevention.
Improvisation: Explores new ways to move. Movement based improvisation techniques and structures provides a framework for creative physical and self-expression.
Choreography: Teaches new approaches to choreography focusing on space, time and energy. Expands on themes through movement studies, discussions and videos. The students use the labs to also create their own works.
Hip Hop: Draws on the hip hop aesthetic to create a movement experience that emphasizes a variety of hip hop dance styles and individual form.
