{"id":175563,"date":"2023-05-26T11:27:42","date_gmt":"2023-05-26T18:27:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inbusinessphx.com\/?p=175563"},"modified":"2023-05-26T11:27:42","modified_gmt":"2023-05-26T18:27:42","slug":"summer-camp-isnt-just-for-kids-anymore-the-phoenix-theatre-company-offers-adult-dance-classes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.inbusinessphx.com\/?p=175563","title":{"rendered":"Summer Camp Isn\u2019t Just for Kids Anymore: The Phoenix Theatre Company Offers Adult Dance Classes"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Summer camp is traditionally something for kids, but at The Phoenix Theatre Company, adults are invited to a special kind of summer experience: Summer of Dance<\/a>. It\u2019s eight weeks of dance classes for people at all skill levels, ages 15 to 80 years old. Professional choreographers teach a variety of classes four nights a week from June 5 through July 27. This is the program\u2019s 15th year in the Valley.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Summer of Dance program is not about competition; it\u2019s about dance exploration, developing skills, creating a community and encouraging each other to push beyond our boundaries and develop a stronger level of physical control and expression,\u201d said Molly Lajoie, director, Summer of Dance. \u201cEach of our instructors is passionate about theatre performance and has years of experience in professional dance and choreography.\u201d<\/p>\n

Summer of Dance is designed to meet a wide range of interests for participants. The eight-week dance curriculum includes 12 classes a week in a variety of dance styles including tap, hip-hop, musical theatre, contemporary and more. High school and college students often attend classes to advance their abilities to nail the next dance audition. Those looking for a different way to stay active in the heat can also attend Summer of Dance. People with no dance experience? No problem! Anyone interested in trying a dance class but didn\u2019t know where to go can attend Summer of Dance.<\/p>\n

\u201cParticipants come back year after year because there is always something new and different to learn,\u201d Lajoie added. \u201cPlus, the environment is welcoming, and it is fascinating to see first-hand the dedication and hard work it takes to bring a dance number to the stage.\u201d<\/p>\n

Class sizes are small, varying from 10-35 participants and take place weekday evenings at The Phoenix Theatre Company\u2019s campus in Central Phoenix. Offerings range from basic technique and skills, musical theatre combinations, and classes tailored to different dance styles like ballet, tap and jazz. Students can expect a new combination lesson every class and the basics of different styles are reinforced to build confidence, flexibility and proficiency.<\/p>\n

Summer of Dance classes are offered Monday through Thursday at 6 p.m., 7:15 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. Each class lasts roughly 70 minutes. Attendees can purchase a season pass for $180, which includes unlimited dance classes. There is also a drop-in rate of $12 per class, as long as there are spots available. To learn more and sign up, visit Summer of Dance | The Phoenix Theatre Company<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Summer camp is traditionally something for kids, but at The Phoenix Theatre Company, adults are invited to a special kind of summer experience: Summer of Dance. It\u2019s eight weeks of dance classes for people at all skill levels, ages 15 to 80 years old. Professional choreographers teach a variety of classes four nights a week […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":175564,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_eb_attr":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[22],"class_list":["post-175563","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-live-learn","tag-live-learn"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.inbusinessphx.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/175563","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.inbusinessphx.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.inbusinessphx.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.inbusinessphx.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.inbusinessphx.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=175563"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/staging.inbusinessphx.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/175563\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.inbusinessphx.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.inbusinessphx.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=175563"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.inbusinessphx.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=175563"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.inbusinessphx.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=175563"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}