Art Study Opportunity for Youth
Art Study Opportunity for Youth
Prairie Dance Alliance Dance Camp.
John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor, director, teacher; Anna Johanssen: fiber artist, art teacher, Remick Gallery board, president of Windom Women’s Investment group, treasurer of Cottonwood County Animal Rescue, officer of Cotton Quilters; Kristen Kuipers: musician, private lesson and K-12 classroom music instructor, theater, writing, volunteer with Jackson Center for the Arts; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Michele Knife Sterner: theater actor, Southwest Minnesota State University Associate director for Access Opportunity Success program; Lisa Hill: musician, Crow River Singers, attorney; Emily Petersen: visual artist, art teacher; David KelseyBassett: visual artist, musician; Anne O’Keefe-Jackson: human resources director, bead and quill work; Scott Wessels: theater actor, director, writing, media, communications, board member for Green Earth Players; Brett Lehman: musician, social worker, Worthington City Band, Worthington Concert Association; Erica Volkir: performing arts, Director of Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB; Claire Swanson: visual arts, arts teacher, Meander Art Crawl Committee.
Cat Abbott Meier: visual art; Nikki Bettcher Erickson: theater, education; Cathie Crouse: language arts, education; Jessica Gorman: visual art; Reggie Gorter: music, dance, education; Brett Lehman: music, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council board; Claire Swanson: visual art, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council board.
Southwest Minnesota Arts Council, Nicole DeBoer (507) 537-1471
ACHF Arts Education
My goal is to learn as much as I can from each instructor! I will achieve this by being attentive in class, being an active participant and using my time wisely! I would also like to spend my private lesson time with Josh Manculich. I would love to learn as much as I can about his unique style of dance. He is a very organic dancer that really is able to choreograph a routine that moves the audience. The changes I hope to see with my dance after this dance camp is improved technique and I hope to be a more expressive dancer. At the end of the camp each dance instructor fills out a critique form that goes over areas that you can improve on and areas that you are doing well at. The instructors write a little note to the dancer about the week. Each year I have received wonderful feedback on areas that I need to work on and areas that they felt I did well at. I really enjoy ready each of their critiques and have kept them so I can continue to look over the sheets.
I feel that I grew as a dancer in my technique as well as in my confidence. I really worked on showing my emotions as well as finding a style of dance that fits with my abilities. I took away new skills from each instructor, they pushed me to move outside my comfort zone while dancing. Going into camp I knew that hip hop was going to push me because that is not a style that I have studied during the school year. Kellie the instructor was amazing and really helped me feel comfortable doing the moves. Josh, who I took my private lessons with, was so helpful with improving my dance skills. He pushed me to try new tricks and to learn new technique. I was able to work on my floor work with him and he helped me choreograph a short dance.
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