Ballet Aligned is delighted to be partnering with Zootah this summer!
Dancers enrolled in our camps will enjoy professional-quality instruction
and the opportunity to progress, an engaging animal encounter, the thrill of performing,
AND a free pass to the zoo!
And our tradition of providing meaningful performance opportunities to our students while serving our community continues!
Dancers in our summer camps will have the opportunity to perform in a
Ballet Menagerie Benefit, Saturday June 24
at 10:30am at Ballet Aligned
raising funds for Zootah's remodel of the petting zoo!
Sign up ASAP to reserve your spot in camp!
(Additional performances will be added as needed.)
AGE 3-5 ~ Princess Camp ~ $135
M-F June 5-9, 12:45-3pm. This camp focuses on a different princess everyday through movement, story-telling and crafts. As presently planned, this session of the Princess Camp does not have a performance opportunity, though there will be a short parent watch on the last day. Dancers enrolled in the Princess Camp will enjoy professional-quality instruction, an engaging animal encounter, AND a free pass to the zoo! Sign up ASAP to reserve your spot in camp!
BOYS: Heroes and Villains ~ June 5-9: Age 5-8, $50; Age 8-12, $80
This camp is primarily taught by Cache Valley native and Ballet West dancer, Kai Casperson and is for boys ages 5-12 new to ballet or still at a beginning level. Dance concepts, exercises, pacing, and imagery are taught specific to male dancers. (As presently planned, neither session of the Heroes and Villains Camp has a performance opportunity, though there will be a short parent watch on the last day.) Dancers enrolled in the Heroes and Villains Camp will enjoy professional-quality instruction, an engaging animal encounter, AND a free pass to the zoo! Sign up ASAP to reserve your spot in camp!
Age 5-8 - MWF, 11-12:15, $50
Age 8-12, M-F, 1:45-3:15, $80
AGE 5-8 ~ Safari Camp ~ $135
M-F June 19-24, 12:45-3pm. This camp will take students through the five major biomes of the Earth in a fun Safari, learning about different types of animals, places in our world, and different climates. Our professional instruction will help students explore and build on dance skills. Camp includes themed crafts, an animal encounter by Zootah, and culminates with a performance on June 24, 10:30am. Dancers enrolled in the Safari Camp will receive a free pass to the zoo! Sign up ASAP to reserve your spot in camp!
AGE 8-12 ~ Build-a-Ballet Camp ~ $270
M-F June 12-24, 1:45-4:30pm. This 2-week camp includes daily ballet class with our professional instructors and work on creative movement, pantomime, acting, choreography, stagecraft, and costume design, all to create an original, animal-themed ballet determined by camp participants! Camp culminates in the performance of their original work (and other camp showcases) on Saturday, June 24, at 10:30! (An additional performance may be added on Sat, June 17 at 10:30.) Dancers enrolled in the Build-a-Ballet Camp will receive a free pass to the zoo! Sign up ASAP to reserve your spot in camp!
AGE 11+ (Intermediate/Advanced dancers) ~ Pre-Intensive ~ $375
M-F June 12-24, 10:15-1:45pm. This 2-week camp includes daily ballet class with Ballet Aligned staff, and guest teachers from around the country. Dancers will work on conditioning, choreography, variations and/or repertoire, pointe class, and potentially pas de deux. The camp culminates in a performance to showcase their work on Saturday, June 24, at 10:30! (An additional performance may be added on Sat, June 17 at 10:30.) Dancers enrolled in this camp will also receive a free pass to the zoo! Sign up ASAP to reserve your spot in camp! (A one week option is available for this camp, June 12-16 ONLY. Dancers enrolled for only one week will only perform IF an additional performance is added on June 17. Pricing for a single week is listed below.)
AGE 14+ (Advanced dancers) ~ Maintenance Classes
Stay in shape this summer as you prepare for summer intensives, fall professional work, and auditions. These classes are for advanced dancers and by invite only. They will be taught by Steffanie Casperson, Alicia Potter, and Susanna Russell from Ballet Aligned, in addition to Ballet West dancers, and former students of Steffanie Casperson who have gone on to pursue professional experiences and training outside of Cache Valley. (Note: Saturday classes may be moved to later times.) If you have not been contacted about participation in these classes, but would like to join them, please text 435.512.8108 to make an inquiry.