Summer Camp Let's Dance: Hamilton (2 Week Edition)!

In this eight day, two week camp, students will get moving to eight different songs from the popular musical, Hamilton! 

We will begin each class with a brief check in to see what kind of energy everyone is bringing with them, then a brief warm up to wake up our bodies and feel out the space, and then move on to learning a beginner dance combination set to about a minute of a song from the show. I will give a hint each week for the following day's song so that students have the opportunity to try and guess at the beginning of class! There may be repeat songs from my previous Hamilton classes, but they will always be new sections of the song and new combinations! Dance steps may include slides, kick ball changes, battements, isolations, step touches, grapevines, and many more. 

We will take a short break at the halfway point of each class to hydrate and take a restroom break, as well as participate in a debate/discussion regarding the show (discussion topics include who the villain of the show is, why Hamilton is such a popular musical, etc.). In the last few minutes of each class, we will have a final performance of the dance of the day (anyone at home is welcome to watch if the student wishes!). Students can also have a crown or any other Hamilton style costumes accessible for our final performance! 

On the last day of class, we will have our typical final performance and then a share where each student will show which dance move was their favorite to learn and do, and one thing they were proud they did during our time together. 

*Please note that we dance to a small portion of one song each class, not in a formal concert or performance format, using my own choreography not featured in the production. We never do all of the songs within one week, only one each week, and never in the context of the show or using the technical elements related to Hamilton.