Description:
Open to any students completing grades 6 - 11 who are interested in getting to the “Next Level” as a dancer. Former Frazee Fly Girls Dance Team Coaches, Ta Fett and Kiala Rae Velde will provide comprehensive instruction to help dancers develop and improve skills, confidence and technique. You will learn combinations in jazz, high kick, lyrical/contemporary and hip hop dance. Participants will have the opportunity to learn proper technique in all areas of dance, high kick skills, advanced leaps and jumps, intermediate and advanced turns, flexibility, choreography and more. Dancers will also participate in leadership skills activities during their lunch break.
Ta started the Frazee Fly Girls Dance Team Performance Team in 1996 and in 2006 the team started competing through MSHSL. The team has been to the State Tournament every year since that first season in either jazz, high kick, or both. Under the direction of Ta, the Fly Girls were Section champions in jazz 8 times and in high kick 4 times. They were Conference Champions for five consecutive years and have been in the top six at the state tournament numerous times. The Fly Girls have medaled at State nine times and have three state championships.
Kiala Velde has trained in many dance forms and styles. She taught recreational and competitive dance at the number one studio in Las Vegas and is currently a dance teacher at Northern Lights Dance Academy (NLDA) of Frazee. She has worked with Minnesota Dance Teams and UDA dance teams throughout the country. Kiala’s studio elite dance groups and soloists have won numerous awards including a 2nd place out of 1600 dances. She has won 9 separate choreography awards with NLDA as well as a Studio Industry Award Nomination.
Bring to Class:
Dancers should arrive at camp with their hair pulled back, wear form fitting clothing, bring dance shoes and tennis shoes, bring a water bottle and a lunch.
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