The main difference between a camp and an intensive is just how much dancing we do versus other activities! While both camps and intensives involve dancing and themed activities to the ballet for the week, intensives are for dancers as they get older, prepared to take their dance education more seriously.

Intensive dancers** participate in multiple dance classes daily, including ballet technique, pointe prep/pointe, variations, and contemporary ballet. Their dance history portions involve more in-depth discussion and activities as dancers begin connecting the art we do and how it came to be. As we prepare for our end-of-week performance, dancers become more involved in the performance process and behind-the-scenes. Intensive participants, being a little older, also have the opportunity to participate in pool days at Bethesda Pool.

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Camp dancers also participate in full ballet classes and learn modified variations for their end-of-week performance, but our day also consists of more games and non-dancing activities. Games we play help dancers activate their imaginations and learn dance movements in innovative ways. Dancers enjoy age-appropriate art projects to decorate our performance classroom, and watch a portion of professional ballerinas performing to the dances they are learning. Rest/quiet time is built into the schedule for our youngest dancers to let their growing muscles relax from all the activity. On nice days, Demi Soloist campers have the the opportunity to enjoy time at nearby Norwood Park, given enough chaperones.

Both opportunities are a ton of fun and opportunities to dance with old friends and make new ones within our welcoming dancing community!

**No auditions necessary! We accept dancers of all levels and backgrounds. Each intensive has multiple levels of class. Our first day of the intensive week we will do placement classes to make sure dancers take classes at the appropriate level for them.