A day for high school students to explore collegiate dance.
About Discover Dance With Elon
Discover Dance With Elon is a one-day event, Saturday, November 13, designed to introduce high school students to the potential of studying dance at the collegiate level. This event will offer students the chance to take dance classes in a variety of genres while also introducing them to the administrative and business possibilities available in dance. Students will have the opportunity to attend the Elon Performing Arts Fall Dance Concert, meet with Elon University Admissions, and partake in a photography session with the purpose of providing them a dance photograph for potential audition purposes. Students will have the ability to cater their experience with the option to select classes to fit their interests. This unique experience offers the perspective of current students, professors, and admissions representatives for attendees to receive well-rounded insight and to decide if dance is the path for them.
*Note: this event will take place in person but will adhere to Elon University COVID-19 guidelines. See below for details.
Session Descriptions
West African Dance: Traditional West African dance & rhythms with live drumming.
Capoeira: Capoeira is a Brazilian martial arts dance form where we will explore learning the fundamentals, the “game”, and it’s cultural origin.
Contemporary Rep: A contemporary class with repertoire from the Fall Dance Concert.
Contemporary Ballet: Contemporary ballet takes place at the barre and center. It is ballet with a twist! Movements and class exercises are inspired by many other forms of dance and they are performed to contemporary music.
Pilates: Pilates is a full body conditioning system designed to develop and improve strength, flexibility, posture, and coordination. In this session, we will focus on the Mat I exercise sequences and their application to dance technique. Mats will be provided.
Dance Administration: Do you want to open your own dance studio? Learn how to start a new dance-based business and the steps you can take now as a student.
Dance Photography: Lights, camera, action! This class will focus on creating and capturing dance photography. Students will gain experience behind and in front of cameras. Bring a camera or camera phone if you have one. If not, we will have cameras to share.
Dance Composition: In this workshop, we will work to define and locate our individual movement aesthetics in relation to choreography. By discovering, then challenging, what aspects of choreography and performance we are resistant to, we can begin formulating artistic values and movement inquiries.
Meet The Instructors
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Sample Schedule
| Time | Activity |
| 9:00 am | Welcome |
| 9:30 | Time to Change |
| 9:45 | Studio Dance Class #1 |
| 10:45 | Studio Dance Class #2 |
| 11:45 | Lunch |
| 1:00 | Admissions Panel |
| 2:00 | Photos/Tour/Student Meetings or Elon Fall Dance Concert* |
| 3:30 | Studio Dance Class #3 |
| 4:15 | Classroom Dance Class |
| 5:00 | Closing |
| 5:30 | Photos/Tour/Student Meetings or Dinner Break/Elon Fall Dance Concert* |
This is a sample schedule of what your day would consist of when attending Discover Dance With Elon. There may be slight differences in timing of events or specific dance classes in relation to what is listed here.
Registration
To register for Discover Dance With Elon, please click on the link below. The $20 registration fee includes admission into the event, as well as a ticket to the Elon Department of Performing Arts Fall Dance Concert for those who register by November 3rd. Registration runs through November 13th, the morning of the workshop.
Scholarships
Elon University Arts Administration and Dance programs will be providing a limited number of full scholarships to alleviate the financial burden on interested students. Due to the limited number of scholarships, we encourage all students in need to apply early to ensure funds are still available! If you would like to apply or have any questions about eligibility, please contact discoverdancewithelon@gmail.com.
COVID-19 Guidelines
In compliance with the Healthy Elon protocols, all workshop participants – regardless of vaccination status – must wear masks in indoor campus spaces.
Directions & Parking
Directions from Interstate 85/40
- Take exit 140 off the interstate and head north onto University Drive.
- Turn right onto Boone Station Drive and then immediately turn left at St. Mark’s Church Road.
- Follow this road for 1.4 miles. The road name will change from Williamson Avenue to S. Church Street. You will cross railroad tracks as you enter campus.
- Turn right at the stoplight on Haggard Avenue.
- Take the first left onto N. O’Kelly Avenue and follow the signs to visitor parking behind Inman Admissions Welcome Center.
Additional visitor parking spaces are available in the Oaks parking lot, McMichael East lot, or the Innovation Quad lot.
Scroll through to see all the rehearsal spaces!
Dress & What to Bring
Please make sure to bring your dance attire and any dance shoes that you might need. There will be spaces to change if needed. Remember to bring a water bottles and snacks. There will be a break for lunch. You may bring your own lunch or there are restaurants within walking distance.
Pilates mats will be provided.
Contact Us
Have any other questions? Feel free to contact us!
discoverdancewithelon@gmail.com
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