Rock Star Camp Day 5: Performance

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See more about this camp here - Rock Star Theme Camp.

Day #5 Set List

• Warm-Up:  Creative Movement in center & across the floor
• Class Time:  Practice all dances
• Craft Time:  Giant Tickets / Programs
• Snack
• Class Time:  Dress Rehearsal
• Performance!

On the last day of camp we put on an impromptu performance in the studio for family and friends.  Unfortunately I didn't have my camera for the final day of camp, but I will try to describe everything as best I can.

Main Craft: Giant Ticket / Programs
You Will Need:
- 11 x 14 Construction Paper
- Crayons

We cut out rounded shapes in the corners to make the tickets look more "ticket-ty".  The dancers decorated them for their audience.

Ideas for what to put on tickets: "Admit One"  "Dance Camp"   "Rock Star Camp"
Ideas for back of ticket (program):  Cast list, show order, message to audience

As our audience members came into the studio, our dancers went out and presented them with their ticket / programs.

Showtime Playlist!
We ended up with a great group of students who were hungry for choreography and learning, so we learned eight little combinations, which was so much fun!  We started off with our four tap songs and then took a quick break to change our shoes.  Then we finished up the show with our jazz & creative movement routines.


Individual playlist list behind the jump:

Rock Star Camp Day 4: Bling Bling

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Day #4 Set List

• Warm-Up:  Jazz warm-up and across the floor progressions
• Class Time:  Jazz class - learn dance #3
• Craft Time:  Sunglasses & Necklaces
• Snack
• Class Time:  Tap class - learn dance #3
• Fun Time:  Relay Races

Playlist

On Day 4, we learned our final dances to "We Built This City"  by Starship and Hannah Montana's "Rock Star".

Since we needed more time to practice our dances, we kept craft time shorter than the other days.

Craft #1:  Blinged-Out Sunnies
Supplies:  Cardstock or Folders, Gem Rhinestones, Glue, Paintbrushes
Teacher Prep:  Cut out glasses from cardstock.

Using glue and plastic gems, decorate glasses.

Rock Star Camp Day 3 - Glitter, Glitter Everywhere

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Day #3 Set List

• Warm-Up:  Jazz warm-up and across the floor progressions
• Class Time:  Jazz class - learn dance #3
• Craft Time:  Microphones, Picture Frames, Stars
• Snack
• Class Time:  Tap class - learn dance #3
• Fun Time:  Alphadance

Playlist

For Day 3, we lip-synced with our microphones to "Rock Around The Clock"   and did a fun jazz dance to Little Richard's rockin' version of "Itsy Bitsy Spider" 

Main Craft: Glittered Microphone Heads
Supplies Needed:  Styrofoam balls, glue, paintbrushes, glitter, hot glue, painted tube from Day 2

1)  Apply glue to styrofoam balls with paintbrushes (we put the balls on a fork to make "glitterizing" easier).

2) Dip in glitter and repeat until covered. Set aside to dry.

3) *Teacher Step* Hot glue glittered styrofoam to painted tube (from yesterday's step).

Microphones and guitar necks drying.
Our forks wouldn't fit in the small tubes so we let them
dry in the guitar necks.

Craft #2: Picture Frames
Supplies:  foam sheets, foam stickers, hot glue, photos

Rock Star Camp Day 2: Rockin' Guitars & Hats

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Day #2 Set List

• Warm-Up:  Jazz warm-up and across the floor progressions
• Class Time:  Jazz class - learn dance #2
• Craft Time:  Guitars, Hats, Microphones
• Snack
• Class Time:  Tap class - learn dance #2
• Fun Time:  Limbo & Beanbag pass

Microphone bases (left) and guitar necks (right)

Main Craft: Guitars
You Will Need:
- Various cardboard boxes (tissue boxes, shoe boxes, pasta boxes, etc) - 1 per guitar
- 1-foot piece of cardboard tube (wrapping paper or paper towel tube) - 1 per guitar
- Construction or contact paper to cover box
- Rubber bands (6 per guitar)
- Crayons (2 per guitar)
- Paint & paint brushes
- Hot glue gun
- Glue sticks for glue gun

1.  Paint cardboard tube.  Set aside to dry.

Rock Star Camp Day 1: Tie-Dye

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Day #1 Set List

• Warm-Up:  Creative Movement in center & across the floor
• Jazz Class:  Learn Jazz Dance #1
• Craft Time:  Tie-Dye T-Shirts & VIP Passes
• Snack
• Tap Class: Learn Tap Dance #1
• Game Time: Obstacle Course & Freeze Dance

Main Craft: Tie-Dye T-shirts
You Will Need:
- T-Shirts
- Fabric Dye (pink, yellow, blue, purple)
- Buckets
- Rubberbands

We keep it basic and mix up 4 or 5 different buckets of fabric dye outside the studio (we have a sidewalk with a faucet, which works perfectly).  The kids design the t-shirts inside with rubberbands.  If you want design ideas, here are a few good tutorials.   

We skip the soda ash step and just let the kids dip in the buckets. The shirts end up pastel, but it works for us and keeps it simple.  Once the kids are done dipping, we rinse the shirts out under the outside faucet, unwrap them and hang them up to dry.

Tip #1:  Some kids will want to use one or two colors, others will need to dip in every bucket.  For this reason, avoid darker colors like maroon, navy blue and hunter green - mixing will result in a brown t-shirt!  I recommend at least getting red, yellow, purple and bright blue.

Tip #2: The tie-dye will stain skin and dancewear / shoes.  Our kids bring smocks, but inevitably someone splashes and ends up with polka-dot tights.  In our welcome letter I let parents know we will be tie-dying on the first day in case they don't want to wear their "fancy outfit".  We tie-dye in bare feet and with our smocks on to avoid most of the mess.