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ANC Dance Intensive 

August 19-23, 2024

ANC Dance Intensive is the perfect way to get excited and prepared for dancing during the school year after a summer off.  

The co-ed camp is open to students entering 7th through 12th grades and is held in the Asplundh Field House dance studio and The Mitchell Performing Arts Center. Dancers of all levels, including beginners, are welcome to participate. 

The ANC Dance Team teachers will lead technique-based warm-ups along with teaching two dances which the participants will perform for an audience of family and friends at The Mitchell Performing Arts Center on the last day of the camp. There will be special guest sessions in which students will be exposed to a new and different style of dance and will have the opportunity to learn from a new teacher.

General Information:  

Cost: $125 per person. Payment is due by the first day of the intensive. Payment can be made online via the link above. Cash or check are also accepted and can be brought with the student on the first day. Checks should be made payable to "Academy of the New Church" with a note indicating Dance Intensive and the student's name.

Registration: The registration deadline is August 1st. For more information please email sarah.gladish@ancss.org.

Sports Physicals

ANC students cannot participate until a physical form is completed and returned.  Physicals must be performed after May 1, 2024. 

Non-ANC students are required to submit a current physical from their Healthcare Provider and cannot participate until a form is completed and returned. A physical completed within the last year will be accepted, as long as it does not “expire” before the week of dance camp; they can be dated any time after September 1, 2023.

Please return all health forms to the School Nurse: 

Doering Health Clinic
PO Box 710
Bryn Athyn, PA 19009

Week at a Glance 

Monday

8:30-9:00 am: Registration
9:00-10:00 am: Intro
10:00-10:15 am: Break/transition
10:15-11:15 am: Guest Teacher--Sarah Guld: Jumps/Turns
11:20-12:00 pm: Modern Class
12:00-1:00 pm: Lunch
1:00-2:00 pm: Guest Teacher--Rebecca Gentry: Theater Jazz
2:00-2:30 pm: Workout/Stretch/Activity–Ballet Basics

Tuesday

8:30-9:00 am: Optional Stretch Class
9:00-10:00 am: Guest Teacher--Moe Glennon: Modern
10:00-10:15 am: Break/transition
10:15-11:15 am: Jazz Class
11:20-12:00 pm: Modern Class
12:00-1:00 pm: Lunch
1:00-2:00 pm: Master Class--Salsa
2:00-2:30 pm: Workout/Stretch/Activity–Tap Basics

Wednesday

8:30-9:00 am: Optional Stretch Class
9:00-10:00 am: Modern Class
10:00-10:15 am: Break/transition
10:15-11:15 am: Master Class--Lyrical
11:20-12:00 pm: Jazz Class
12:00-1:00 pm: Lunch
1:00-2:00 pm: Guest Teacher--Ako Kyong-Mclain: Ballet
2:00-2:30 pm: Workout/Stretch/Activity–Yoga

Thursday
8:30-9:00 am: Optional Stretch Class
9:00-10:00 am: Jazz Class
10:00-10:15 am: Break/transition
10:15-11:15 am: Master Class--Theater Jazz
11:20-12:00 pm: Modern Class
12:00-1:00 pm: Lunch
1:00-2:00 pm: Master Class--Hip Hop
2:00-2:30 pm: Workout/Stretch/Activity–Floor Barre

Friday
9:00-10:00 am: Review Choreography
10:00-10:15 am: Break/transition
10:15-11:15 am: Photoshoot
11:15-12:00 pm: Dress Rehearsal and Filming
12:00-12:30 pm: Performance at MPAC

The ANC Dance Team Teachers

Sarah Gladish - Dance Team Director/ Choreographer Modern, Ballet, Jazz, Hip Hop and Ballroom 
Rachel Boyce - Dance Team Instructor/ Choreographer Modern, Ballet, Jazz and Hip Hop 
Holly Feerrar - Dance Team Instructor/ Choreographer Modern, Jazz and Hip Hop
Ivy Synnestvedt - Dance Team Instructor/ Choreographer Tap, Modern and Hip Hop 
Tara Pitcairn - Assistant Instructor/Choreographer