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Our summers are jam packed with fun! You may know about all our fun themed camps for our elementary school aged students as well as our intensives for our older students… and last week you heard all about our Little Stars Reach for the Barres Camps for smallest of dancers.. This week we’re going to dive into what we have for the movers and groovers that seem like an “in-between age”.

We have something for every dancer!

⭐️MINI SPARKLERS PRESCHOOL + KINDER CAMPS⭐️

What are the Mini Sparkler Camps?✨                                                        

All of these  fun sized camps are loaded with joy! They will focus on multiple genres of dance and engage your petite dancer in a creative and lively setting! These festive + fancy camps are five-days of fantastical fun!

Who are our little star camps for?⛺️

These camps are for our petite dancers that are ready for more that our little star camps offer in 45 minutes, but aren’t ready to be thrown in with the bigger elementary school kids for the 8 hours camps. The ages rage to be approved is 3-6 years old!

How long is each camp?⌛️

Each week that we offer mini sparkler camps would be a 5 day event lasting 3 hours each day!

What’re the themes this summer?☀️

|WEEK ONE| Morning: DANCING WITH MY DOLLIE: THE LITTLE MERMAID🧜‍♀️
Monday, June 26 – 9:00 am – 12:00 pm 3h

|WEEK ONE| Afternoon: DANCING WITH MY DOLLIE: A FROZEN ADVENTURE❄️
Monday, June 26 – 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm 3h

|WEEK TWO | Morning: THE MAGICAL MADRIGALS🪕
Monday, July 10 – 9:00 am – 12:00 pm 3h

|WEEK THREE | Afternoon: DANCING WITH MY DOLLIE: LIFE INSIDE THE DREAMHOUSE (BARBIE)🎀
Monday, July 10 – 12:30 pm – 3:30 pm 3h

|WEEK FOUR| Morning: WELCOME TO THE CIRCUS (PRESCHOOL ACROBATICS MINI CAMP)🎪
Monday, July 24 – 9:00 am – 12:00 pm 3h

|WEEK FOUR | Morning: HAIR UP (TROLLS MAGIC)🦄
Monday, August 21 – 9:00 am – 12:00 pm 3h

What will my dancer need to enjoy the Mini sparkler camps?✨

Your dancer won’t need much to fully enjoy these events. All they truly need is a smile & some dancing shoes 🩰 along with being potty trained. We do recommend your dancer wears something they are comfortable to move in, dance shoes are optional, but hair should pulled up and out of the face, daily. We will be having snack time each day of camp a so bring your own water bottle and a NUT-FREE snack to enjoy! 🥨

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Our summers are jam packed with fun! You may know about all our fun themed camps for our elementary school aged students as well as our intensives for our older students… but did you know we have special days of fun for our smallest of dancer!

⭐️LITTLE STARS REACH FOR THE BARRES CAMPS⭐️

What are the LITTLE STAR CAMPS?                                                        

This super, fun three-day camp is the perfect introduction to dance for your tiniest dancer.Each day, your dancer will learn ballet and/or tap|tumble basics in a fun and positive environment. Meet new friends and have a dance-a-riffic time!👯‍♀️

Who are our little star camps for?⛺️                                                          

This camp is for our smallest of dancers and shakers. The ages rage to be approved is 2.5-3.5! We ask that your dancer  tuned 2.5 by May 1st! 

What’re the themes this summer?☀️                                                            

We have a handful of fun themes for your mover to enjoy this year! Let’s check them out below ⬇️

WEEK ONE: TINKERBELL’S TREASURE COVE🧚

Monday, June 19-21 | 4:00-4:45pm

WEEK TWO: TWINKLE + TWIRL’S PRINCESS PARTY👑

Monday, June 26-28  | 4:00-4:45pm 

WEEK THREE: OLAF’S SNOWY SHUFFLE☃️

Monday, July 10-12 | 4:00-4:45pm 

WEEK FOUR: ANIMAL CRACKERS ON PARADE🦁

Monday, July 17-19 | 4:00-4:45pm

WEEK FIVE: TUTTI FRUTTI TROPICAL CUTIES🍉                  

Monday, July 31st-Aug 2  | 4:00-4:45pm 

WEEK SIX: RAINBOW DASH BIRTHDAY BASH🌈                    

Monday, Aug 7-9 | 4:00-4:45pm 

What will my dancer need to enjoy the LITTLE STARS CAMP?    

Your dancer won’t need much to fully enjoy these parties. All they truly need is a smile & some dancing shoes 🩰. We do ask that your dancer is also dressed in proper dance attire, shoes + pull hair up and out of the face, daily.

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Our recital is right around the corner. There is nothing more exciting than getting on stage with your sparkly costumes. We practice all year for these moments. For our friends and family to see of the hard we have put, and cheer us on. Even though we practiced and practiced all year long sometimes our performance or stage presence can get lost with the bright lights and nerves. But have no fear we are going to walk you through some tips to help you shine your brightest this year on stage!

Tip 1: How Interested Are You In What You’re Doing?

The easiest way to shine bright on stage is truly having love and interest in what you are doing. The more you are interested the more you enjoy it, and that will shine through to the audience. 

Tip 2: Focus

One of the easiest ways to stay engaged and interested mentally and physically in a performance is to keep track of your focus. When dancers start to think about the steps too much, their eyes tend to wander. This can make you seem unengaged with your body language when in reality you are just thinking too  hard about your your moves.

Tip 3: Listening

A dancers who “listen” to the moment might also seem more at ease when they are executing their movement. Dancers who truly listen to the music are less likely to rush timing, they might be using their breath more, their eyes are engaged and they often look more grounded.

Tip 4: Practice

Any performance is easier when you’ve rehearsed enough to let your mind and body focus on something other than the steps. When you do that, you welcome the audience into your performance and begin to share your own style with them. The more you practice the less you have to think about the steps. You can let your body take control, and really give yourself over to the performing aspect. 

Tip 5: Confidence is key

If you are willing to feel and look silly or embarrassed, oftentimes you end up projecting confidence instead, because your willingness to feel any feeling is where your true confidence lies. True confidence does not come from how confidently you know you can land a triple pirouette, or how perfect you know your tilt is. True confidence comes from fully embracing every possible human feeling that could occur in your dance performance. 

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In 2023 we want to take time to recognize all the wonderful people that make this studio possible. We have an amazing staff with qualifications out of the roof… but they are more than just dancers and educators. So for the next couple of weeks, we will be getting to know the humans behind the teacher, and their little fun facts. 

This week we are diving into the little details of Miss Maraya! 

There are many colors out there in the world, and she couldn’t possibly choose just one. The colors that have caught attention of Miss Maraya are FOREST GREEN🌲 & LILAC PURPLE🦄! Two colors that are complete opposites but two she loves dearly. This shade of purple has her thinking of spring flowers, and this particular green makes her think of the forests she grew up in. So we completely understand why she loves them so.

When it comes to food Miss Maraya loves the loves PASTA🍝. In any shape, way, or form she will take it. You can never go wrong with a big warm bowl of it’s  goodness❤️. The best pasta she ever had naturally is the variety she indulge in while in Italy.

Maraya couldn’t go a single day without music🎵. Her life is full of it. Everything has a soundtrack in her world. From the dance classes she teaches to the songs she listens to in the car. It is truly hard for her to pick one favorite song. But some of her favorites are ‘Grey Street’ By Dave Matthews Band, ‘Adore You’ By Harry Styles, and a new favorite ‘Ceilings’ Lizzie McApline.🙌 

Anyone who knows Maraya will know who her favorite artist is without a doubt🎤. She doesn’t go a day without listening to this artist, and has been a fan for over a decade⌛️. Her love and appreciation started early on in his boyband days. Harry Styles captured her heart and ears in 2011. She makes sure anytime he is in town that she has a ticket to his show!🎟

We are made of memories☁️, and as we grow older we become a product of all the things we have experienced along the way. Some memories stick out more than others💬. She looks back fondly on her summers with her family. Every year Maraya’s family and her moms best friend and their family would spend 2 weeks at the beach together. Without fail every year was filled with sunshine☀️, 4th of July celebrations🇺🇸, and carnivals🎡. She looked forward to this time with the people that meant most to her every year. 

Even though everyone here is an amazing dancer our teachers are much more than that. Outside of the studio, Miss Maraya loves to write✍️. From short stories to poems she loves to create worlds with pen & paper. It’s another way for her to be creative, and express her heart. She also loves to read📖. Which is no surprise since she loves to write. She loves that you can get lost in a story. Miss Maraya could spend a whole day reading and never get bored.🤩

Possessions can come in many different shapes or forms. There are 2 items that Miss Maraya holds near and dear to her. Both belonging to her mother. She keeps her mothers engagement ring 💍in a safe space🔐 & wears on extra special occasions. But the one she couldn’t live without is the necklace her mom wore everyday. It’s something that has been passed down form mother to mother for generations👩‍👩‍👧. Whenever Miss Maraya isn’t at the studio she has is on her neck.

Our teachers here at Reach For the Barres are fountains of knowledge⛲️. They are people who are full of amazing advice. What Miss Maraya would like to pass on to the students here is “Always stay true to yourself. Never sacrifice yourself or what you believe in for others”💕

These are just a few of the things that make Miss Maraya so special!