Community Corner
Summer Camps and Classes Offered at Darien Arts Center
Register Now for Dance, Art, Music and Martial Arts for All Ages at darienarts.org.
The Darien Arts Center is offering several new summer classes, camps and workshops. To register, visit darienarts.org or call (203) 655-8683. The DAC is located at 2 Renshaw Road, behind the Town Hall.
DAC Summer Camps: Mon.-Thurs., 1-4 week options | $285 per week.For Preschool-Kindergarten:10am-12:30pm, June 5-June 29 For Grades 1-3: 10am-1pm, July 3-July 27.Campers will have art class followed by music and creative movement to release energy, develop physical skills, and promote self-expression! Each art class will introduce different art forms, using different materials, and at the end of each week the campers will have different projects to take home.
Tiny Dancers Camp: Grades K-2 | Mon.-Thurs., June 19-29, 12-3pm | $480. (1 week option also available.) A joyful summer experience! Each day ballet class is followed by a dance-related craft, ballet story time and a rhythm class. An in-studio performance will take place on the final day of the second week.
Summer Dance Intensives: Mon.-Fri.Intermediate for Grades 3-8: June 17-July 28, 1:30-4:30pm. $600.Advanced for Grades 9-12: Aug. 8-18, 12-4pm. $800.Dancers will train in ballet, pointe, variations, contemporary, lyrical, jazz. Intensives culminate in an in-studio performance on the last day.
Summer Dance Classes:Dance Beginnings for Preschoolers, Mon., July 10-Aug 7, 12:15-1pm. $160. Pre-Ballet for Preschool-Grade 1, Wed., July 12-Aug 9, 11-11:45am. $160. Ballet 1 for Grades 1-2, Wed., July 12-Aug 9, 12-12:45pm. $160.Open Ballet Class for Adults/Teens, Mon. and/or Thurs., June 12-Aug 24,10-11:30am. $200 or $25 drop-in.
Summer Martial Arts Classes:Open Martial Arts for Grades K-7, Thurs., June 15-Aug. 10, 5-5:45pm. $200. Open Martial Arts for Grades 7-Adults, Thurs., June 15-Aug. 10, 6-7pm. $200.
Summer Private Music Lessons: For adults and children in piano, voice, string instruments (guitar, violin, viola, bass), flute or percussion. Email juanita@darienarts.org for more information and registration.
