Dancers age 12 and older can test their skills, receive instruction from top performers and choreographers and participate in public performances during DanceFest, June 16-28 at Boise State University. All classes will take place at the Morrison Center for the Performing Arts on the Boise State campus.

 

Since 1990, DanceFest has been one of the most distinguished and unique dance workshops in the Northwest. Students from around the West and around the country are invited to attend this intensive workshop, which includes a full curriculum of ballet, jazz and modern classes. Daily classes include ballet, pointe, men’s class, pas de deux, jazz, modern and choreography rehearsal.

 

Instructors include Boise State professor and DanceFest organizer Marla Hansen, Nichole Ortega, Jennifer Martin, Jenn Freeman, Frank Affrunti and more. Aside from working with top-notch instructors, Hansen said, students will learn the necessary performance skills by participating in a full dance production. “It exposes them to aspects of being a professional dancer that they wouldn’t usually get,” she said.

 

Students who are interested in attending DanceFest must send in an audition tape, audition in person, or be recommended by an instructor. Detailed information and instructions are available by visiting http://theatre.boisestate.edu/Summerdance/summerda.htm. Rooms and meal plans are available for out-of-town students.

 

For further information, e-mail mhansen@boisestate.edu.