Western Wake Dance and Tumbling

2018SummerCamp and Class Schedule

June and July 2018

June Session:June 4-29, 2018

July Session: July 9-Augst 3, 2018

All Classes at the W.E. Hunt Recreation Center

919-889-1016

Registration and Payment are monthly (or weekly, for camps) through the Town of Holly Springs Parks and Recreation (online or in person at the Hunt or Cultural Centers). Parents of new students are strongly encouraged to call Leslie at 919-889-1016before registering to ensure the best class placement. For more information about our dance and tumbling program, INCLUDING DRESS CODE, please visit

Tuesday / Wednesday / Thursday / Friday
Camps meet Tuesday through Friday. Parents are invited to observe the last 15 minutes of each Friday class for a brief presentation (no costumes required!). All camps are $84/week (resident rate).
CAMPS
June 12-15
(For Track 1)
9:00-10:45am / Fabulous Fours and Fives Dance Camp (Ages 4-5). We’ll begin with the fundamentals of classical ballet (center- and across-the-floor); then we’ll transition to some basic jazz steps. After a short break, we’ll put on our tap shoes and learn some foundational tap steps and learn a routine set to an engaging Disney or popular song to show parents on the last day of camp! Maximum class size: 12.
June 19-22
(For Track 1)
12-1:45pm / Kickover Camp (Ages 5-10;Prerequisite: strong cartwheel and bridge with leg extension) An all-tumbling workout to help your tumbler GET THOSE KICKOVERS AND WALKOVERS! The back bend/kickover, and the front and back walkover, are fundamental tumbling skills that serve as gateways to more advanced tumbling. This class will also intensely work the following skills: Roundoff, handstand/front limber, stretching and selected “acro” skills. Students ready for the aerial and back handspring will work these skills as well. Student-to-adult-instructor ratio is 6:1.
June 26-29
(For Track 1)
9:00-10:45am / Ballet/Tumbling Camp(Ages 6-8; no prerequisite). This class is ideal for the beginning student who would like exposure to both art forms. Leslie has designed an integrated curriculum that emphasizes stretching and conditioning (important to both disciplines), body placement and turnout for ballet, and basic steps across the floor and at center. Tumbling includes such skills as the bridge, leg extension, back bend, cartwheel, front and back roll, and the headstand.
July 17-20
(For Track 4)
12:00-1:45pm / Ballet and Jazz Camp. This camp is designed for the advanced beginner who has studied a year of classical ballet and/or jazz technique.Students will divide their time between a 55-minuteballet class and about 40 minutes of Broadway-Style Jazz. Leslie’s ballet is true classical ballet, emphasizing proper turnout and alignment, and terminology. Hair must be in a bun; a class leotard is required. For this camp, parents are strongly encouraged to call Leslie at 919-889-1016 to ensure that this is the right class for their child. Please visit for dress code and other information.
July 24-27
(For Track 4)
12:00-1:30pm / Intermediate Ballet Camp (Age 10 and up; 2+ years’ classical ballet and one or more years jazz class required). We will do a full 90-minute classical ballet class, and learn short ballet numbers for future performance. Leslie’s ballet is true classical ballet, emphasizing proper turnout and alignment, and terminology. Hair must be in a bun; a class leotard is required. For this camp, students should be able to do a clean pirouette and basic petit allegro (such as tombé-pas de bourré-glissade-assemblé). Please visit for dress code and other information.
July 24-27
(For Track 4)
1:30-2:30pm / Intermediate Jazz Camp (Age 10 and up; 2+ years’ jazz training required). We’ll work principles of isolation in center and across-the-floor technique and combinations. Style is Broadway jazz, funk and lyrical.
Weekly Classes (Registration is Monthly; each class meets four times).
VISIT for dress code requirements.
Tuesday / Wednesday / Thursday
3:00 / Fabulous Fours and Fives Ballet & Tap
Age 4-5
3:00-3:45 $36/month
4:00 / Jazz I
Age7-10
4:30-5:15pm
$36/month / Ballet/Tap
Age 6-8
4:00-5:00pm
$48/month / Ballet with Acro Tumbling
Age 6-8
4:00-5:00
$48/month / Ballet III
Age 12+ or instructor approval
3 years+ classical training required
4:00-5:00pm
$48/month
5:00 / TUMBLING I & II*
no prerequisites
5:30-6:30
$48/month / Ballet I
Age7-10
5:00-6:00pm
$48/month / Jazz III
5:00-6:00pm
2 years+ jazz training recommended
$36/month
6:00 / Tumbling II & III*
back bend required
6:30-7:30
$48/month / Ballet II
Age 8-12
1+ year ballet req.
6:00-7:00pm
$48/month
7:00 / TUMBLING IV & V*
front and back walkovers required
7:30-8:30
$48/month / Jazz II
Age 10+
7:00-7:45pm
1+ years’ jazz experience recommended
$36/month
8:00

There is no recital for summer classes; the last lesson of each month is a Parent Observation Day.

*TUMBLING CLASSES are in the Hunt Center gymnasium on Tuesday evenings this summer; we will have more space, and multiple instructors (all under the supervision of Leslie Durand). Within each hour-long class, students will be divided into groups based on skill accomplishment, so there is a bit more flexibility in which class time you choose (with the exception of Tumbling IV and V—all students in this class MUST have a strong front AND back walkover). Call Leslie at 919-889-1016 with any class placement questions.