Sunday, February 16, 2014

FREE YOUTH INTENSIVE

GOTTA BREAK! 
Youth Street Dance Intensive


Gotta Break! is a March Break Street Dance Camp where students participate in a week of urban arts workshops. The camp focuses on street dance – hip hop, break dancing, krumping, body percussion, waacking, popping, dancehall – but hip hop culture is also explored through DJ, graffiti and beatboxing workshops. Past teachers have included Guinness World Record holders, celebrities from So You Think You Can Dance and STOMP!, as well as professional dancers for artists such as Michael Jackson, Shawn Desman, and Missy Elliot.

Youth Street Dance Intensive: Gotta Break takes pride in offering quality arts education to students who are passionate and hungry to learn. YSDI invites in older students (15-17yrs) to train in a small group with some of Toronto’s top talent. The intensive will take place from March 10 – 14, from 1-4pm. This new initiative aims to provide youth with an opportunity to express themselves through the arts, while gaining experience in a supportive environment that encourages mentorship, collaboration and self-motivation. We are looking for passionate high school students interested in a street dance intensive, as well as volunteer and leadership opportunities. A minimum of 3 hours of volunteer work (with the 9am-12pm GOTTA BREAK! campers) is required. These hours may be used towards high school volunteering requirements.

Apply! Please send your letters of interest to Vanessa Jane Kimmons: moveme.to@gmail.com Please include: Name, age, dance experience, and tell us why you are interest in the intensive. Between 10-15 participants will be accepted. While we are specifically looking for dancers that are facing financial difficulty, ALL interested youth are welcome to apply.

*This program is free of charge - funded by GottaBreak! and MoveMe fundraising operations.