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Program
Descriptions
 5-6
Year Olds
We
begin with a daily obstacle course that
includes tight rope walking, crawling through tunnels, mini-tramp
jumping tumbling, and balancing. Stretches follow with
rotations in scarf and bean bag juggling, plate spinning, feather
balancing devil sticks, ribbons, tight rope, rola bola, and globe
balancing. This age group does not unicycle. A quiet corner
with books provides needed down time. Afternoon’s
are full of magic and group games. There will be daily
drawing and crafts, as well as singing and free time. The final day
includes a presentation to the parents of all of the fun things we have
experienced. Snacks and lunches are provided from home. Pick-up time is
between 3:00 and 4:00.
 7-8
Year Olds
We
begin with a daily obstacle course
that includes tight rope walking, crawling through tunnels, mini-tramp
jumping tumbling, and balancing. Stretches follow with
rotations in scarf and bean bag juggling, plate spinning, feather
balancing devil sticks, ribbons, tight rope, rola bola, and globe
balancing. This age group begins to unicycle. A quiet corner
with books provides needed down time. Afternoon’s are full of
magic and group games. There will be daily drawing and
crafts, as well as singing and free time. The final day
includes a presentation to the parents of all of the fun things we have
experienced. Snacks and lunches are provided from home. Pick-up time is
between 3:00 and 4:00.
 9-14
Year Old
Includes
daily warm-ups, stretching, and
strengthening. Morning rotations include: acrobatics and
tumbling; balance equipment (tightwire, rolling globe, unicycle, rola
bola); and juggling (devil sticks, diabolos, plate spinning, feather
balancing; toss juggling with scarves, balls, rings, and
clubs.) Afternoon activities include clowning,
and human pyramids. By mid-week, campers begin preparations
for the final show. Friday’s performance for
parents and friends concludes the week.
Touring Program for Experienced
Campers
- 11 days: July 26-30 and August 2-7
Ages 11-18. Special permission required.
 Campers
with prior experience, who are accomplished jugglers and who can
perform basic tumbling skills with confidence, and who demonstrate
interpersonal maturity and an ability to self-motivate, may request
attendance in the Tour Session. The program concentrates on
longer and more advanced training sessions in lieu of crafts and games.
Campers are able to choose areas of specialization and spend more time
in that activity.
5 days are spent training, building a show, and rehearsing.
Then
there are two days off during the weekend. During the following 6 days,
campers make day trips to various locations and perform for community
groups, gaining experience in working cooperatively, taking
responsibility on tour, and interacting with different audience
populations.
This summer the touring camp will place a new emphasis on empowering
the youth participants to take a more active roll in the process of
developing their skills and directing the show that they will then take
“on the road” to perform. Through
cooperation and
collaboration with their coaches and each other, campers will have the
opportunity to be fully engaged in the creation process and will take
increased responsibility for determining which skills they will focus
on over the course of the training period. Additionally, in
accordance with their level of experience, campers will be asked to
share their skills with each other and create new tricks and forms,
rather than relying solely on the expertise of the coaches.
The "Tour" is our most advanced level camp of the summer and is
performance-oriented. Except in unusual
circumstances, the
tour campers are teenagers, or at least "tweens" (11 or 12.)
We
are looking for campers who are experienced performers, who are
comfortable with tumbling (rolls, cartwheels), who are confident 3-ball
jugglers (at least), and who have experience in at least one other
circus skill that they want to develop. Tour campers need to
be
able to work independently of an adult supervisor and be able to
collaborate with other campers to create acts for the performance under
a pretty rigorous schedule. An audition or interview may be
required prior to admission to the Tour. Two letters of
recommendation are required unless they are waived by the Tour
Director. The letters would be waived if the Director knows
the
applicant personally and/or has worked with the applicant in previous
situations.
Click
here for recommendation letter form.
Price is $450 per camper. (Scholarships available)
2010 TOUR CAMP SHOWS:
AUG 4 2:30 p.m. OPEN DRESS REHEARSAL
Temple Elementary School Gymnasium
830 NH Route 45, Temple NH
Tix: Donation at the door.
Call: 603-562-6974 for more info.
AUG 5 10:00 a.m. BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF SOUHEGAN VALLEY
Amato Center, 56 Mont Vernon Street, Milford NH
Call: 603-672-1002 x20 for more info. http://www.svbgc.org/
AUG 5 3:00 p.m. BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF GREATER NASHUA,
47 Grand Avenue, Nashua NH
Call: 603-883-0523 for more info. http://www.bgcn.com/
AUG 6 10:30 a.m. at Goss Park in Wilton, NH http://www.gosspark.org/
AUG 6 4:30 p.m. SOUTH MEADOW SCHOOL
Hancock Rd (Rte 202), Peterborough NH
Tix: Donations at the door to benefit the Pine Hill Child Care Center
Call: 603-924-6620 for more info
http://www.pinehill.org/PineHillChildCareCenter/tabid/182/Default.aspx
Hurry and sign-up.
Space is limited to 24 participants per session.
The 2010 camp dates are:
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5-6: |
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| July
5 - July 9 |
(9am-3pm)
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| Ages 7-8: |
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July
12-16 |
(9am-3pm) |
SESSION CLOSED |
| July
19-23 |
(9am-3pm) |
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| Ages 9-14: |
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| July
5 - July 9 |
(9am-4pm) |
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| July
12-16 |
(9am-4pm) |
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| July
19-23 |
(9am-4pm) |
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Special
11-day Tour Camp for ages 11-18:
July 26-30 and August
2-7 (9am-4pm)
For
experienced circus kids, Tour Camp is a special 11-day camp where the
focus is on building a
performance which will tour to local venues. Special
permission and recommendations required.
More info
Fees: $250
for one-week camps. $450 for Tour Camp. Scholarships
available. Please inquire.
Sign
up for Silver
Lining Circus Camp
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