2021 Virtual Summer Program
Thu, Aug 18
|Zoom sessions and possible on-location
25 middle-school to high-school-aged participants will be selected on a first-come, first-served basis to participate in a fun summer program for creative expression through dance, mentorship with the Youth Board of Artists at Hyde Park Art Center, and financial literacy education.
Time & Location
Aug 18, 2022, 7:00 PM
Zoom sessions and possible on-location
About the event
Registration required for participation.
Tuesdays starting July 6, 3:30 - 4:30 pm – Mercy Barrial, Instructor
Dance Sessions — A high energy introduction to dance as a form of release and self-expression through movement. Students will experience different genres of dance including jazz, contemporary, and hip-hop, with an emphasis on building their confidence to improvise or freestyle in the movement style most uniquely comfortable to them. Class will include warmups, progressions, choreography combinations, and skill-building, all aiming to build their body coordination, musicality, movement vocabulary, body alignment, and spatial awareness.
Wednesdays starting July 7, 3:30 - 4:30 pm – Rolanda Johnson, Instructor
Financial Literacy Sessions — These sessions will teach fundamental skills to help establish healthy financial habits. Foundational topics that will be discussed will include: the history of the U.S. Banking system, understanding various payment options available while making transactions in commerce, simple interest vs. compound interest, sales tax…