youth dance program
Youth Dance Program Intensives
KAMOCHI invites various guest Master Teachers who are experts in their own field to be a part of our program. On top of having close professional relationships with each of them, they are also amazing individuals who are aligned with our mission. Their stellar reputation as professional performing artists and human beings allows them to be positive and accessible role models for our students.
KAMOCHIMETHOD Youth Dance Program typically incorporates all of the curriculum components listed below. However, unique programs can be developed and customized by emphasizing, minimizing, eliminating or, in certain instances, adding to our standard curriculum. Let us create a program specifically for the needs of your students.
KAMOCHIMETHOD Youth Dance Program Curriculum
Dance Technique Master Class
Horton based technique class and contemporary center: Dance education on the Lester Horton Technique; developing endurance, strength and artistic versatility.
Yoga for Dancers
Yang/Vinyasa: preparing the body with breath and alignment for a full day of dancing as well as centering the mind
Yin: Restorative and healing to the inner structure of the dancer, bypassing the superactivity of the muscles and focusing on healing & re-education of the ligaments, tendons, organs and fascia.
Acting for Dancers
The Art of Storytelling: Supporting the dancer to create a character with authenticity and integrity in order to deliver their material with honesty and ease.
Nail Your Audition (NYA)
A unique interactive workshop for the novice and experienced professional dancer, designed to demystify the audition process and provide practical tools that will enable artists to garner more success in the highly competitive professional artistic arena.
Learning from the LEGENDS
Class focuses on learning about legendary dance pioneers: their technique, life and their contribution within the history of dance, as well as learning of their repertoire.
Additional:
Instruction in traditional ballet technique
Assistance with body alignment
Guidance in meditation
Direction in breath/movement integration
Individual coaching and goal assessment
benefits of the youth dance program
To help artists of today and tomorrow realize their full potential and extend their dance lives, at whatever level that may be
To protect and/or heal/revive the artist-To tap into the infinite creativity innate in the individual
To establish a true sense of authenticity
Access & exposure to schools & professionals, companies, directors, managers, and agents
To ignite, realign and reinforce the communication between the individual and the artist within
To equip the individual with tools vital to overcoming adversity, negative mindset, anxiety and stress
To create a joyful relationship between the individual and the dancer
Facilitated interaction and relationship building with other dancers and industry insiders
To help the individual establish an unshakable inner peace, which in turn, contributes to a collective peace throughout humanity