Dancers from all over came to the DK Dance Visions’ DK Summer Dance Intensive from Aug. 16-18.
Parents and friends got to see what the dancers learned at a showcase on Aug. 18, which featured the wide variety of classes that were taught.
Classes were offered in tap, jazz, ballet, contemporary, lyrical, and hip hop, at the junior, intermediate, and senior levels.
Owner, Dayna Keller, says that she wants to grow the love of dance with the three days of workshops.
“It’s not ever easy when you’re learning something. (Dancers should) not worry about what anyone else thinks. Just move through it, push through it, and keep trying.”
Between 50 to 60 dancers came down, some winning scholarships to come and dance, from as far away as Prince Albert and Wadena.
Keller says there are always familiar faces out to spend the week dancing but there are always some new people, too.
Kelly Woodley from Saskatoon’s Abiding Lines Dance Company and Humboldt native, Melanie Sunderland, were there to instruct for the week long camp.
“They just gave the kids so much to work on and such fun classes. Everybody had a great time.”
For some in the junior and intermediate levels, the showcase can be a little nerve wracking but by the time the dancers reach the senior levels, they are excited to perform, says Keller.
With three levels of dance, Keller says that everyone is being challenged with new techniques or mastering their current level so they can be challenged next year.
“Some years they might be really good at learning the routines and the next years they may have a little bit of a struggle. That just means their learning when they’re struggling and working hard,” says Keller.
Dancers get a lot more out of three days straight of dance compared to once a week for three weeks, says Keller, since it is three straight days of just dance.
Registration for classes at DK Dance Visions is on Aug. 25.
