Summer Dance Intensive

Although Zoe was hoping to be dancing in New York this summer, she was so excited and thankful to be a part of the summer dance intensive at Dunamix. For two weeks, she has been at the studio for 6-9 hours a day. It has been an awesome time of physical and spiritual growth and she is sad that it has come to an end!
They began each day with a 1/2 hour of devotions and prayer. This is a pretty spiritually strong group and they give so much support to each other as they continue to grow in their faith.

Each day consisted of a variety of classes, including lots of ballet and pointe, jazz, contemporary, hip hop, choreography, acting, improv, conditioning, pilates, health, massage technique and injury prevention.  Nicole brought in a couple of fantastic master class teachers also.
The first was Nikki White, who has performed all over the world and is an incredible dancer. The girls loved her and she spent some time autographing pictures and pointe shoes after class.

 The next week they took several classes with Melissa Sandvig, from So You Think You Can Dance (Season 5). The girls (and I!) were beyond thrilled to not only meet her, but get taught by her. She is beautiful, inside and out, and was a joy to watch and learn from. She taught them technique, choreography, and helped them learn about the process of auditions.

Today marked the official end of their intensive. Nicole likes to put on a casual performance for them to showcase a little of what they learned and have some fun!
They started off sharing a bible verse that touched them this week. Zoe chose Matthew 4:4 - But He answered and said, "It is written, 'Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.'"

Then they went on to show off some conditioning...

 barre work...

 floor work...

 a few choreography pieces...

 acting and improv...

 hip hop...

 contemporary...

 and finally ended the show!

It was such a fantastic 2 weeks for Zoe. I'm so proud of how hard she worked these two weeks, and incredibly grateful for the opportunity for her to grow in her dance, her faith, and her friendships!