[FAC] 2 residential dance camps for adults, near Fresno!

[Christina Tuccillo]

Do you love to dance?  Is a dancing vacation, out in nature, in a community setting your idea of heaven?  Folks in Fresno will have two opportunities this summer for community dance events in nature, one focusing on West African drum and dance, and the other offering a smorgasbord of dance and movement styles as well as classes and activities in music, art, and personal growth.  Many master teachers will be joining us at Camp Hye Sierra, an hour east of Fresno in the southern Sierras, so these camps are an amazing cultural resource for the local community.
   
  Check the descriptions below for more information, and spread the word about these amazing resources so close to Fresno!
   
  christina
   
  Northern California Dance Collective’s Summer Dance Camp, June 15-24, 2007
   
  Love to dance?  Want to check out a smorgasbord of new movement styles in a community of open, friendly people?  Like the idea of relaxing in a beautiful, natural environment and eating gourmet vegetarian meals that you helped prepare?  Join us as we co-create a village of dancers of all ages at the Northern California Dance Collective's Summer Dance Camp, Friday, June 15-Sunday, June 24, 2007, at Camp Hye Sierra near Kings Canyon National Park.  We offer daytime classes for adults in many different movement and dance styles, including 5Rhythms, contact improvisation, authentic movement, African dance, partner dance, yoga and breathwork, as well as many opportunities for music, art, and random acts of creativity and fun.
  
What else? There's a great kids camp program; a lake for swimming, boating and sunning; rockin' freestyle boogies most nights, along with talent shows and drumming around the fire.  Come for all nine days or choose your own dates.  Bring your friends and family and leave your cares behind! 

Check  http://ncdcdances.org for all kinds of background information and details; check back soon for a downloadable registration form.  Call Susan at 510-559-3953 or email info at ncdcdances.org for more information on the special community that is NCDC (a 501C3 non-profit organization).
   
   
  Camp Fareta, July 8-15, 2007
   
  Do you have a special love of West African drum and dance?  Then check out Camp Fareta this summer – a West African drum and dance camp hosted by Youssouf Koumbassa.  Master dancers and drummers from Guinea, Senegal, and Mali will be gathering at Camp Hye Sierra, an hour east of Fresno in the southern Sierras.  There will be at least three dance classes and two drum classes a day plus other cultural events, a delicious international menu will be created by a former Esalen chef, and there's a kids program as well.  
   
  Check westafricandance.com for more information or email campfareta at yahoo.com.
   
  Camp Hye Sierra, at 4,500 feet, has a lake for swimming and boating, hiking trails, a basketball court, plus cabins for sleeping (or bring your own tent). Bring your friends and family and immerse yourself in an amazing cultural experience!
     


 
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