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Start Summer 2019 with Dance Camp!

The Dancing Bears Dance Camp at the Kings Lake Camp near Wasilla is a wonderful way to finish an exciting dance season, and begin another Alaska summer with activities you cherish. Dance Camp is held annually during Memorial Day holiday weekend.

Dance Camp activities served with a scenic view of Kings Lake and the Chugach Mountains!

Dance Camp features nationally acclaimed guest bands and callers!

For 2019, please welcome…

Guest Bands -- TOSS THE POSSUM and HOLLY DING

Callers --- JEREMY KORR and BETH MOLARO

Camp in your own tent or RV, or bunk in one of many available cabins. The camp property is large, so there is plenty of room spread out, stroll through the woods, and get away for quiet time when you want to.

Your Dance Camp registration fee includes meals, camping space or cabin, dance workshops, and evening dances.

An action packed three day weekend of Fun!

REQUIRED!

Guest Callers and Bands -- They are Fabulous!

JEREMY KORR -- calling contras and squares since 2003, plus community and international folk dances since 1992. A second-generation dancer, he is known for his fun dances, efficient walkthroughs, precise calling, and community spirit. He is equally capable calling hot contras, a family dance, traditional contra chestnuts or New England quadrilles,

BETH MOLARO -- Beth calls high-energy, turbocharged squares and smooth flowing contras. She is known for her quick

no-nonsense walk throughs and effective teaching for both the newest dancers and the most seasoned of dancers. Beth Molaro’s enthusiasm is contagious and she makes any dance more energetic and exciting.

TOSS THE POSSUM -- Grounded by Mom & Son, Laura (keyboard) and Rob Zisette (fiddle plus), these two dancer muscians know that spontaneity is more fun and can often create magical moments! Edward Howe, exceptional fiddler, maeststro of improv, believes that music is a feeling, not a sound, that should be felt in the soul.

HOLLY DING -- Tom Sauber, returning guest artist has played at camps and festivals from Alaska to Spain, from Scotland to Australia. Master muscian, a multi-instrumentalist, if it has strings he plays it. Brian DeMarcus, Dancing Bears know him well. Originally from North Carolina this expert musician/caller has played and taught at most prestigious music and dance camp throughout the country. John Corzine, part of Southern California aucoustic music scene, has also performed throughout the southland. A picker’s picker and a singer’s singer, John is certain to be a hit!

Registration will start on March 15, 2019.

New for this year we offer Online Registration and encourage you to try it! You may to choose to pay by credit card or by physical check, which you will need to mail to the Registation Bears, Bob and Peg at the address shown below. A convenience fee is added to credit card payments.

If you are a Dancing Bears member (paid up!) you will receive a registration form in the mail…if not, you can download a form from this website.

If you do not use the Online Registration option, you will need to snail mail the forms to the Registration Bears.

The 2019 Dance Camp Registration Form will be here March 15 -- after 5PM Alaska Standard Time.

DANCE CAMP 2019!

MAY 25 - 28. Registration Starts mid March

The Registration Form and the Waiver Form must both be filled out and signed and returned to register for camp.

CAMP 2019 ACCEPTANCE PACKET (Available March 15)

Dance Campers! We have made many changes since previous years, so please read all about them to help make your Camp experience the best it can be! Please check out all the NEWLY REVISED and UPDATED Camp info by clicking on each of the tabs below! We ask that you read the info thoroughly...even if you have been to Camp before. You can print any pages that you may need. Thank you for helping our Camp to run smoothly.

Acceptance Letter Basic information about Camp—what to bring and what to expect.

Parents’ Information What you need to know if you’re bringing kids to Camp.

Guardianship Paperwork -- THE FORMS AND INFO YOU NEED TO HAVE IF YOU ARE BRINGING MINOR CHILD TO CAMP WHO IS NOT (LEGALLY) YOURS.

Read more about the Dance Camp Auction.

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Camp Rules -- Yes it does!!

Dance Camp is located at King's Lake Camp

3313 Lakeview Road, Wasilla AK 99654

Dance Camp Notices and Announcements:

DANCE CAMP NEWS STARTS NOW!! PLEASE SHARE THIS INFO WITH YOUR DANCING FRIENDS.

Please tell your newsletter-reading Bear friends that we strongly encourage them to sign up for the listserv. We will post all the latest info on Camp to the listserv and we would hate for them to miss some significant tidbit because they aren’t getting listserv messages. Signing up is easy…just go to the Bears' Website at www://thedancingbears.org and they will find, on the Home Page, a place to “Subscribe to Listserver”. Clicking on that box will get them to another box in which to type one's email address. It is also easy to remove one's name from the list after Camp should one not want to continue to receive Bears and dance related emails.

AGAIN THIS YEAR—DANCE CAMP DISCOUNT RATES FOR

STUDENTS 19-25!!

We are pleased to continue to offer a discount for students 19-25

—Perky Student Bears (with an ID and registering before April 30)

will be able to attend Camp for only $220…a $75 savings from the

regular adult cost for Camp. Student Bears (19-25) on

Scholarships will also be discounted to one-half the cost of the

discounted tuition. Please be sure to register early, and if you

want a scholarship please read the Scholarship info below.

A REMINDER ABOUT DANCE CAMP SCHOLARSHIPS

Cost for this year's Dance Camp will be $295 for Perky Bears

($220 Perky Student Bears)…and it gets more expensive as you

procrastinate on getting your registration in. As always, if you

might be looking for a way to lighten the financial load for Camp

“tuition”, we have several scholarships available. Scholarships

cover half the cost of your Camp fee and entail participating in 7-8

hours of Camp work, generally helping in the kitchen, but there

are also some for other activities such as helping with the Silent

Auction and Camp and bathhouse cleanup.

Scholarships are awarded on a first come, first served basis. A

scholarship does NOT guarantee that you will get into Camp...you

still need to register as usual. And you must be CONFIRMED as a

Scholarship Bear BEFORE registering as one. The details of the

tasks and the registration process may be less confusing if we

chat about them verbally, so if you are interested in a scholarship

or have any questions about them, please contact Barbara

Rowland (223-2327 in Anchorage, or email

[email protected]) soon to get the scoop!!

Happy Dancin'!! We can't wait to see you at Camp!!

DANCE CAMP NEEDS YOUR TALENT!! JOIN OUR CADRE OF

AMAZING WORKSHOP TEACHERS AND MUSICIANS!

Greetings All! The Dancing Bears Dance Camp is coming

Memorial Day weekend, May 25-28. We are looking for folks who

want to teach us to dance, as well as musicians who will play for

those classes. In past years, in addition to our "usual" dance and

music classes, our classes have included yoga, massage, Irish

dance, juggling, rounds, and shape note singing--all taught by

talented locals. It's a great way to be a part of Camp and you

even get paid a little!! We always have kids coming to Camp

every year so a kid or family workshop could be just the thing. If

you have a workshop in mind that you would like to offer, please

send me a short description and information on what your

workshop would need in the way of music/supplies/space and

we'll give it our consideration. If you know of folks who might be

interested but aren't on this listserv please share this request with

them. Feel free to contact me via email

at [email protected] or

call 907-258-1937 (Anchorage). I'm looking forward to seeing you

at Camp!!!

Keep Dancing!

Linda

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Really important stuff

NOW AVAILABLE! GUEST CALLERS AND BANDS BIOS for 2019!

Watch this page for more info 2019 when it becomes available. Some of the following information is for 2018, and left in place to allow you to see what Dance Camp is all about.

***DO NOT SEND THIS FORM TO THE DANCING BEARS P.O. BOX! **

Send registration form with check to:

Dancing Bears Camp (Make check out to“The Dancing Bears”)

c/o Bob Hume and Peg Faithful

3101 Brookside Dr.

Anchorage AK 99517