FEB VACATION BOLLYWOOD DANCE | THEATRE | ACTING PROGRAM
“THIS PROGRAM IS FULL”
April school vacation week full & half day programs filled with dance, acting creativity & fun begins at ACA :-)
BOLLYWOOD DANCE, THEATRE & ACTING (CAMP COMEDY)
PROGRAM
9 - 12 AM - BOLLYWOOD DANCE
12 - 3 PM - THEATRE & ACTING (CAMP COMEDY)
FULL DAY OPTIONS:
5 Full days - $259
4 Full days - $224
3 Full days - $184
2 Full days - $149
1 Full day - $99
HALF DAY OPTIONS:
5 Half days - $169
1 Half day - $59
Schedule: Mon - Fri , 9am - 3pm
Drop-Off Time: 9 am
Pick-Up Time: 3 pm
Extended Day: Available from 8am until 4pm ($15/hr)
What to Bring: Lunch (including drink) & Snack
Age Groups:
5 - 8 years
9 - 12 years
Note: Activities may differ based on age group and we may add a few surprise activities/elements for kids :-)
THEATRE & ACTING (CAMP COMEDY)
Description: Kids will be working on principles of improvisation and comedy through games and exercises. We will explore bits of physical comedy and different ways to improvise within a set of comedic parameters. We will discover what makes comedy tick and how we can contribute to and build our own comedic scenes.
Building Self-Esteem Through Drama
In addition to building social and communication skills overall, involvement in drama courses and performance has been shown to improve students’ self-esteem as well as their confidence in their academic abilities.
BOLLYWOOD DANCE
What is Bollywood Fitness & Dance?
Fitness turned into “party”. Most of us procrastinate going to the gym and are weary of trying out different exercises due to various reasons- lack of enthusiasm or knowledge or motivation.
Bollywood Dance is the easiest and fun way of taking care of your health and fitness. Fitness is very important in this day and age where there are so many pressures and goals one wants to achieve in life.
This form of exercise touches every muscle in your body and helps you get in shape and maintain it. These classes are for kids, men and women who want to achieve the following goals:
Learn how to dance
De-Stress
Have fun
Network
Work it out, explore another culture
Lose some weight
Get that young/toned figure back :-)
It’s everything you want in one style of dance!
Instructors :
Victoria Saraldi-Gallardo
Victoria Saraldi-Gallardo is an actor and writer based out of Brighton, Mass. Born in Caracas Venezuela, grown in the Southern United States, she received her BA in Performance from Guilford College in Greensboro, North Carolina. She was then certified in the Stanislavsky method with the Moscow Art Theatre through their summer program at the American Repertory Theatre. After two years across the pond in London, England, she received her MFA with Distinction in Acting from the prestigious East 15 Acting School. She’s now back stateside teaching, performing, and drinking far too much coffee :-)
Did You Know?
Drama activities improve reading comprehension, and both verbal and non-verbal communication skills
Students who are highly involved in drama demonstrate an elevated self-concept over those who are not involved .
Playwriting original works and dramatic presentation of existing works can help to build the self-esteem and communication skills of students.
The act of performing can help students and youth recognize their potential for success and improve their confidence
Drama improves academic performance - Numerous studies have demonstrated a correlation between drama involvement and academic achievement. In addition to having higher standardized test scores than their peers who do not experience the arts, student who participate in drama often experience improved reading comprehension, maintain better attendance records, and stay generally more engaged in school than their non-arts counterparts. Schools with arts-integrated programs, even in low-income areas, report high academic achievement.
KRITHI NATHAN
Krithi is a passionate dancer, choreographer, and teacher who loves spreading the joy of dancing to everyone, whether its the audience or her students! Currently a student at Northeastern and a part-time ESL tutor, she finds dancing sometimes difficult to keep up with during the semester.
Krithi has been trained in Bharatnatyam for the past 15 years and enjoys performing in her guru Jothi Raghavan's senior productions annually. She is proud to have a classical background and believes that it truly helps her exceed in other forms.
Currently, she performs with Boston Bollywood, a Boston based dance company, which popularly produces 2 shows a year. She is part of their competitive BBX team, which placed 1st place at South Asian Showdown in 2017 and 3rd place in 2018! This season, she is excited to co-choreograph a Garba piece as well as dance in other pieces. Whether it be Bhangra, folk, contemporary, or Semi-classical, you'll definitely spot Krithi in the piece! :)
She is super happy to be part ACA family and to bring a fun experience to her students! You can expect students to:
Gain a better understanding of counts and beats
Learn choreography to hit songs
Have fun while enjoying Indian culture
Payment and Missed Class Policy:
Training requires consistency in order to achieve the most benefit. However, we understand that students may occasionally need to miss a class. Use the following guidelines to ensure that you get the most out of your classes at The Academy of Creative Arts.
Your fees are due on or before the first day of the camp, the extended day payments can be made on the last day the student attends the program
Payment may be made by cash, check or credit card
If you pay for several weeks in advance and cannot complete all weeks, we will refund weeks not used when notice is received 48 hours before beginning of the week
If you or your child plan to miss a class - 48 hour advance notice is required - so another student can be accommodated - if the student does not provide 48 hour notice and does not attend the session 50% of the fees will be refunded. If the student attends part of the camp and misses the rest, the student will not be eligible for any refund.
Class timings and schedule are subject to change
We wish you a wonderful learning experience - these policies are required so that we can be respectful of the instructors time and commitment.