The week-long summer dance intensive is designed for students interested in strong dance technique, injury prevention, choreography, and performance. While engaging with professionals experienced in Broadway, television, and concert dance, students will be exposed to a variety of dance genres such as hip-hop, contemporary, jazz, ballet, and more, with an emphasis on dance theater and commercial dance. Students should wear dance or fitness attire and bring lunch and water each day. By the end of the program, dancers will walk away empowered and prepared to join the Harvard-Westlake Dance Program or the Harvard-Westlake Dance Ensemble. The course culminates in a performance for friends and family.
Program lead and Harvard-Westlake's Director of Dance, Queala Clancy, has performed and taught dance for over 20 years with international travels and performance credits from B.E.T. to Cirque du Soleil.
Additional instructors include Andrea Burr who serves as a dancer, choreographer, and educator who lives in Los Angeles and is represented by Go 2 Talent Agency. She has performed with artists such as Rihanna, Skrillex, Diplo, Julia Michaels, Meghan Trainor, Ellaeyre, Lawrence Rothman, and Sheryl Crow. She has appeared on popular TV and awards shows including The X-Factor, The Voice, Radio Disney Music Awards, and Dancing With The Stars – Bulgaria