OPINION: Becoming an acting director

Since I was in the 5th grade, I've stuck with my passion of acting and performing. I started out my career, as Gaston, in Beauty of the Beast.  Then, I went on to play, Ghost of the Past, in a DaeDream production in 7th grade, and my most recent role played was, the Dreamkeeper, in a Daedream production in 8th grade.

Now I am proud to say, I stand as the acting coach/director in Daedream.  My position allows me to mentor kids and to teach them the fundamentals of acting and performing.  By teaching these fundamentals, I like to play games that incorporate the basics of acting and performing, which makes their learning experiences more enjoyable and relaxed.

Personally, I feel as if my style of teaching lessens the amount of pressure on the children,  and makes them more comfortable with their surroundings.  Being the head acting coach makes me feel grateful for the  acting lessons I have received, because now I can share them with rising actors to make them more successful.  I love doing what I'm doing right now; and that is making a difference in people's lives, not only with acting, but to mentor them and to guide them in a career path that they can potentially seek into later in life.

The Wilderness Family Part 1

Neidelyn did these.....OMG so funny!

Dancing on the Weekends

Working on the weekends to most teenagers sounds horrific but to our mentors, 8th graders and a few selected 6th graders, Saturday is the time to step up, dance, sing and act. 

For the past few weekends members of the Daedream program have been working really hard on our next production "Color My World."  This year, the cast will bring you a colorful musical that will open up your feelings and make you realize the true meaning of art.  In the story, we'll see a mixture of colors complementing each other, coming along as one beautiful rainbow.  Each color holds a different meaning but all of them with the same cause. 

The musical will involve; hip-hop, ballet, acting and singing and much more. Here in season 26. 

Summer Dance Camp Memories!

It's over, formally.  Yes, Season 25 has come to a close for Daedream with the last day of Summer Dance Camp (our first little beta version) today.

Some photos to start with:

During our Partner Improvisation exercise,
Justin practices a lift with veteran mentor Niedelyn

During Team Hip Hop Ballet Improv, Jalina, Rajah, Jada
Justin, and team captain Kevin commiserate on their
next move.

Team Hip Hop Ballet Improv Team 2 includes
Savannah and Neidelyn

After a discussion on "trust in dance," lead by Neidelyn, Tyrese, Neidelyn
and Deandre demonstrate during their Hip Hop
Ballet Improv session

Yes, even dancers and choreographers
have to eat.  Tyrese, Kevin, Deandre and Lakenya
(not pictured) out for lunch

Here's what we accomplished this week:

• tracing the history of dance from the Renaissance (and before) to the present
• Viewing videos demonstrating examples of hip hop, break, pop, lock, ballet, modern, jazz and tap dancing in various forms
• Discussion of movement, emotion, choreography, strength, balance, and genre of dance
• Participation in choreography sessions for hip hop, hip hop ballet, and modern dance
• Improvisation exercises in partners, and in teams
• Demos of live dance from mentors
• Actual choreography completed for parts of Season 25's show

A great time was had by all

Thank you to our administrator, Mrs. Denise Coles-Cross for her support in providing a venue for this activity.

Happy Summer!

See you in September!

P.S. Sign off below with your favorite memory of the Summer Dance Camp Beta below by clicking "comments"/writing in the comment box!

More coming, with a few surprise videos!

Mrs. F.

TODAY's IMPROV EXERCISE!

What was your favorite team improv today and why?  Give your opinions below by clicking "comments" and then writing your answer!!

Great job Summer Dance Campers!