UCLA
Dance for Musical Theater

Dates	July 29 - August 3, 2012
Grades	9 - 12
Tuition	$1375
Audition	No Audition Required

	Tuition includes room & meals Grade entering in Fall 2012

Program Director: Nicholas Gunn

Dance for Musical Theater Camp Details

A Dancer's Dream! Dance, Dance, Dance.... This dance camp offers dance from morning 'til night. The uniqueness of this experience is that it focuses on dance for the musical theater stage. Beginning and advanced training with professional working dancers and choreographers, the Dance Workshop immerses the participant in ballet, jazz, tap, and musical theater dance styles. Very soon you will be doing dance steps and styles of the great choreographers of musical theater such as Michael Kidd, Agnes DeMille, and Bob Fosse. Learn about feeling the music to the bottom of your soul and expressing it in various dance styles. Boys and girls alike will find this unique dance experience exhausting and exhilarating at the same time and the work-in-progress performance at the end of the week is always a major crowd pleaser as the audience gets on their feet because of the energy and professionalism of the Dance Workshop. This Dance Workshop proves to be one that even advanced talent will want to take part in as it offers a peak into the college dance world and offers the professional training required for musical theater performance.

< Students are assessed on the first day of the program and are grouped accordingly by ability. Our Dance faculty works closely with students, giving one on one feedback to address individual strongpoints and weaknesses. Our program provides instruction for all levels- beginner to advanced.

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** Check-In and Travel Information

Students check-in between 1pm and 2:30pm on the first day of camp.
Flights should arrive into Los Angeles International (LAX) on the first day of camp between 10am and 12pm.
Flights should depart from Los Angeles International (LAX) on the day after camp ends (Saturday) between 9am and 12pm.
Transportation is available to and from Los Angeles International(LAX) for $30 EACH WAY + Additional $125 for overnight stay.
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Directors and Faculty

Nicholas Gunn

Workshop Head

A dancer and an actor, Nicholas Gunn originated principal roles in over forty productions performed worldwide for the Paul Taylor Dance Company. He served as guest artist in the original Nureyev and Friends at the Uris Theater in NYC. He studied acting with Milton Katsellas and appeared in popular television programs such as Hart to Hart and Hill Street Blues. He has appeared in the Los Angeles Opera Company productions of The Barber of Seville and The Magic Flute and most recently in the 2004 production of The Nutcracker among others. He was featured prominently in Franco Zefirelli's production of Pagliacci with Placido Domingo. Mr. Gunn is currently an adjunct professor in the UCLA Theater Department and is the Associate Director of their Ray Bolger Musical Theater Program. His experience in working with high school seniors is unparalleled. He is the founding head of the UCLA Arts Camp Musical Theater Dance Workshop whose participants continue to be high school youths from all over the world.

Location Information

Regarded as one of America's most prestigious universities, UCLA is home to the number one ranked theater department in North America. Bordered on the north by protected wilderness and on the south by Westwood Village, UCLA has long been known as an entertainment magnet for the entire Los Angeles area. Selected for their artistic and professional achievements, UCLA 's exceptional faculty from the School of Theater, Film and Television lead these inspiring workshops.

The UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television (TFT) is the only university in the country where the study of theater, film, television and digital media is integrated within a single professional school.

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_{*Tuition does not include one-time registration fee($150), weekend stays, or airport transportation.}

If you have questions or need help registering, please call 888-497-3553

Dates, Directors, and Faculty subject to change without notice. The faculty is comprised of college professors representing their schools and professional industry artists. Images are of USPA programs, but may not represent actual program or location. Photos by Tito Deverya (UCLA TFT), Lauren di Matteo, and Chris Vanderhorst.

** USPA highly recommends that students secure travel insurance to cover trip cancellation, interruption, and/or medical emergency.
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