Dance at Cradle Beach this Summer

Young Audiences artists, Cindy Hanna and Sarah Hooper recently completed a five week residency at the Cradle Beach Summer Camp in Angola, NY. Using dance as a tool to promote socialization and self-expression, these artists helped students with various disabilities to engage with a range of musical genres and discover the joy of movement through dance.

Sarah Hooper, a new addition to the Young Audience roster, taught five Salsa and Hip-Hop workshops. Sarah used sequenced dance moves and freestyle, improvisational “krumping” techniques to introduce campers to urban modes of popular dance. Sarah noted a strong student interest in her Hip-Hop classes and aided her students in incorporating their newly acquired moves into creatively choreographed group dances to be performed at the Camp de Cirque closing ceremonies.

In her sixth year as a teaching artist at Cradle Beach, Cindy Hanna provided campers with the chance to explore the art of tap dance and designed a Tribute to Michael Jackson workshop where students learned about “The King of Pop” through his music and dance. Cindy was honored with an award dinner and interactive dance party where she was thanked for her long-running commitment to the Cradle Beach community.