Ages: 5-12 Date: Friday July 17 Times: 9-2:00 Presentation from 2:00-2:30p Location: CUB, 114 N Third St. McCall Cost: $55 Instructor: Jon Swarthout, TRICA Founder
STREET DANCE:Street dance has grown from the streets of The Bronx in the 1970s into a global movement filled with creativity, rhythm, and self-expression. In this high-energy one-day camp, students will explore a variety of street dance styles inspired by hip-hop culture while building confidence, coordination, and stage presence. Dancers will learn fun moves and combinations such as waves, grooves, footwork, freezes, and freestyle techniques, all set to upbeat hip-hop and street-style music. Friends and family are invited to watch a short showcase during the final 15 minutes of camp as students share what they’ve learned throughout the day.
Parents please send a water bottle, small snack camp and a lunch with your student to camp. Wear play clothes and sneakers.
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Jon Swarthout – Founder & President of TRICA
Jon Swarthout danced professionally with Joffrey Ballet, Feld Ballets/New York and Oregon Ballet Theatre. He started in local theater productions as a child and formed his own theatre production company at age thirteen. Swarthout started ballet lessons at age fourteen, auditioned and was selected to attend North Carolina School of the Arts, where he was taught ballet by Melissa Hayden among others. He earned a full scholarship to attend the Houston Ballet Academy, where he distinguished himself and was inspired by professional dancers Janie Parker and Li Cunxin.
Swarthout launched an arts education career based in Idaho’s Treasure Valley and began working with children ages 2-12, teaching in all education settings near and far. Hearing of the innovative work with children being done by Jacques d’Amboise and National Dance Institute, Jon was so moved by NDI’s mission statement that he immediately signed up for a teacher training, where he saw compelling ways to refine his own method and take it to the next level. Swarthout was asked to co-teach with NDI’s Tracy Straus in Aspen and New York. He served on the Founding Committee for ANDI, Associates of National Dance Institute. Jon continues to share best practices and resources with NDI, as well as mentorship and inspiration.
Swarthout’s dream was always to return to his hometown, where he believed he could have the most impact. In 1996 he became Director of Educational Outreach for the Idaho Dance Theater. In1996 he founded TRICA, the Treasure Valley Institute for Children’s Arts, a multi-disciplined arts education program that has touched thousands of lives in the Northwest US.
In 2007, Swarthout acquired a 12,000 ft Romanesque-Baroque Stone Cathedral that was at risk of demolition and embarked upon a dream of transforming it into a children’s center for learning through the arts. In 2010 Swarthout became the father of twin daughters Ginger and Violet. Swarthout is working and raising his family in Boise, Idaho while making an impact on his community and beyond.
