"HEAD – HEART – HANDS - HEALTH": Whether youth participate in clubs, after school programs, day camps, or in other program settings, the 4-H Youth Development Program's mission and goals remain the same: "to help youth develop to their full potential"
A multicultural art program taught in both English and Spanish for children ages 5-12 by Colleen Conley, West Marin School art teacher; Toni Littlejohn, mixed-media artist; and Dolores Gonzalez, whose native language is Spanish. Artists of many cultures will be invited to participate. The children will use two- and three-dimensional media—painting, printmaking, carpentry, ceramics, jewelry, and textiles—to develop their own unique expressions.
Working with clay engages the imagination and facilitates developmental learning–and it’s just plain fun! We will create sculpture and practical things. For ages 5-12. Vickisa Feinberg is a professional multimedia artist, member of Gallery Route One, teacher in public and private schools, and Director of Dance Palace Camp.
In this class we will learn to prepare healthy and inventive snacks using local ingredients whenever possible. Learn about seasonal recipes and techniques that will impress your friends.Cheri Leierer is a public and private school teacher who has taught with the Dance Palace Summer camp for over 20 years. Joann Kempf works at West Marin School.
Fun and creative nature studies and science experiments, indoors and outdoors. Learn what makes the cosmos swirl! Fun, interactive physical, earth and life science experiments. Cheri Leierer is a public and private school teacher who has taught environmental science with the Dance Palace Summer camp for over 20 years.
KMT provides the opportunity for children to explore the skills of acting, improvisation, singing, and dance through musical theater. Teamwork is emphasized as we work on a production; what that production will be has not yet been decided. Laura Alderdice is a local music teacher, former music director for theater arts at Mount Madonna School, and music director, performer, and composer for Theatre Lunatico. Ages 6-13; maximum 15 kids
A great aerobic sport for all ages! Enjoy doubles pingpong with the occasional game using the “other hand.”
An encounter with our voice and our body as an instrument, for sharing the feeling of being, and for remembering that all that happens is for giving and receiving. Ceremony and communion through simple songs from different parts of the world which take us to the time when magic ruled the Earth, making us feel that it is still present, waiting for us to give it permission to manifest.
We sing:
~ to enter the present, where creation happens
~ to tune into our individual vibration and recover our power
~ to feel the pleasure of hearing our own voice
~ to expand our sonic perception
~ to share, by discovering the beauty of Oneness
~ to remember that sound transforms everything, and that everything is vibration
~ to be Love
~ to heal
~ for the right to be a musical being
~ to remember who we are
And for so many other reasons that we will discover while singing...We invite you to sing!
Supersitter Safety is a class for young people ages 10-14, who want to learn to care for small children. Students learn how to set up babysitting jobs, what to put into a babysitter bag, basic first aid, choke-saving, rescue breathing, safety procedures, and what to do in emergencies. Students who complete this 6-hour course will be eligible to be included in the Dance Palace Supersitters Directory.
Instructor: Dani Vincent
We keep the dance floor talk-free, come early or stay late to share with your new and old friends, but during dance time it’s an opportunity for all of us to just dance. There is no specific form, it’s all about how You feel like dancing in the moment. We’ll open and close with a brief circle to create an intentional, unified space. Music will be awesome, varied and DJ’d by a professional, feedback before and after is welcome. Your whole self is welcome here. Come as you are, and dance your own dance. This is an experiment. YOU are a key element. If you feel something is missing, you may be just the person to bring it. At the moment, I (Eden) am organizing this, but that’s only until a group of inspired folks each decide to step in and collective-ize it. That’s my vision.
I have begun training as a Dancing Freedom facilitator after being astonished, inspired and healed by what my body was capable of teaching me as I was led through this dance practice. For me, it is just that, a spiritual practice, because it re-aligns and integrates my body, intellect and what is beyond that in a safe container that prescribes no particular movement but rather supports each of us to learn more and more from our own bodies. So, in that spirit of respecting the teacher within each of us, each "class" in this series will revolve around a theme, involve an hour or more of free movement to a wave of carefully selected music that supports our embodied experience of the five elements: earth, water, fire, air and ether. There is also time for opportunities to share our wisdom through exercises designed to bring us toward our own centers and out again.
Come one and all and join this wonderful opportunity to sing with your friends and create marvelous music together. We will meet every week and do a performance or two at the end. If you read music, it’s a real plus but not required. There will be no auditions and all are welcome (although I do expect you to be able to read words and sing a little too). I hope to see you all there.
Ditch the workout, join the party! Zumba is the hottest new craze, combining a fusion of Latin dance moves and heart-pounding rhythms. You get a workout without feeling like you’re working! Bring your daughter! Ages 7 years and up.
Ditch the workout, join the party! Zumba is the hottest new craze, combining a fusion of Latin dance moves and heart-pounding rhythms. You get a workout without feeling like you’re working! Bring your daughter! Ages 7 years and up.
