Children ages pre-k through 7 years can enjoy a four day summer arts camp in our Woodward OK location, August 1-4th. There will be a morning and afternoon session offered and students will enjoy instruction in Art, Music and Movement. The entire camp is interactive and suitable for boys and girls.
Students will explore different and creative ways to create their own art, learn to play different instruments and explore creative movement to tell a story.
For more information about the camp, please visit our website or call our office at 580-256-3262 for more information. The camp is limited to 30 children in each session. Registration must be completed by July 28 to assure placement. Online registration is available at our website.
Academy of Fine Arts in Woodward Oklahoma offers classes for all ages in dance, music, art, tumbling, cheerleading, recreational gymnastics, acrobatics, dance, art, performance teams and an arts based educational preschool. Check out our ASPIRE Integrated School Option for K-12 as well.Call us at 405-265-6082 for more information about classes available for you or your child.
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Super Hero Camp for Boys!
Super Hero camp starts next week and registration is available on our website. Young boys will enjoy the fun and adventure each day of the three day camp and are encouraged to arrived dressed as their favorite super hero! Adventures await the Super Heros in this camp. Call us at 580-256-3262 for more information about Super Hero camp for boys in our Woodward OK location.
Sunday, June 12, 2011
Boys Dancing and Tumbling????
Why not? Especially when the benefits point to a more athletic, physical, confident, focused, goal oriented young man? Dance is one of the fastest growing sports these days with the ever growing popularity of dance competitions. More and more boys and boy groups are making their appearance at dance competitions and performances world wide.
Many movement specialists for years now have shouted from the roof tops the benefits of boys taking dance classes. Sports psychologists have written about placing young boys into dance and tumble classes over the selection of other organized sports. Dance and tumbling is a great training ground for young men and their families prior to entering a sports program such as T-ball, soccer, basketball, etc.
Some families are coming on board with this direction and registering their young sons into classes for dance and tumbling. These young men are growing and becoming more comfortable with movement and the physicality of it.
Check out all of the dance shows on television! What do you see?? BOYS! The athleticism of dance is now opening a whole new door way for young males in performing arts. Dance is not something just for girls or an elite few young men. Dance is for those who dream, those who have heart, those who love to construct and build, those who love science,those who love music and art, those who are good in math,and those that enjoy working with a team and a coach.
Dance for boys is very masculine. Very athletic. Very much a sport. Dance is one of the fastest growing sport in the nation. Dance is something a parent can be proud of when they see their son put their heart into it on stage. Dance is the only time you see girls rush into an auditorium, to watch a guy on stage in awe. Dance is when 20 young men can be onstage at one time doing what they do best, rather than sit a bench while five do the majority of the team work.
Yes, there is very much room for masculine, athletic males in dance. The false side is that when families and society decide that because a young male decides to dance, he is not masculine or athletic. This narrow idea, although maybe intended to protect, only harms the young man and keeps him in fear of achieving his dreams.
Many great female dancers have achieved their dreams by being coached, trained and choreographed for by very masculine male teachers. They have been allowed to discover and sense of energy, flight and movement that no other athlete can ever achieve. It is only fair then, that we as parents, teachers, peers and friends, allow young men to discover this achievement as well.
The next generation of star athletes may just actually come from a dance class as a child. It is time to recognize that dance is something every person can do. It is something every persona can do all of their lives as long as they have their helath.
So the next time you hear music, encourage everyone to stand up and dance.Even the boys!
Many movement specialists for years now have shouted from the roof tops the benefits of boys taking dance classes. Sports psychologists have written about placing young boys into dance and tumble classes over the selection of other organized sports. Dance and tumbling is a great training ground for young men and their families prior to entering a sports program such as T-ball, soccer, basketball, etc.
Some families are coming on board with this direction and registering their young sons into classes for dance and tumbling. These young men are growing and becoming more comfortable with movement and the physicality of it.
Check out all of the dance shows on television! What do you see?? BOYS! The athleticism of dance is now opening a whole new door way for young males in performing arts. Dance is not something just for girls or an elite few young men. Dance is for those who dream, those who have heart, those who love to construct and build, those who love science,those who love music and art, those who are good in math,and those that enjoy working with a team and a coach.
Dance for boys is very masculine. Very athletic. Very much a sport. Dance is one of the fastest growing sport in the nation. Dance is something a parent can be proud of when they see their son put their heart into it on stage. Dance is the only time you see girls rush into an auditorium, to watch a guy on stage in awe. Dance is when 20 young men can be onstage at one time doing what they do best, rather than sit a bench while five do the majority of the team work.
Yes, there is very much room for masculine, athletic males in dance. The false side is that when families and society decide that because a young male decides to dance, he is not masculine or athletic. This narrow idea, although maybe intended to protect, only harms the young man and keeps him in fear of achieving his dreams.
Many great female dancers have achieved their dreams by being coached, trained and choreographed for by very masculine male teachers. They have been allowed to discover and sense of energy, flight and movement that no other athlete can ever achieve. It is only fair then, that we as parents, teachers, peers and friends, allow young men to discover this achievement as well.
The next generation of star athletes may just actually come from a dance class as a child. It is time to recognize that dance is something every person can do. It is something every persona can do all of their lives as long as they have their helath.
So the next time you hear music, encourage everyone to stand up and dance.Even the boys!
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
Tomboy -> Dancer -> Gymnast -> Musician -> Athlete -> Scholar -> Collegiate Athlete -> Doctor
Is your child on the right path for success? Did you know that children that study performing and visual arts from grade school through high school, consistantly,generally have a higher degree of commitment, confidence, and good self image that sets the path towards later success.
It is easy to find out about the many different company CEO's, presidents of corporations, universities and yes even the United States that learned to play an instrument at an early age, performed on stage as a dancer or actor.
The benefits of studying the arts has even reached the level of science, where universities in California have been testing and tracking the actual strength levels of collegiate dancers versus collegiate athlete for strength and endurance (and yes, the dancers have won the results of the study each time).
Locally, success in studying the arts is evident. Two former students from our school, high school athletes and scholars went on to college to again repeat the school athlete and scholar pattern, to then become successful doctors. And then there are our former students that are currently educators, nurses, musicians, ministers, and mental health professionals.
Research has shown in some instances that studying the arts on a consistant basis, pre-grade school through high school, does give a child a much bigger advantage over other activities that could have been chosen by the parents. So if confidence, ability to set goals and follow through, focus, a sense of accomplishment and more are what you are looking for to set the path towards collegiate success and beyond, then you may want to give more time and consideration to the the studying of performing and visual arts.
For hundreds to thousands of well informed parents, the decision to have their child actively involved in performing and visual arts is a no brainer. Success is just around the corner and time is gone in a blink of the eye. The time to plan your child's course for success is from the beginning.Help them to discover success at a young age and carry it through to the future. Discover performing and visual arts.
It is easy to find out about the many different company CEO's, presidents of corporations, universities and yes even the United States that learned to play an instrument at an early age, performed on stage as a dancer or actor.
The benefits of studying the arts has even reached the level of science, where universities in California have been testing and tracking the actual strength levels of collegiate dancers versus collegiate athlete for strength and endurance (and yes, the dancers have won the results of the study each time).
Locally, success in studying the arts is evident. Two former students from our school, high school athletes and scholars went on to college to again repeat the school athlete and scholar pattern, to then become successful doctors. And then there are our former students that are currently educators, nurses, musicians, ministers, and mental health professionals.
Research has shown in some instances that studying the arts on a consistant basis, pre-grade school through high school, does give a child a much bigger advantage over other activities that could have been chosen by the parents. So if confidence, ability to set goals and follow through, focus, a sense of accomplishment and more are what you are looking for to set the path towards collegiate success and beyond, then you may want to give more time and consideration to the the studying of performing and visual arts.
For hundreds to thousands of well informed parents, the decision to have their child actively involved in performing and visual arts is a no brainer. Success is just around the corner and time is gone in a blink of the eye. The time to plan your child's course for success is from the beginning.Help them to discover success at a young age and carry it through to the future. Discover performing and visual arts.
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