Spring in your Step II

Holiday Break Performing Arts Program

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Put a 'Spring in your Step' these Spring school holidays and gather at Bom Funk's Queanbeyan HQ for a week of dance workshops culminating in an in-house dance performance. The program is designed to allow regional NSW students access to professional dance tutors and cultivate their passion for dance and the production process.

We invite applications from students aged 12 - 24 years living in regional NSW with some dance knowledge/experience and a passion for dance, who otherwise would not get the opportunity to participate in such events with industry leaders, OR who would benefit from an intensive holiday program to enhance their dance skills and ability.

Spring in your Step is supported by the NSW Government through Create NSW & the 23/24 Holiday Break Program. The Holiday Break Program is an Office of Regional Youth program designed to provide regional young people (12–24 years old) with access to recreational and social activities. These activities are responsive, free, and local so their creativity, imagination, self-confidence, and self-efficacy is enhanced, as well as their physical, social, cognitive and emotional development skills.

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The Program

Spring in your Step is a dance workshop program with a performance outcome aimed at high school age students (but open to Youth 12 - 24 years) in regional NSW. The program allows students to spend a week training with several high-calibre performing arts instructors, working on various dance styles to create an immersive dance piece, performed in Bom Funk’s Highlight Theatrette for family, friends and special guests. Spring in your Step II marks the second time this program will be run and fully funded by Create NSW.

The purpose of the program is to give dancers authentic exposure to the production environment and what it takes to piece together a show as a dance professional in the industry. It allows students in regional areas access to industry professionals that they usually would not be able to work with and learn from. The program encourages creativity and technical development while also includes sessions for the dancers on mental health and wellbeing so that they can give the best performance at the end of the program.

The performance will be held in Bom Funk’s own Highlight Theatrette with professional sound & lighting equipment, meaning that students can work within their performance space for the entire week to create a more immersive experience for the audience and dancers. This allows students to learn about the process from creation through to performance. Costumes and props are provided for the performance (except personal basics such as leotards, underwear & dance shoes).

The Schedule

Spring in your Step will be held on Monday 26th September - Friday 30 September with a performance on the afternoon/evening of Friday 30 September. Participants must be available for the entire week as well as the performance and must attend all sessions.

Monday 25th Sept - Friday 29th September

9am: Arrive

3.30pm: Finish

Friday 29th September: Performance

10.30am: Arrive

5.30pm: Performance

6.45pm: Finish & Bump Out

The Line Up

Each instructor* will work with the dancers to create a performance piece for the Spring in your step Performance at the end of the week. Our dance therapist will also provide wellbeing mentorship.

Our Guest Instructors include:

Kym Degenhart (Moulin Rouge, Paris) for Tap/Cabaret & Program Coordinator

Amy Orman (NYC triple threat/singer for the Radio City Rockettes) for Musical Theatre/Cabaret

Shekiralea Healy (Melbourne City Ballet/NYC Joffery Ballet guest artist) for Ballet/Lyrical/Contemporary

Keiarnna Corrigan (Movie World) for Jazz/Acro

Zoe Tuckfield (Masters of Creative Arts Therapy majoring in dance movement therapy) for Wellbeing/Contemporary

Keely Farinazzo - (Model/dancer + completing *Bachelor of Science - Psychology)* for Hip Hop

*Instructors are subject to change.

The Location

Spring in your Step will be held at:

Bom Funk Dance Studio’s Queanbeyan HQ

5 High St, Queanbeyan East, NSW, 2620

The Cost

Spring in your Step is supported by the NSW Government through Create NSW.

Successful applicants' participant fees for the entire week’s training and performance program are fully subsidized by NSW Government through Create NSW! The program is designed to allow students living in regional NSW to access and learn from professional industry leaders in dance in a safe and supportive environment and teach them how to look after their mental health and wellbeing.

Each dancer will receive 4x complimentary tickets for their invited guests to watch the performance.

A healthy lunch will be provided to the dancers daily (Mon-Fri) from our partners at Ready2Munch. Students are welcome to bring additional snacks should they wish.

Dancers will be required to wear suitable dance shoes and attire according to the styles of dance they are allocated and may need to provide some costuming basics for the performance, such as a leotard or black leggings (this will be confirmed prior to attendance).

Dancers are required to pay for their own accommodation and travel expenses to attend the program for the week. Accommodation/travel is not organised or supervised by Bom Funk Dance Studio and parents/guardians should be present to supervise students outside of class hours.

The Application

We invite students living in regional NSW with some dance knowledge/experience (may have taken dance at school or at a studio - currently, or in the past) and a passion for dance, who otherwise would not get the opportunity to participate in such events with industry leaders, or who would benefit from an intensive holiday program to enhance their dance skills and ability, are encouraged to apply.

To be eligible for this program, dancers must