Roots & Branches: Jazz | Ballet | Modern

Roots & Branches: Jazz | Ballet | Modern

Camps | This class is completed

Ages: 7-10
7/1/2024-7/5/2024
10:00 AM-12:30 PM PST on Mon Tue Wed Th Fri
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$295.00 USD

Roots & Branches: Jazz | Ballet | Modern

Camps | This class is completed

The roots of jazz, ballet, and modern dance run deep! Join us for a fun week of discovery with dance classes in all three styles. Understanding the lineage and history of these dance forms allows us to explore and follow the branches that grew and continue growing from the roots. Your creativity and unique voice will become part of the exciting and ever changing world of dance! Dancers and artists share their creativity with family in an informal presentation on the last day of camp.

This camp will be held on July 4th.

  • Clothing: Dress for comfort and ease of movement. Dance clothes such as leotards, footless tights, sweatpants/shorts, leggings, t-shirts, dance skirts, etc. Students dance in bare feet.  For ballet and jazz days, ballet slippers and/or jazz shoes are optional.  Email terry@creativedance.org for shoe recommendations.


Bierly, Tiffany
Tiffany Bierly

Tiffany Bierly (they/she) is a Seattle-based educator, choreographer, and performer with an MFA in Dance from Texas Woman’s University as well as a BA in Theater and a BS in Kinesiology from Pennsylvania State University. Their dance education began at Kennedy Dance Centre in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania under the ownership of Joan Kennedy-Kirkpatrick, a.k.a. “Mrs. K,” whose teaching philosophy was highly inspired by Anne Green Gilbert. Having been gifted this amazing foundation, the honor to teach at Creative Dance Center feels full circle and rewarding. Tiffany’s biggest passion in life is helping others be present, empowered, strong, comfortable, and joyful in their bodies while building community with others. Through teaching, they have the privilege to help foster a lifelong joy of movement. In every class, they incorporate critical thinking, inter/intrapersonal skills, creative problem solving, and most importantly, maintaining an open and curious mind. Over the past fourteen years, Tiffany has instructed dance and fitness classes at various schools, shelters, universities, studios, and senior centers. Currently, they also teach Physical Education at Giddens School and Pilates at Vitality Pilates. Tiffany has presented and performed work throughout the US. Most recently they performed [you are (HERE)] a duet with Sara Caplan, choreographed by Betsy Miller in 12 Minutes Max and Inspect Before Use choreographed by Kara Beadle in numerous festivals and shows including Northwest New Works, Spectacle Spectacular at On the Boards, LAUNCH, Punch Bowl, and Texas Dance Improvisation Festival.

Caplan, Sara
Sara Caplan

Sara Caplan (she/her) is a contemporary dancer, choreographer, and teaching artist originally from Dedham, MA. She received her BA Theatre: Dance Performance and her BS in Biology from The Pennsylvania State University in 2013 and her MFA in Dance from the College at Brockport in 2017. Caplan has performed in works choreographed by Elisha Clark Halpin, Sherone Price, Laura Peterson, Juanita Suárez, Maura Keefe, Kendra Portier, Mariah Maloney, Beth Gill, Elise Beers AachixQaaduug, Lucille Jun, Bri Wilson, Shenandoah Harris, Madeleine Gregor, and Anja Kellner-Rogers. She currently dances for Karin Stevens Dance and collaborates on various independent movement projects. She has presented works in various theatres and urban venues, as well as virtually, in Pennsylvania, New York, and Seattle. Sara has more than 10 years of experience teaching in studio and has taught at the Pennsylvania State University, The College at Brockport, Hobart and William Smith Colleges, and Slippery Rock University.