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So far we've had a great kick-off to camp! Tuesday was a big Camp Yampa prep day for all the counselors and it really gave us a feel for what we wanted the yampers to experience. The first day of camp was amazing because I have never seen so many strong and amazing personalities in one space! Some were shy at first but all the ice breaker games really helped break everyone out of their shells. On Thursday I started morning warm ups with across the floors, teaching grape vines and exploring different character walks. And though I may be the dance counselor, I have no one in my focus group. Luckily, I am able to go around and help my fellow counselors with their groups. Thursday I went to Visual Arts to learn about different types of lines and their uses. Friday I did character shapes and improv with Theatre Arts. Overall, I am really excited to keep going through this camp with your amazing yampers!
Morning warm ups have been going great! Seeing the amount of progress they’ve made is an extremely satisfying way to start my day. For my focus group we just worked on learning turns, spins and I started to introduce choreography. Our big group project for the week was starting our alebrijes. I enjoyed watching everyone collectively go through the process of; finding a creative way to combine animals, use a completely new material(floral foam), and still finding time to have the funniest conversations with friends. Overall the week was a success :)
My focus group gained a total of 5 kids this week! We started to plan and choreograph a dance to perform for the whole camp. In the beginning, I was choreographing most of the dance but they were able to sky rocket from there and we finished pretty fast. Filming for our final project is also going great! The kids are enjoying getting some camera time and being able to see their creation come to life. It’s been another great week at camp yampa :))