Cumbe Dance, Drum & Imagination Summer Camp
About Camp
In Cumbe’s Dance, Drum & Imagination Summer Camp, students ages 3 to 9 will unleash their imagination, express themselves creatively and learn about the diverse world of dance and music with roots reaching back to Africa.
Camp Director Aja-Nicole Hope — along with Cumbe’s exceptional teaching artists — will lead Sessions 1 and 2, shepherding campers in daily activities including dancing, singing, drumming, tumbling, visual arts (including mask and costume making), and curriculum-based outdoor playtime. At the end of each session, campers will produce a sharing for friends and family showcasing their work.
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SUMMER CAMP SESSIONS
Session 1: July 8 - July 19
Session 2: July 22 - August 2
SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS:
· First Round of Applications:
January 1 - March 31 | Announcement Date: April 1, 2024
· Second Round of Applications:
April 1 - May 5 | Announcement Date: May 6, 2024
· Third Round of Applications -
May 6 - June 2 | Announcement Date: June 3, 2024
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EARLY BIRD PRICING:
Single Session Rate: $1080
Single Session Rate - Sibling: $1056
Single Session Rate - Returning Camper: $1056
Single Session Rate - Sibling and Returning Camper: $1020
Multiple Session Rate: $1056 per session
Multiple Session Rate - Sibling: $1032 per session, per camper
Multiple Session Rate - Returning Camper: $1032
Multiple Session Rate - Sibling and Returning Camper: $996
REGULAR PRICING:
Single Session Rate: $1200
Single Session Rate - Sibling: $1080
Single Session Rate - Returning Camper: $1080
Single Session Rate - Sibling and Returning Camper: $1056 per camper
Multiple Session Rate: $1104 per session
Multiple Session Rate - Sibling: $1056 per session, per camper
Multiple Session Rate - Returning Camper: $1056 per session
Multiple Session Rate - Sibling and Returning Camper: $1032 per session, per camper
EXTENDED DAY PRICING:
Extended day (per day) - $45
Extended day (4-day week) - $132
Extended day (5-day week) - $165
Come join us for this free info session to learn all about Cumbe’s Dance, Drum, and Imagination Camp! We’ll describe our approach to stimulating our campers’ imagination through an immersion in the cultures of Africa and its diaspora, share highlights and pictures from previous years, and explain how the camp runs, including camp logistics such as pricing and what a normal day will look like for our campers. We’ll reveal themes for camp and close out the session with a fun, Creative Movement or drumming activity. We can't wait to see you there!
Info Sessions
Come meet our Camp Director and get answers to your questions:
Session One - Saturday, March 9 (11am - 12pm, Online)
Session Two - Saturday, April 13 (11am - 12pm, Online)
Session Three - Saturday, May 18 (11am - 12pm, In Person)
Please email us at dancecamp@cumbedance.org if you have any problems with the registration process.
About Our Camp Director
Aja-Nicole Hope is our Curriculum Coordinator and the Camp Director for Cumbe’s Dance, Drum & Imagination Summer Camp. Aja has been dancing since the age of three and is trained in West African, Modern, Tap, Jazz, Hip Hop, Ballet, Pointe, Lyrical, and Salsa, among other dance styles. She has taught youth dance classes at the Fresh Air Fund and YMCA summer camps. She spent two years in Ifetayo’s Youth Ensemble, where her disciplines were Modern and African Dance, and she had the opportunity to study under the great Marie Basse-Wiles. Aja-Nicole has her Master’s Degree in Early Childhood Education and is currently teaching at a Montessori Preschool.