Camp Rince Ceol - California, Indiana & New York, USA
California: June 21st – June 26th
Indiana: July 7th – July 11th
New York: Session 1: July 12th –17th, Session 2: July 19th – 24th,
Session 3: July 26th – 31st, Adult Camp: New York: July 6th-10th
Website: www.irishdancecamp.com
Fee: Indiana: $915.00, New York & California: $1095.00. Includes room and board. Muti-week discounts, sibling discounts, and scholarships available. Weekend supervision of minors is available (see website for details). Adult camp fee is $750.00.
Location: Santa Ynez, California, Notre Dame, Indiana & Schenectady, New York
Ages: 7-18 Youth Camp & Ages 21+ for the Adult Camp.
Level: All levels including Beginner thru Championship level. Must have completed 2 years of dance classes prior to camp start date and basic proficiency in executing two steps of the reel, jig, slip jig and hornpipe.
The Program: Camp Rince Ceol (CRC) has been in existence for more than 20 years and campers love this program. While starting out as a program for youths ages 7-18, it has grown over the years to offer a separate program for adults in New York. Be sure to check CRC’s website for the program information for adults which provides a unique experience for those interested in Irish Dance!
The CRC Youth Camp is so popular it has a large following on Facebook @Camp Rince Ceol Irish Dance Summer Camp, and on Instagram & Twitter @camprinceceol. You can even find them on YouTube by searching “Irish Dance Camp.” The camp is an overnight, traditional summer camp, providing the perfect blend of dance and fun in a safe environment.
Every day consists of regular dance classes where campers work on both hard shoe and soft shoe. The camp offers daily bonus classes which dancers choose when enrolling such as trouble with trebles, strictly stamina, and fix those clicks, among many other options. Campers also have a drills class, fitness/Pilates classes, modern Irish Dance, pool time, and showcase practice daily.
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday are full dance class days. After breakfast the campers attend a group warm-up and then continue onto their first class which is ‘Drills” a 20-minute class of continuous dancing designed to get the body warm and to ‘wake up’ the feet. The morning is then made up of dance class, Pilates, yoga and more dance classes. After lunch, dancers go back to dance class and then onto their chosen bonus workshop. There is also pool time, a daily cooldown, and free time before dinner!
Each night commences with a planned camp activity composed of soccer, step abouts, camp trivia and ceili nights. Thursday provides a half-day of dancing along and with preparing for the popular ‘Showcase Night’ where the campers display a routine that they have choreographed themselves for the Instructors.
Safety: Parents appreciate the camp’s attention to safety including accommodating dietary issues such as lactose intolerance, gluten-free, vegetarian diets and many others. Each mealtime the camp provides a variety of healthy options. There are also sweet treat options for dessert too for those who wish to partake. The camp also has a dancer to camp counselor ratio of 8-10 campers per counselor. There is 2+ registered nurses on staff each week! The camp is certified and permitted to operate a dance camp by State Health Departments. They are also certified with The American Camp Nurse Association and are members of The American Camp Association. Each camp nurse is certified with Red Cross and/or American Heart Association.
