Imagination Festival
May 26, 2010 by Laura
Filed under Press Releases, Special Events, Summer Camp
[ June 25, 2010; 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm. July 14, 2010; 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm. July 15, 2010; 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm. August 20, 2010; 1:00 pm; August 21, 2010; 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm. ]
Storytelling has always been a very important aspect of the AvO methods. We use story to inspire and give meaning to the technical aspects of our art. This summer we are pleased to launch a new program to pass… Read the rest
Save the Date: Eagle Bay Meeting!
April 1, 2010 by Laura
Filed under Special Events, Summer Camp
[ November 6, 2010; 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm. ]
We are sad to announce that this does not seem to be the right year to revive the Eagle Bay Ballet Camp Experience. We were much encouraged, however to find out that renting the old cabins (newly renovated, actually) IS… Read the rest
How Did I Get Here?
March 15, 2010 by Laura
Filed under Newsletter, Summer Camp
Conni tells a little about Anneliese’s experience in war torn Germany and how they came to Cincinnati in 1947.
Little Known Facts
March 9, 2010 by Laura
Filed under Photos, Summer Camp
I think I have such wonderful memories of Eagle Bay because my Mother worked so hard. Every hour in Cincinnati was spent with ballet, music, costumes, other people. Here in the woods suddenly time was for us, too. We went to the beach, we spent time playing games, we sat around the campfire. Life took on a different pace, and it meant something else. We appreciated each other more, because we understood each other better.
Another Camp Story
March 8, 2010 by Laura
Filed under Summer Camp
It was interesting how your mind becomes creative without the noise of a TV or radio playing, and quiet time each day, so that you can draw or write down what you are learning, instead of being distracted before anything sinks into your mind. In all the years we have been in that area I don’t believe we have run out of ideas and always come home thinking, “Next year we really should do that….”
Announcing Eagle Bay Ballet Camp for 2011…
March 8, 2010 by Laura
Filed under Photos, Press Releases, Summer Camp
Reviving a legend as big as all out doors is not an easy proposition. But when it is the Legend of Eagle Bay Ballet Camp– a place between Camelot and Never-Never Land the quest must be made!… Read the rest
The Cemetary Story
March 7, 2010 by Laura
Filed under Summer Camp
My Mother loved Eagle Bay so much, she wanted to be buried there. In preparation for her own demise, she felt we would not do her justice. She wanted a grand stone. She had one designed, with a ballerina in fifth position on pointe, her name engraved, trees in the back- it was beautiful.
Talent Shows
March 7, 2010 by Laura
Filed under Summer Camp
At the end of each camp session AvO would announce the talent show. Students made up skits, from the profound to the ridiculous. Students dressed in red, green and yellow tutus sang the jello song, wiggled, and shouted, “It’s alive!” For several years students performed that ditty. Mary and Beverly tap danced and were dressed as salt and pepper one year. There was always a ballet class with someone impersonating AvO, pounding a stick, demanding perfection with a clutz in the class.
Baldwin
March 7, 2010 by Laura
Filed under Summer Camp
One summer she noticed a chipmunk hanging around the cabin. They were always a problem, getting into the bedding and food over the winter, so that we put everything into mothballs, and steel garbage cans. She ordered Tyll to buy some peanuts. She began to feed the chipmunk. This little chipmunk was special to her, and one day she told us his name was Baldwin.
Adirondack Broom Dance
March 7, 2010 by Laura
Filed under Summer Camp
So much sand in the Adirondacks: we brought sand into the cabin at every moment. Sweep the rooms, sweep the studio, the deck, the dining hall. Eventually the dancers composed the Adirondack Broom Dance, with Brooms, and dancing together swept the deck, practiced steps, listened to music, and expressed themselves in true AvO style.
