Summer Fun Is in Full Swing

We have been having a blast this summer in class and in camps!

It's hard to believe that it's time to get ready for fall.......

We hope that you are getting lots of living room performances from your young dancer or thespian.

Hope the rest of your summer is full of fun and great memories!

Young Actors Filming.....

Turning the science room into a movie studio!  Young Actors Workshop is our acting program for ages 6-14.  We have a blast!  Check out these great pictures of one of our acting classes working on the filming of their spring presentation yesterday.  Screen acting is very different from stage acting--we have been able to work on skills that we are unable to spend much time working on when rehearsing for the stage.  Each scene has to be taken from several angles---grueling work!  A local filmmaking student worked with us and is filming our spring project that we will be presenting as a movie night in May.  Join in the fun---we have several great acting camps, workshops, and classes that we will be offering this summer.  Check with the director of your region to get a schedule!

Lehigh Valley Story on LPCW

During demo classes today a reporter from the Lehigh Valley Times came and did a story on Little People's Creative Workshop---here's the link:

Link to story

Dance workshop

Added by Bill Adams on April 22, 2009 at 11:51 AM

Teacher Liz Story shows children how to stretch their legs and shake their feet Tuesday at the Little Peoples’ Dance Workshop at the Family YMCA Early Childhood Development Center in Forks Township. Express-Times Photo | BILL ADAMS

Tags: dance workshop | Family YMCA Early Childhood Development Center | Little Peoples' Dance Workshop | Liz Story

This photo is part of the Day in Photos April 22, 2009 gallery

Our New Northern NY Regional Director

Welcome, Jaymie!

Jaymie Boudreau, a native of Elmira, NY, graduated with her B.A. in dance from James Madison University in Harrisonburg, VA. While at JMU she performed with the Virginia Repertory Dance Company and the Contemporary Dance Ensemble. Jaymie has continued her performance career in the professional outdoor drama productions of Theatre West Virginia and as a touring member of the West Virginia Dance Company. She has been a teacher and choreographer for many years and is looking forward to sharing her love of dance and theatre with children. She is excited to become a dance educator and the Northern New York Regional Director of Little People’s Creative Workshop. 

Our Dance Teachers and Directors.....

Here at LPCW we have always been blessed to have wonderful teachers and directors.  We began 18 years ago teaching dance in Eastern NC and for the past several years have been nationwide.  As our program continues to grow and expand we never marvel at the many wonderful instructors and directors that are a part of the Little People's Creative Workshop family.  Our Philadelphia area Regional Director shared these thoughts about how she feels about what she does:

"My love for dance started at a very early age.  I was excited every Saturday morning to get up, put on my leotard and get to go to dance class!  What made it such a wonderful experience for me was my amazing teachers.  As I grew older I used them as my role models and saw not only how much passion they had for dance, but for teaching as well.

I always thought I would end up teaching  high school or older students in a studio, but once I started working with LPCW I knew those thoughts were gone!  Ask anyone you know how they get greeted when they come to work.   I bet they won't say by twenty smiling and excited faces screaming your name, and these aren't even the children you teach!

Teaching 'little people' brings out the best in a teacher, not only because they make you smile and greet you with hugs so powerful that they almost knock you over; but because they are so eager to learn.  LPCW has an amazing curriculum that allows children to explore dance through themselves but yet in a very structured and fun atmosphere!

LPCW is so great for children because it allows them to go off into imaginary, secret places while learning how to move their bodies properly throughout space.  At this young age children absorb everything and what makes LPCW so great is that we are able to offer the classes while the children are in school---so they are able to relate things that they are learning to dance and to the arts which most children do not have the opportunity to do!"

                             ~  Liz Story, LPCW Philadelphia Regional Director

Check Out Some of Our Star Dancers:

Parent Observations: a Great Success!

Last week we held our mid-year Parent Observations---or what we like to call here at LPCW "Informances".  All the students did a great job and each class was never short of comedy and entertainment.  Preschoolers are certainly a group that is full of surprises.  It was great to see parents and family with their cameras; and the students thrive on their applause.  Thanks to all of you that joined us; if you had an unexpected conflict and you did not make it to your child's presentation---please give us a call and we will give you another time to attend.  We wouldn't want anyone to miss it!  Here is what one parent in our Philadelphia area classes said about last week:

"Just a note of thanks for the great Informance today--the kids were so well prepared and it was easy to see why they love you and class - nice job!  Thanks for making it fun!"

                                                    ~Janelle, mom of Chloe