Kids Culture 06.11.15
“A Night at the Movies”
The young dancers of Dancehampton in East Hampton will treat audiences to “A Night at the Movies” tomorrow and Saturday at East Hampton High School. The studio’s spring show is the culmination of months of hard work by more than 100 dancers, who will perform over 30 numbers across a range of genres.
Audiences will recognize many of the songs, drawn from popular movies from today and years past, among them “Pitch Perfect,” “Beetlejuice,” “Risky Business,” “Star Wars,” and, of course, quite a few Disney favorites.
Dancehampton, which has a studio on Lumber Lane, offers ballet, tap, jazz, hip-hop, Irish step, musical theater, and lyrical dance classes from September through June for students 2 to 18, with classes for adults and children in the summer as well. Kelly Hren, the studio’s founder, teaches along with Krystal Lamiroult, Melissa Knight, Lia St. John, Anita Boyer, and Kasia Klimiuk.
This weekend’s performances are the students’ main recital of the year, but some company dancers participated in a December production at Guild Hall with Our Fabulous Variety Show, founded by Ms. Boyer and Ms. Klimiuk. Summer workshops, including some intensive courses to prepare for an Our Fabulous Variety Show take on “Alice in Wonderland” in September, will begin on July 6.
“A Night at the Movies” will be presented tomorrow at 6 p.m. and on Saturday at noon and 7 p.m. Tickets cost $15 in advance and can be purchased at the studio or online at eventbrite.com by searching “Dancehampton.” Tickets will be $20 at the door for adults and $15 for students.
Kindergarten Bound
Youngsters preparing to enter kindergarten in September can get an idea of what’s ahead in a free kindergarten readiness program at the Children’s Museum of the East End in Bridgehampton. The museum will set up a model classroom and offer a number of activities typical of the kindergarten experience, including riding on a school bus, on the third Tuesday in June, July, and August from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. The first session is this coming Tuesday.
Parents will also get an education, with information on hand about how to help their children prepare for school and developmental milestones children will reach during the kindergarten year. Advance registration is required.
At the museum on Saturday, Brian Kelly, the owner of East End Tick and Mosquito Control, April Nill-Boitano, an early childhood and elementary teacher, and a representative from Southampton Hospital’s Tick-Borne Disease Resource Center will train kids and their families how to prevent and deal with tick bites. The program runs from 10 to 11 a.m. and is free with museum admission. Advance registration is requested for this one as well.
Pop-Up, Light-Up
Pop-up books aren’t just for kids, as many a parent has discovered. On Saturday, Ellen G.K. Rubin, a k a the Popuplady, will lead a workshop on the history and art of pop-up books for adults and children 8 and older at the South Fork Natural History Museum in Bridgehampton. The class will run from 10 a.m. to noon, and attendees will leave with a pop-up card of their own creation. The cost is $3 per family in addition to museum admission. Reservations are required.
On Sunday at 10 a.m. children 4 to 6 and their parents will explore electrical circuits in an unexpected way — by using dough, wires, and LED lights to build working circuits that light up and sound a buzzer. This one has a $6 materials fee and also requires reservations.