 As a local, family run business, we at Starpath understand the importance of community. Our job is to help our students explore the world of dance in a fun and engaging way, and we would not be able to do it without the support and involvement of our community. It is because of this incredible support that we chose to give back to the community we love so much. In addition to our annual holiday food and toy drives benefiting various local non-profit organizations, we introduced our SHINE program in 2018 to help our dance students get further involved with their local community. Starpath Helping in Neighborhoods Everywhere (SHINE) is a program consisting of student leaders whose vision is to use their joy of dance to spread positivity in the community and raise funds for a dance scholarship for someone with financial need.
Under the mentorship of Miss Lindsey, members of the SHINE program create, plan and host events, contests and more. In its inaugural year, SHINE raised more than $3k for UNC Children’s Hospital and donated 200 costumes to the Boys and Girls club of Durham. Since then, SHINE has hosted a number of new and fun ways to raise funds and give back, and we currently have two dancers scholarship from the SHINE program! More About the Scholarship The SHINE scholarship is tuition to Starpath Dance Academy that is awarded to a student in financial need once per year. The application period runs from April through mid-May and details can be found on this webpage during that time. The scholarship recipient is selected by the student leaders of the SHINE program and Starpath Dance Academy, based on financial need and other information given in the application. Anyone interested in applying can find the application on the web page or email [email protected] to be on our list to be informed of the scholarship. Applications for the 2024-2025 season scholarship will come out in the spring.
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 Camp curriculum is an extremely important foundational element for us at shineBRIGHT, and one we are deeply proud of. Much thought, time and energy is poured into building our curriculum in order to give campers the highest quality program possible. Our shineBRIGHT track out camp and summer camp series was developed under the expertise and guidance of Starpath Founder & CEO, Miss Lindsey and long-time Starpath Teacher & shineBright Camp Manager, Miss Brittany. With the understanding that parents are entrusting our team with their dancers for most of the day/week they are with us, we take that responsibility seriously and strive to ensure an enriching experience each and every day. Not only are our campers constantly moving, learning, and growing, but they have a great time doing it! In all aspects of our curriculum, we think about a camper’s physical, emotional and social growth, as well as their mental health and wellness.
Throughout the week, we focus each day on a particular genre of dance. Students begin with a warm-up, then move to across-the-floor sequences, followed by learning a routine in that genre. This pattern allows us to dive deeper into technique, performance, and skill strengthening. We then apply both the theme of the week and our dance routines into age appropriate, real-world concepts via our Professor Pirouette™ program. With this, we strive to supplement what students have already learned, or are learning, in their normal school setting in a fun new way. Activities include interactive group work, short educational lessons followed by application, and group discussion. When we take breaks in the day from dancing, we like to give our campers a creative outlet while giving their bodies a chance to rest. Campers love crafting and other creative arts activities that follow the week’s theme. They are often proud to take home their projects to show their loved ones how hard they worked! During this downtime we also like to give campers a chance to do educational games and bonding activities. Most of the time these are theme based, and campers enjoy more “free-rein” with the activities during this time. Usually, this is when we truly see our campers’ social growth and new friendships blossom! While our lessons vary from week to week, we have found the structure of our curriculum is solid and effective... we were voted Best Summer and Track Out Camps for 2023 after all! We are always working to tweak elements that may not fit with a week’s theme or evolve our lessons to match what is culturally popular at the moment to keep our camper's engaged. Overall, our main goal is that our dancers learn, grow and have fun! Haven’t tried a camp yet? Take a look at some of our current offerings. |
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