When I was young, summer meant - TIME TO TAKE A VACATION FROM DANCE! But at age 12, rather than taking a break, I decided to spend part of my summer dancing at a six-week summer ballet camp in Aspen, Colorado and this FOREVER CHANGED how I would spend my summers for years to come.

One of my favorite sayings is, "If you always do what you've always done, you'll always get what you've always got".  A SIMPLE translation of this statement is Doing Something Different Will Produce a Different Result. In the summer of 85', I discovered the power behind these words when a small change in action t0 LEAD ME TO PROFOUND RESULTS. 

Dancers hit their Peak Performance at the end of the dance season, AFTER dancing from mid-August - June, which means SUMMER IS THE WORST TIME TO STOP DANCING! When a dancer takes a two month break after recital, they may not realize it takes two months of re-conditioning upon their return to get back to where they left off. Those who continue dancing in the summer will AVERAGE FOUR MONTHS OF ADDITIONAL TRAINING EVERY YEAR, than those who take summers off; a 2 month break + 2 months to re-build = 4 months lost!  The best way for dancers to get ahead of the game, and improve at a faster pace is to not stop their momentum in the summer!

This Summer, Do Something Different. Rather than taking a VACATION from dance, consider a UDA STAY' CATION instead! This summer, UDA provides class options for the Entire Family; girls and boys 18 months - 18 years old, beginning - pre-professional levels and moms and dads of all ages! Dancers may choose a light summer schedule OR take all the classes offered for their age/level for a 4- week Dance Camp Experience.  Summer Dance Information and Registration will be available on our website April 12th!  (https://www.utahdanceartists.com/summer/summer_classes.html)

I hope part of your plans this summer will be spending time with us! 

Brooke Maxwell is the Studio Owner and Director of Utah Dance Artists in South Jordan and Draper, Utah. She majored in ballet at the University of Utah where she received her Bachelors of Fine Arts in ballet with an emphasis in teaching and performing.   One of Ms. Maxwell's greatest achievements was serving as Miss Utah 1994-1995, which allowed her to compete in the Miss America Pageant. As Miss Utah, she spoke to children at over 200 Utah schools, traveled to Japan twice as a goodwill ambassador for the state of Utah, and participated in motivational speaking engagements throughout Utah, California, Idaho, Canada and Japan.