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Filed under: Teens, Activities: Babies, That's Entertainment
Alright, I am going to completely reserve judgment on this (and talk about it in a subsequent post), but for now I'd like to hear what all of you think instead. American Idol has announced they will begin hosting summer camp this year. In short, it is a camp designed to help prepare kids in various areas of the performing arts with classes that include singing, dancing, acting, set construction, instrumental music, music video production, and the audition process.
To be eligible, your kids must be residents of the US and be between the ages of 12 and 15. There is a $35 non-refundable registration fee, and the camp itself costs $2900 - not including airfare. Yes, there are scholarships available if you qualify for them. No, it doesn't mean they get on the actual show.
However, just because you may want your child to attend doesn't mean they automatically get in. Acceptance is, according to their website, based on "short application questions such as personal and performance background, past inspirations and future goals, and a general passion for the performing arts".
So, what do you think? Is this something that you would want your children who are interested in the performing arts to be a part of, or not?
To be eligible, your kids must be residents of the US and be between the ages of 12 and 15. There is a $35 non-refundable registration fee, and the camp itself costs $2900 - not including airfare. Yes, there are scholarships available if you qualify for them. No, it doesn't mean they get on the actual show.
However, just because you may want your child to attend doesn't mean they automatically get in. Acceptance is, according to their website, based on "short application questions such as personal and performance background, past inspirations and future goals, and a general passion for the performing arts".
So, what do you think? Is this something that you would want your children who are interested in the performing arts to be a part of, or not?
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2-24-2007 @ 4:51PM
MamaChristy said...I don't have a problem with summer camps that encourage participation in the arts, but why does it have to be a "national brand" camp? I know that there are many such camps in easy driving distance of most major cities and it has the added benefit that the parents can go and see the children's performances at the end of the camp. Oh, and if a child has incurable case of home-sickness, there isn't a $100 fee to change the plane ticket home.
I can see that some parents might say that this sort of camp promotes the idea that beauty and entertaining talent are the most important things in our already too-materialist world, but I don't think that is necessarily the case. My best girlfriend in high school attended a competitive theatre camp two summers. She had to audition and it turned away far more applicants than it accepted, regardless of the ability to pay. It was a great experience for her and I would home that an "American Idol" camp won't take away from good local programs like the one she attended.
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2-25-2007 @ 7:40PM
schpat said...Hi Joanne,
Are you blogging about poker anywhere at the moment, I've missed you ever since cardsquad got killed.
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2-27-2007 @ 3:27AM
Nintendo Wii said...I wish the American Idol series would come out in DVD so I Could watch it with my Nintendo Wii
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