Courtesy/YMCA
Courtesy/YMCAYMCA News:
Last night, families, friends and community members gathered at Barranca Elementary in anticipation of the YMCA Camp end-of-summer performance.
The Y Camp program is offered every summer for kids in grades K-7 and it’s a great place for kids to let loose and enjoy the summer with others their own age. At the end of each summer, the campers participate in a performance organized by the camp Drama Director.
This year’s theme was Dr. Seuss, in an effort to encourage reading, learning, creativity, and of course, fun! Linda Daly, the Y’s CEO, welcomed everyone and thanked parents for entrusting their children to the Y. She also thank Camp staff for working hard so the campers had a safe, fun, and enriching summer. This brought about applause from the audience. Daly also asked the audience to consider a gift the the Y’s Annual Campaign noting that one in five children in Childcare are on some sort of assistance.
Daly then introduced Ashley Sullivan, the Y’s Drama Director who praised the campers for their hard work and dedication in preparing for this summer’s performance. Campers of all ages focused on learning complex choreography and were excited to show off their talents.
When the music began and the curtains opened, the audience was in awe at the terrific set that had been designed and arranged on stage by Andrea Lynch, the Y’s Art Director. Bright and funky shaped houses lined the backdrop and large flowers stood between, bringing the universe of Dr. Seuss alive.
The kindergarten and first graders, each dressed as Thing One or Thing Two, started the performance off with an adorable rendition of a Cat in the Hat song, and were followed by the second and third graders grooving to “Mr. Grinch,” delighted to be celebrating Christmas in July. A brilliantly choreographed dance to “How Bad Can I Be” from the Lorax was performed by the fourth and fifth graders, who brought some attitude to the show.
The last group and the camp counselors each performed complicated dances to the Lorax. The Emcees, a fun group of older campers, kept the audience entertained with true Dr. Seuss rhyming skills during transition periods.
Certainly, the performance was a huge success. The kids had the crowd laughing and tapping their feet to the beat the entire time.
