Center For Modern Education
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84 Euclid Avenue, Hackensack, New Jersey 07601
For Immediate Release
Monday March 20 2005
Contact: Elissa Machlin- Lockwood, 201-342-2989
Free Community Arts Day Camps
For Boys, Girls & Teens
Founded in 1962 as a non-profit community arts organization, the Center For Modern Dance Education (CMDE) by offering free co-ed day camps, Summer Stars & Summer Moves for children and teenagers, at 84 Euclid Avenue, Hackensack, August 1-26, 2005. For information & applications, call 201-342-2989.
This is the 9th year that CMDE is offering tuition-free dance Summer Stars for boys & girls, ages 7-11, and the 5th year of Summer Moves for teenagers, funded by the Bergen County Department of Human Services
Joanne Koob-Brown, long time CMDE associate, noted choreographer and dance educator, from Teaneck, directs the girls' Summer Stars, assisted by Wakina Humphrey, who is a Bronx resident and a member of the Seventh Principle Dance Company . Girls' Summer Stars meets Monday-Friday 10:30am-2:30pm, August 1st –12th.
Roger Turner, from Hackensack & Genaro Martinez, from Roselle Park, will run the Boys' Summer Stars which meets 10:30am-2:30pm August 15th –26th.
Roger Turner and Janelle Reed Smith, from Teaneck will direct the co-ed Summer Moves for teens which meets 5-7pm Monday-Thursday, August 1st –15th.
Guest professional artists are invited to teach Art, Drumming, African Dance or Mid Eastern Dance. Summer students are invited to attend CMDE dance classes in the fall. Additional information on classes and the programs of CMDE can be found at
www.cmde.org or by calling (201) 342-2989.