2023 Parent Info, Forms & Waivers
Welcome Home!
Thank you for choosing American Dance Training Camps! We’re thrilled you’ll be joining us for our 20th anniversary (21st summer!) of the ULTIMATE overnight dance camp. Whether you’re a first-time family or a seasoned dance camp veteran, we’re excited to welcome you to what will be a very special anniversary summer.
We’ve all been through traumas & changes the past 3+ years, and we may feel conflicting emotions as we get ready for camp. This is totally normal and part of being human! Please know that you’re not alone and other campers are feeling the same mix of anxiety & excitement (and everything in between) that you’re feeling.
And our staff is here for you! We find that when we feel sad or scared or confused, it really helps to talk about it, so please come to us when you need to vent about anything. We’ll remind you that your feelings are normal & help brainstorm a strategy for using your stress to become more resilient at camp (and in life).
It has taken a lot of effort to bring ADTC through a pandemic and we SO appreciate your support and willingness to do your part to keep our community safe. We’re starved for the social, emotional & physical benefits of camp. After successfully operating in eight U.S. states in 2021 & 2022, we can’t wait to be back to almost “normal” doing what we love in 2023.
Our goal is to make this page your best resource for everything you need to prepare for camp. As summer approaches we will periodically send out email updates, so be sure to keep an eye out. If you have any questions, please feel free to call or email anytime.
We can’t wait to have you join us this this summer – we’re dedicated to making it our best summer yet!
~ The Staff at ADTC
Pre-Camp Checklist
Here is a list of things you need to do before camp:
- Pay Your Tuition Balance! Email Lindsey (l.fadner@danceadtc.com) if you haven’t received your online invoice.
- ASAP But No Later Than 3 Weeks Before Camp: Complete your 2023 “Registered Camper Form.” If you haven’t received an invitation to complete this form via CampDoc, please email Lindsey (l.fadner@danceadtc.com). This form is where you’ll tell us more about your daughter and provide us with her emergency contacts, plans for check-in/out, insurance details, health history/medication info, and roommate request, if she has one (note: if two campers are requesting each other, we always honor mutual requests!). To submit this form, you’ll need the following items ready for upload:
- A photo of your camper (headshot preferred). Please follow these directions to add your camper’s profile picture on the form (it’s not very intuitive how to do this!)
- A picture of your camper’s insurance card (front & back)
- The ADTC Youth Camp Health Form or your equivalent school/sports health form signed by a licensed health professional and dated no earlier than 2 years prior to attending ADTC.
- Your camper’s immunization records, handy either for upload or to enter directly into the form (if your camper is not fully vaccinated, you’ll be prompted to digitally sign our “Immunization Exemption Request Form”)
- If your camper will be checking in any prescription medications to be administered at camp, we also require a prescriber’s signature on our Medication Form. Please download and share it with them!
- 14 Days Before Check-in: Begin checking on the health of your camper. The risk for contagious illnesses (including lice, strep throat, flu, etc.) is always a consideration for camps where children & staff live together in close proximity, even in non-pandemic years. We rely on parents to ensure that campers are healthy before they travel to camp. The best camp sessions start with healthy campers and this begins at home. Here are 12 things to do before check-in to help your daughter have a healthy camp experience!
- By Friday Before Check-In: Purchase a Good Luck Ad in our show program, if desired.
- Get Packing: Check out the ADTC Packing List.
And don’t forget to follow us on Facebook & Instagram/TikTok (@danceadtc) for daily camp photos! Each and every day of camp our photographers are hard at work taking hundreds of pictures…at the end of the day we post these photos to our Facebook page.
For camp care packages, we recommend searching on Amazon. And campers LOVE to receive mail, especially the good old-fashioned kind! Instead of snail mail, we highly recommend you pre-write any handwritten letters & put together any care packages before camp – then sneakily give them to your Program Director at check-in (include days to distribute).
* Note: Parents will be required to sign waivers for activities that require them at check-in. If your child will be traveling alone to camp or getting a ride with a friend (or if you just want to be extra prepared before check-in), you can download, print & sign waivers & releases the week before camp – send us a message if you’d like us to email them to you.
Download Your Parent-Camper Handbook
All campers and parents should read each applicable section of our Parent-Camper Handbook. Inside you’ll find everything you need to get ready for camp: how to minimize and handle potential homesickness, ADTC health policies, policies regarding cell phones & other technologies, check-in/out procedures, keeping in touch while your daughter is at camp, Friday Night Student Showcase information, sample schedules and ADTC camp policies.
Blog Posts To Prepare You for Camp
We recommend checking out the following ADTC blog posts as you prepare for camp:
ADTC 2023 Video Montage
2023 video montage ~ ADTC's 20th Anniversary in 400+ pictures.
How Summer Camp Will Save US
Summer camp will save us! Loneliness has been on a steep rise since before this pandemic, especially in young people. Here are 3 Important Reasons Camp is so vital in 2022.
Keep on reading!
10 Percent Happier? Be 20% Happier!
Grumpy? Anxious? Learn how to be MORE than 10 percent happier - move to love with FREE dance classes & camps for girls 8-17.
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5 Fun Facts That Make ADTC The Best Vermont Summer Camp for Girls
ADTC in Vermont offers our campers so much more than just dance. Read on to find out what makes ADTC the best Vermont summer camp.
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The Art of Clear Communication
Who else thinks this world needs more authentic communication? We think so, too, and the great news is clear communication can begin with us.
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True Colors Personality Test
We all have a unique cultural lens through which we view the world. Our goal at camp is to create an environment that values differences.
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Happiness Lessons from Camp
We believe happiness is a skill and not an in-born personality trait. And it's not a skill that most girls get to focus on enough during the school year.
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Dance Camp Schedule
At ADTC, we like to say that there really is no such thing as a "typical day" even though eery day includes dance, adventure, sun & summer fun.
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Dance Camp Internet Policies
Please read our dance camp internet policies and then review them with your daughter before check-in for her camp session.
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Dance Camp Health Policies
Please get familiar with ADTC's Dance Camp Health Policies below. Remember, your camper's health forms are due June 15th.
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Dance Camp Check-In
We can't wait to welcome you to ADTC! Dance camp check-in is anytime between 2:00 and 4:00pm at each ADTC location.
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The True Value of Dance Camp
We believe the true value of dance camp is not in the dance skills learned, but in the life lessons, memories, and self-esteem gained.
Keep on reading!
Post-Camp Parent Survey
Thank you so much for a great week of dance camp! We’d SO appreciate it if you could take a few minutes to provide some feedback about your session – your feedback will make a positive impact on everything from the activities, food, apparel and dance classes we offer, to recognizing the efforts of our directors, teachers and counselors.
Click Here to Evaluate Your ADTC Experience!
We are continually striving to improve our camps. Your comments, complaints and suggestions are greatly appreciated! If there are any questions you cannot answer, please ask for input from your daughter. This quick survey should take just 3 – 5 minutes to complete.