Jules has been teaching dance and movement based classes to people of all ages since 2005.
Current Offerings:
Flying Pony Dance Camp 2022: The return of the Flying Ponies!
After a wonderful inaugural summer in 2021, Flying Pony Dance Camp is back and has expanded to two 5 day sessions. Camp runs from 9am-1pm each day with an option for a 3pm extended day pick up
Session 1: August 1-5 (now FULL)
Session 2: August 15-19
Flying Pony Dance Camp is a day camp in Cummington, MA for 4-6 year olds who want to dance, sing, choreograph and make up stories. Each day will include a combination of dance stories, games, time to create, practice new skills, group time as well as self-guided creative exploration time.
To register please fill out this form.
For more information, email: sklootj@gmail.com
After a wonderful inaugural summer in 2021, Flying Pony Dance Camp is back and has expanded to two 5 day sessions. Camp runs from 9am-1pm each day with an option for a 3pm extended day pick up
Session 1: August 1-5 (now FULL)
Session 2: August 15-19
Flying Pony Dance Camp is a day camp in Cummington, MA for 4-6 year olds who want to dance, sing, choreograph and make up stories. Each day will include a combination of dance stories, games, time to create, practice new skills, group time as well as self-guided creative exploration time.
To register please fill out this form.
For more information, email: sklootj@gmail.com
Dance-along Storytime!
This summer and into the fall, Jules will be offering a series of free library programs in in four Hilltowns in Hampshire and Franklin counties.
We had a small and sweet first storytime session at the Bryant Free Library in Cummington. Next up is the Buckland Common! On Saturday, July 23rd at 10am, in collaboration with the Buckland Public Library and A Summer Day on the Buckland Common.
Jules will lead children ages 3-6 accompanied by at least one adult in a creative dance warmup based on nursery rhymes and songs, read aloud from picture books and facilitate dance exploration and creation for all the participants. Older and younger siblings welcome! Free!
Future Storytime dates and locations are:
Buckland Library, Saturday, July 23rd at 10am
Ashfield Library, Saturday, August 6th at 11am
Williamsburg Library, TBD
This program is supported in part by grants from the Ashfield, Buckland, Cummington, and Williamsburg cultural councils, local agencies which are supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency
This summer and into the fall, Jules will be offering a series of free library programs in in four Hilltowns in Hampshire and Franklin counties.
We had a small and sweet first storytime session at the Bryant Free Library in Cummington. Next up is the Buckland Common! On Saturday, July 23rd at 10am, in collaboration with the Buckland Public Library and A Summer Day on the Buckland Common.
Jules will lead children ages 3-6 accompanied by at least one adult in a creative dance warmup based on nursery rhymes and songs, read aloud from picture books and facilitate dance exploration and creation for all the participants. Older and younger siblings welcome! Free!
Future Storytime dates and locations are:
Buckland Library, Saturday, July 23rd at 10am
Ashfield Library, Saturday, August 6th at 11am
Williamsburg Library, TBD
This program is supported in part by grants from the Ashfield, Buckland, Cummington, and Williamsburg cultural councils, local agencies which are supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency
The Back Story:
As a kid in Wisconsin, Jules’ lifelong love of dance began when he studied modern and West African dance techniques, Capoeira, and had the chance to create and perform in his own dances. He received a BA in dance and community dance studies from Hampshire College in 2003 and an MFA in dance from Sarah Lawrence College in 2008. As a professional dancer, performer, and choreographer in New York City for the past 14 years, Jules has performed nationally and internationally, collaborating with Tatyana Tenenbaum, devynn emory, Hadar Ahuvia, Circus Amok, Emily Popp, and The Ballez among others. Jules’ own performance works have been presented in New York, Wisconsin, Washington, and Massachusetts.
Jules has taught classes for people of many ages: from 1 year-old dancers with their caregivers all the way to seniors, in community centers, preschools, K-12 public and private schools, after school programs, summer camps, and at multiple colleges and universities.
Jules has a special love for the joy and immense possibilities of teaching our very youngest dancers. In his classes, Jules integrates his past dance experience with stories, songs, and games. He teaches from the core principles of respect for all bodies, curiosity and openness towards all students, and a commitment to anti-racism and non-Eurocentric art education. The goal of all of Jules’ dance classes is to create a learning environment in which all participants have space to explore their own embodiment, and learn about and connect with themselves, each other, and the world.
To join a local class or to request a class at your school, organization, or home, email Jules at sklootj@gmail.com.
As a kid in Wisconsin, Jules’ lifelong love of dance began when he studied modern and West African dance techniques, Capoeira, and had the chance to create and perform in his own dances. He received a BA in dance and community dance studies from Hampshire College in 2003 and an MFA in dance from Sarah Lawrence College in 2008. As a professional dancer, performer, and choreographer in New York City for the past 14 years, Jules has performed nationally and internationally, collaborating with Tatyana Tenenbaum, devynn emory, Hadar Ahuvia, Circus Amok, Emily Popp, and The Ballez among others. Jules’ own performance works have been presented in New York, Wisconsin, Washington, and Massachusetts.
Jules has taught classes for people of many ages: from 1 year-old dancers with their caregivers all the way to seniors, in community centers, preschools, K-12 public and private schools, after school programs, summer camps, and at multiple colleges and universities.
Jules has a special love for the joy and immense possibilities of teaching our very youngest dancers. In his classes, Jules integrates his past dance experience with stories, songs, and games. He teaches from the core principles of respect for all bodies, curiosity and openness towards all students, and a commitment to anti-racism and non-Eurocentric art education. The goal of all of Jules’ dance classes is to create a learning environment in which all participants have space to explore their own embodiment, and learn about and connect with themselves, each other, and the world.
To join a local class or to request a class at your school, organization, or home, email Jules at sklootj@gmail.com.