"This week is the highlight of each year for me. It allows me to completely relax, laugh, smile, be myself, push myself to try new things, be exposed to new types of music and dance."
"I thought, 'It can't get any better than this.' But each day brought another experience of community that was truly unique and wonderful! How does that happen?! It's a wonderment."
"It was so well organized that it all flowed smoothly even though there was an overwhelming amount of stuff happening."
"This had to be the most enormous collection of talent at any camp I've ever participated in."
"I knew this was not going to be your average dance camp & I just hung on for the ride - which was superb."
"There aren't really enough superlatives. The camp started out wonderful and improved steadily from there."
"From my point of view, camp was perfect: a great program, excellent staff, lounging time and non-dance activities, all in a beautiful setting."
"There was not one workshop I attended (nor heard from anyone else, for that matter) where the leader was anything less than excellent. I never felt out of sync with the group, everyone was made to feel welcome, and the skills we learned were learned and practiced in an atmosphere of friendship and support."
"The sense of belonging and community I felt at camp was a wonderful and rather rare experience. The dancing was fantastic. The setting could not have been more perfect. The availability of activities was phenomenal. And all I could think about as we drove out of camp was how I could figure out how to go to camp for a living and experience that level of life all the time."
"I was very impressed overall with the attention the campers were given by the staff. Their main focus, and this I felt came from the entire staff as opposed to a few individuals, was to make sure the campers felt included in the activities, comfortable and had a wonderful time."
"I laugh more here than anywhere."
"I felt it was very healing, loving, and therapeutic - a great experience for a first-timer."
"Of the four camps I've been to the past year, this one does the most to involve campers as *active* participants. The sense of community here is tremendous!"
"Boundaries were blurred so that campers and staff and musicians could all come together to create a very unique week. For my first camp ever I'm totally blown away."
"I came back with a feeling of aliveness and warmth toward all people around. The camp experience inspired me to open up much more with people even since I've returned home."
"Loved the concerts, and it seemed that these periods brought us all into a sweet altered state together, ready to dance with our spirits. As a music major in college I've been to many a concert, and these special performances by camp musicians were at the top of my list!"
"Sierra Swing is my favorite camp of all the camps I attend."
"I so enjoyed dancing with everyone at the camp that I never thought to book a single dance ahead all week."
"Really enjoyed the variety of music, with enough of each tradition to really savor. Also the different kinds of dance really reinforced my learning process."
"I came to camp knowing virtually NOBODY and to tell you the truth, it was a little scary. I had no idea what I was getting myself into. But by camp's end, I left with several new friends and dance partners, several people that are friendships-in-waiting or friendships just-not-quite-realized-yet, and more fond memories than I thought possible from a 7 day trip."
"In talking to people who've been to other dance weeks, it seems that one of the things that makes Sierra Swing stand out is the building of a community of people; a group that shares a week of experiences ranging from the exhilarating to the hilarious to the peaceful to the introspective, in a supportive and caring way."
"After my previous Sierra Swing experience two years ago, I came home saying that it was the most fun I'd ever managed to pack into one week. After a couple of years had gone by, I was starting to wonder whether I had simply inflated my memories of it and it was just a regular fun sort of camp. Nope. It really was that good."
"If heaven's not like this, I'm not going!"
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