253 GIRLS DANCE THEIR WAY TO CAMP IN THE ‘BORO AND MEMPHIS

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Feb. 5, 2007
EDITORIAL CONTACT: Gina Logue, 615-898-5081

Dance Party to Launch Registration for Summertime Music and Fun

(MURFREESBORO) – The Southern Girls Rock & Roll Camp will host an all-girl dance party from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 17, at SportsCom, 2310 Memorial Blvd. in Murfreesboro, to kick off registration for this year’s camp.
The festivities will be open to girls ages 10-17. DJs Bawston Sean and Nicole Tekulve will provide the music. Admission is $10 at the door. T-shirts and DVDs of last year’s camp showcase concert also will be available at the dance party.
“The event is not only an extension of our mission to provide a positive atmosphere for girls,” Kelley Anderson, camp co-founder, says. “It’s a chance for the former campers to reunite and bond again.
“We hope to branch out with similar events in the future aimed at fostering a fun, positive experience where girls can connect with and support one another to create a positive girl culture.”
Non-alcoholic refreshments will be provided, and screened volunteers will be on hand to supervise activities.
Prior to and during the dance party, Southern Girls Rock & Roll Camp organizers will register girls and volunteers for the fifth annual day camp in Murfreesboro, which is scheduled for July 16-21 on the MTSU campus. A special discount tuition rate of $225 will be available through Feb. 28. From Mar. 1 to May 1, tuition will cost $250.
This year’s camp will feature instruction in voice, keyboards, drums, guitar, electronic music, and vocals. Workshops in other aspects of the music industry, such as band photography and songwriting, will be presented, as well as panel discussions with industry insiders.
The camp is branching out this year to provide girls in and near the music hub of Memphis the same opportunity their Middle Tennessee contemporaries have enjoyed for the last four years. The first annual Memphis Southern Girls Rock & Roll Camp is slated for June 18-23 at Gibson Guitar Factory, 145 Lt. George Lee Ave., near the historic Beale Street district.
“The rich musical heritage of Memphis makes it a perfect fit for a week of Southern Girls Rock & Roll Camp,” Anderson says.
The Southern Girls Rock & Roll Camp is a program of Youth Empowerment through Arts & Humanities (YEAH), a nonprofit arts organization. For more information, visit http://www.artsempoweryouth.org. To learn more about the camp, visit http://www.sgrrc.org or contact sgrrc05@gmail.com.


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ATTENTION, MEDIA: For jpegs of girls in action at last year’s Southern Girls Rock & Roll Camp, contact Gina Logue in the Office of News and Public Affairs at 615-898-5081 or gklogue@mtsu.edu.