2022
Information for Participants
What to expect at June Camp
We’re excited to be dancing together again, and to enjoy the immersive experience of a residential camp. Given the new venue, there will be changes from previous camps, but we hope to keep the same congenial and relaxed atmosphere.
Housing changes
Participants won’t all be staying in the dorms – more than half of us have opted to stay at the adjoining hotel.
Alcohol is not allowed at TIU, so we’ve also moved our social gatherings off campus.
Hospitality rooms off the La Quinta lobby will be available Friday afternoon through Saturday late evening (when June Camp personnel are available to be in attendance) for gatherings with hard and soft drinks and snacks.
Dorms have lounges where you can gather, but no alcohol is allowed there. People staying in the dorms are welcome to come to the La Quinta (whether you want to have alcohol or not).
Location
June Camp’s new venue is Trinity International University, 2065 Half Day Rd, in Deerfield, IL.
All workshop sessions and parties will be held in the gym at the Meyer Sports Center.
Meals will be served buffet style in Hawkins Dining Hall in the Waybright Student Center.
The boutique area and costume corner will be located in corners of the gym.
There is no pool on campus, although the hotel has a pool for hotel guests.
The dorm and hotel are very close to the Waybright Center and are approximately a 10-minute walk from the Sports Center.
Lodging at TIU
Lodging will be in Trinity Hall dorm.
The dorm rooms are arranged in suites, with a shared sitting area and bathroom for each suite. Most rooms have 2 dorm style single beds.
Those staying in the dorms will be provided with a linen packet, which includes the following: a flat sheet, fitted sheet, pillowcase, blanket, pillow, bath towel, hand towel and washcloth.
Lodging at La Quinta
The hotel is adjacent to campus and is located no further from the TIU sports center than the dorms are.
Hotel rooms have either two double beds or 1 king bed and all rooms have mini-fridges, microwaves, and coffeemakers.
There is coffee and tea available in the lobby throughout the day.
The hotel also has a pool for those who stay there.
Social times, beverages and snacks
Snacks during the dance parties on Thursday and Friday and the Ice Cream Social on Saturday will be provided by TIU in the lobby of Meyer Sports Center.
There are machines to purchase water and sports drinks and a place to refill water bottles in the lobby.
No other beverages will be available there.
Beverages and food are not allowed in the Gym itself (with the exception of closed water bottles).
After the dances end in the evening, as well as in the late afternoons before dinner, beverages and snacks provided by June Camp will be available in the conference rooms on the ground floor of the La Quinta.
Special events
Friday and Saturday singing sessions, held in the hospitality area in the La Quinta, will be led by Tom Pixton and Catherine Rudin.
Click here for the June Camp 2022 Community Dance Songbook.
You can print it before camp, or download it to your phone or tablet.
Friday and Saturday, at the same time in a nearby location, Marie Merkél invites knitters and other crafters to bring their projects to work on together at the Knitters' Knook and Crafters' Corner.
Friday before dinner, if the weather is agreeable, we have a tradition of dancing to live music by camp participants, outside near the dining hall.
Each evening's party begins with a session of dancing to recorded music for requests made at the time before the programmed party requests and band sets begin.
Saturday afternoon will include an Israeli dance session led by last year’s June Camp teacher Penny Brichta.
Saturday after dinner, dress up in your ethnic best for the final dance party.
June Camp is not a function of Trinity International University