Packing List

  • Clothes for daytime dance classes, to last all week (there is no laundry at camp)
    • T-shirts, long-sleeved shirts, shorts, capris, jeans, cargos
    • Skirts & dresses
    • Warm layers of clothes for chilly mornings & evenings:
      • Jackets, fleece, sweatshirts, sweaters, wristers, hats, scarves
      • Socks, leggings, legwarmers, sweats, uggs 
    • Pajamas, sleepwear
    • Bathrobe for walking to & from bathroom
    • Dress-up clothes for special events & evening dances
      • Costume gear, finery, props & accessories
      • Garlands, hats & ribbons (for parade and maypole)
      • Brightly colored/neon (for the techno contra if you feel like it)
      • Glow sticks (for techno contra)
      • Outfits of plain whites, & also of plain blacks, tops & bottoms, if you have them, for possible display dances, demos, performances
    • Raincoats, ponchos or umbrellas (hey, it could happen!)
  • SHOES!!! Please wear safe & appropriate footwear in dance classes. No bare feet, no sandals.
    • Walking/hiking or athletic shoes/sneakers (useful for Morris and stilting) 
    • Flip flops or slides (as shower shoes)
    • Indoor dance shoes (leather or smooth soles recommended)  
    • Hard-soled dance or clogging shoes (nice for rapper and Irish)
    • Dance shoe bag (any bag with your name on it will do)
    • Lots and lots of pairs of socks
  • For your room:
    • Bedding: sleeping bag and/or twin blankets & sheets; pillows
    • Teen Town has open tents; we recommend warm sleeping bags and mats for the cots, but teens may take mattresses from dorms, to be returned Friday
    • Teens: sleeping pad for potential Friday Chapel overnight (camp mattresses will be returned to parents’ rooms Friday)
    • For families with small children: night-light, clip-on lamp & extension cord
    • Baby gear if needed: crib, high chair, booster seat
    • Earplugs (for serenity if rooming with any who snore) 
    • Towels: bath towels, hand towels, bath mat (optional)
    • Extra sheets and rope for cabin privacy; pushpins (optional)
    • Clotheslines, clothespins, hangers, and over-door type hooks
    • Toiletries 
    • Soap for hand laundry (there are no washing machines at camp)
    • Alarm clock
    • Power strips, extension cords (particularly useful if in Miller/Morris)
  • To use around camp (label these items with your name)
    • Small packs to carry stuff from your dorm
    • Water bottles (reusable) for each person!
    • Mugs you can use and lose 
    • Sunscreen
    • Unscented hand sanitizer, if you can
    • Hat
    • Recording devices & chargers (for recording only; we recommend putting phones in airplane mode or leaving locked in car)
    • Real watch because, no cell service!  
    • Insect repellent
    • Low sand-chair or sit-upon or stadium seat (for sitting on the dance floor with your family at Gathering)
    • Sports equipment: ping pong, volleyball, badminton, croquet, bb ball
    • Bike helmet for stilt walking (if you have one)
    • Hammock for R&R, with tree-friendly rigging
    • Games: SET, big boggle, board games, cards, puzzles, coloring etc.
    • Notebook and pens
    • Reading material (paper preferred)
    • Flashlights or headlamps & extra batteries or chargers
  • Special Items
    • Any personal food for campers with special diets or refreshments to share, must be in a rigid cooler or rigid sealed container if stored in room
    • Any medications your family needs
    • COVID-19 gear
      • spare rapid tests (we have some, but the more the better)
      • masks (not expected to be mandatory but, you might want them if we have a positive test on Tuesday)
    • Teddy Bear (or any other stuffed friend) for Teddy Bears’ Picnic
    • Musical instruments, songbooks, and music stands
    • Calling cards (if you have a dance you’d like to call)
    • Any supplies needed for a skit or talent performance or for camper-led activity you’d like to lead
    • Items to donate to the Camp Auction:
      • musical items, dance clothing, music & dance books, crafts
      • Outgrown costumes, parade finery
      • preserves, special catered meals, delivered pies, chocolate, alcohol 
      • massages, serenades, hair-braiding
      • no more than 5!
      • IRS guidelines on items sold at fundraising auctions: the donor may deduct the value of the donation; the buyer may deduct any amount paid that is greater than the value. BACDS is not able to provide appraisals of items or services.
    • Money: Checks and/or cash for auction, store, snack shop, caffe (we’d prefer not to deal with PayPal at camp but, probably can in a pinch.)