- 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.)