Programs by Category
School Subject: Dance & Movement
Steppin’ & Stompin’: Ireland in Dance & Song
Artist: Darrah Carr
Type: Performances / Assembly
Art Form: Dance & Movement
School Subject: Dance & Movement, World Culture
Grade Level: Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
Trace the lineage of Irish dance from its traditional role in 18th-century Ireland to its success on the international stage with Darrah…
Diaspora West African Drum and Dance Traditions Workshop
Artist: Jeannine Osayande & Dunya Performing Arts Company
Type: Workshops / Residencies
Art Form: Dance & Movement
School Subject: Dance & Movement, Music, Physical Education/Health, World Culture
Grade Level: 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
This program is an intense study of the elements of various Diaspora West African drum, dance, song, storytelling, and masquerade traditions from…
Diaspora West African Drum and Dance Traditions
Artist: Jeannine Osayande & Dunya Performing Arts Company
Type: Performances / Assembly
Art Form: Dance & Movement
School Subject: Dance & Movement, Music, Social Studies, World Culture
Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
Join Jeannine Osayande & Dunya Performing Arts Company as they explore some of the ways West African Diaspora cultural practices are used to…
Soul Steps
Artist: Soul Steps
Type: Performances / Assembly
Art Form: Dance & Movement
School Subject: Dance & Movement, World Culture
Grade Level: Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th
Soul Steps speaks the language of rhythm! This showcase of the African-American dance tradition known as “stepping” explores how step started among…
Traditions of Chinese Acrobatics
Artist: Li Liu
Type: Performances / Assembly
Art Form: Theater
School Subject: Dance & Movement, World Culture
Grade Level: Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th
This is a mesmerizing one-woman acrobatic performance. Li Liu performs hand balancing, plate spinning, artistic cycling, ribbon dancing, foot juggling, and more….
Civil Rights Movements
Artist: Hip Hop Fundamentals
Type: Performances / Assembly
Art Form: Dance & Movement
School Subject: Character Education, Dance & Movement, Social Studies
Grade Level: 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
This Hip Hop Fundamentals assembly focuses on student involvement in the American Civil Rights movement through dance, audience participation, and a variety…
Stories in Motion
Type: Performances / Assembly
Art Form: Dance & Movement
School Subject: Dance & Movement, World Culture
Grade Level: Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th
“Stories in Motion” is an engaging and educational assembly performance that combines the expressive power of dance and movement with key principles…
The Principles of Hip Hop: Peace, Love, Unity, and Having Fun
Artist: Hip Hop Fundamentals
Type: Performances / Assembly
Art Form: Dance & Movement
School Subject: Character Education, Dance & Movement, Physical Education/Health
Grade Level: Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
Inspire positive change in young people through an exploration of the roots of hip hop culture with Hip Hop Fundamentals. This ensemble…
Science Can Dance!
Artist: Laura Marchese
Type: Workshops / Residencies
Art Form: Dance & Movement
School Subject: Dance & Movement, Science / Math
Science and the natural world come to life through this engaging creative movement experience with Laura Marchese. Students explore and move based…
Arabiqa with Karim Nagi
Artist: Karim Nagi
Type: Performances / Assembly
Art Form: Dance & Movement, Music
School Subject: Dance & Movement, Multi Art, Music, World Culture
Grade Level: Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
Karim Nagi is a native Egyptian and performs on multiple percussion and string instruments from around the Arab world. He describes the…
From Page to Stage
Artist: Patricia Flynn
Type: Workshops / Residencies
Art Form: Theater
School Subject: Creative Writing, Dance & Movement, Drama, Visual Art
Grade Level: 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
In From Page to Stage, students learn to adapt their favorite stories (or original written work) for a theatrical performance. Participants are…
Origins of Uganda’s Rhythms and Dances
Artist: Ssuuna
Type: Workshops / Residencies
Art Form: Dance & Movement
School Subject: Dance & Movement, World Culture
Grade Level: Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
Students learn traditional drum rhythms and dances from different regions of Uganda in this workshop with Ssuuna. Working together—some as drummers and…