 To prepare for YPDS: First Steps and Choreography Residencies, YPDS Prep: Early Childhood Residencies provide dance teaching artists for students grade Pre-K-3. These artists collaborate with teachers to actively engage children in experiencing the power of dance as a tool for communication and self-expression. Students learn basic movement and choreographic skills in musical/rhythmic contexts and work independently and in small groups to express their thoughts and feelings using the language of dance. They learn basic dance vocabulary, invent movements to create their own short dances, and explore dances from different cultures. Lessons include performing for peers and a reflective period, during which students speak about or respond through movement or drawings to what they experienced as dancers and observers. This active, disciplined process of dance making, dance viewing and dance sharing gives young children a language through which to perceive themselves, communicate with others and begin to discover their changing and challenging world. These residencies focus on preparing the students for continuing instruction in dance.
Fees
Fees commensurate with the needs of each school.
Average cost: $10,500 includes four classes and 20 weeks of instruction.
Please contact the Education Department for more information about fees and Early Childhood Dance Residencies.
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