With support from the California Arts Council, Dance4Wellness will continue to bring dance instruction to elementary schools in Ventura County, teaching primarily ballroom dance to students at two Title 1 schools in Port Hueneme and two schools in the Conejo Valley Unified School District. Twenty-four weeks of instruction will be taught reaching over 700 students total.
➢ Provide turnkey performing arts education for schools, inserted into classroom curriculum during school hours.
➢ Inclusive 8, 12 and 24-week Program with “Whole Child” approach for students of all physical and mental abilities, cultures, and socio-economic statuses, thus promoting healthy children.
➢ Teach students about different cultures and historical periods through learning dances like Salsa, Tango, Ballroom, Swing, Hip Hop, Bollywood
➢ Expose students to the experience of performing in a theatre setting, thus encouraging teamwork, confidence, courage
➢ Promote a safe classroom environment of peer encouragement, respectful boundaries, and positive social interactions with the opposite gender.
➢ Leaders lead by example, our principals and teachers also participate and perform at our culminating Showcase.
➢ Partner with schools to help them fulfill state-mandated arts requirements.
➢ Partner with organizations and individuals in our community that support arts education.

