With support from the California Arts Council, Dance4Wellness will continue to bring dance instruction to elementary schools in Ventura County, teaching primarily ballroom dance and hip hop to students at two Title 1 schools in Port Hueneme, one school in the Conejo Valley Unified School District, and one school in the Simi Valley Unified School District. Eight, Twelve and Twenty-four weeks of instruction will be taught reaching 1,100 students in Kindergarten through 5th grade.
➢ 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.