Programs
Education
Every class engages participants in innovative dance programming designed to complement core academic learning.
Teamwork
Every class includes a team of two dance instructors and a musician. Students learn to emulate the teamwork that they demonstrate.
Enjoyment
Every class utilizes a fun but disciplined teaching method that inspires participants to reach for excellence in all that they endeavor.
Growth
The ArtSparks experience develops memory capacity, increases self-confidence, and builds character while igniting individual creativity.
Our Programs
Arts for All- K-5 Programs
ArtSparks K-5 dance programs are educationally enriching and filled with highly energizing fun. Residencies range from full day to multiple week visits in which ArtSparks professionals teach the art of dance performance and explore content tied to the dancers’ academics. Multi-week residencies culminate in a joyfully staged performance in which dancers can share their new found knowledge and talents with family and friends!
Goals of Arts for All- K-5 Programming:
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Introducing the art of dance as an exceptional instrument for learning, fitness, and creativity
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Instilling confidence and helping participants develop a sense that they can achieve what they set out to accomplish
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Encouraging positive risk taking, persistence, and teamwork
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Fostering a desire to work hard and exert more effort to achieve a goal
Dancers with Disabilities Programs
ArtSparks Dancers with Disabilities programs provide quality, innovative dance enrichment activities that encourage learning and joy. Residencies range from full day to multiple week visits in which highly trained teaching professionals deliver a tailored dance experience that leads participants on a journey of movement discovery.
All ArtSparks curriculum tracks are available to classrooms of students with disabilities. The ArtSparks staff is particularly adept at accommodation and welcomes the opportunity to work with classroom teachers to create a curriculum that suits the unique blend of participants in each setting.
Goals of Dancers with Disabilities Programming:
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Encouraging dancers of all abilities to participate in dance
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Building self-esteem and confidence
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Developing physical abilities and raising activity/fitness levels
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Fostering life skills such as communication and creativity
Dynamite Duos Program
The Dynamite Duos program pairs children with disabilities with non-disabled peers to dance in partnership, challenging every dancer to recognize that everyone can achieve their best through teamwork, creativity, empathy, and discovery. The program culminates in a performance celebrating every dancer's talents and achievements.
Goals for Dynamite Duos Programming:
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Encouraging students of all abilities to learn fundamental dance concepts
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Building self-esteem, confidence, creativity, and communication
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Developing physical abilities and raising activity/fitness levels
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Helping all students to embrace diversity and the concept of personal best
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Building an understanding that teamwork requires persistence, adaptability, and acceptance
Ready, Spark, Kindergarten! Program
ArtSparks has crafted a program designed specifically for pre-school children preparing for kindergarten. Targeting the areas that have been cited as most problematic for pre-school students (rhyming, social problem solving skills, and comparing quantities), participants will learn through fun dance and music challenges that are designed to improve gross motor skills, sequences of movement, working as a team, and problem solving strategies.
Goals of Pre-K Programming:
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Assisting the development of coordination, strength, and balance in simple locomotor movements
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Encouraging curiosity and engagement in creative problem solving
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Developing the ability to cognitively order and execute a sequence of movements both forward and backward
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Learning to manage the expression of feelings, thoughts, impulses, and behaviors with minimal adult guidance
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Building the focus and attention needed in carrying out tasks or activities from beginning to end