The Dance Program at The Earth School is hosted by Arts Connection and The Rod Rodgers Dance Company.

Each week, professional dancer/choreographers hold workshops with children in grades 3 through 5, the program continuing through 20 weeks of term time. At the end of each year, the children present a dance extravaganza in the auditorium for the entire school community, performing special routines that they have choreographed themselves over the previous weeks!

Dance Program Details

The program is led by Kim Grier, a dancer and choreographer from the Rod Rodgers Company, and introduces participating students to the value of dance as part of a healthy lifestyle. The many benefits of the program include the development of:

• physical skills such as control of their bodies, coordination and balance, spatial awareness,

• strength and flexibility

• interpersonal skills including collaboration and respect for others

• personal skills such as increased stamina and self discipline

• cognitive skills including memorization, observation and recall

• literacy skills through learning the terminology of dance