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Updated 7/13/2022

Dance in the Schools

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    MA

Institution/Business Type: Arts Service Organization

The mission of Dance in the Schools (DIS) is to integrate a broad array of dance forms into the academic and arts curricula to enrich learning for the Cambridge Public School Elementary School students. Children’s learning is expanded through kinesthetic, physical modalities, involving them interactively via dance. Dance in the Schools helps children develop their ability to focus in school, think creatively and cooperatively, innovate, and problem-solve. The year 2022 celebrates 25 consecutive years of active collaboration with classroom teachers and guest Dance Teaching Artists in the school classroom. The first hybrid sessions were offered in 2021.

 

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Kate Bresee
Job Title: Managing Director
Phone: 857-928-9246
Address:
Newton, MA 02465

About

Overview

Institution/Business Type:

Arts Service Organization

Legal Status:

Nonprofit - Unincorporated

Year Founded:

2008

Overview

Institution/Business Type:

Arts Service Organization

Legal Status:

Nonprofit - Unincorporated

Year Founded:

2008

Disciplines

Primary Discipline:

Dance - General

Additional Disciplines:

  • Dance - Traditional

Activities and Services

Activities and Services:

  • Arts Instruction / Lessons
  • Residency - In School
  • Workshops / Demonstrations / Master Class
  • Performance / Concert / Reading
Seasons Active: winter
Events Per Year: 1

Communities

Populations Engaged:

  • General Public
  • Immigrant Populations
  • Nonprofits
  • People with Disabilities
  • School Groups

Languages Available:

  • American Sign Language
  • Chinese
  • French
  • Hebrew
  • Spanish

Geographic Reach:

  • Town / City

Accessibility of Services

Accessibility of Services:

  • Access accommodations for people who use a wheelchair and have limited mobility
  • Access accommodations for people who are blind, partially sighted, and have low vision
  • Access accommodations for people who are Deaf and hard-of-hearing

All programs accommodate children with the full range of special needs. Sessions take place in Cambridge Public Schools, which are fully accessible.

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Affiliations and Accomplishments

Awards

Awards:

  • Outstanding Community Arts Education Collaborative in Dance: 2016 from Arts|Learning - 29th Annual Champions of Arts Education Advocacy Awards 2016
  • Cambridge Community Foundation grants: 2014, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2020, 2021
  • Cambridge Arts Council grants: 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2021 - Dance in the Schools (in Cambridge, MA)
  • Aliad Fund of the Boston Foundation: 2015

Awards

Awards:

  • Outstanding Community Arts Education Collaborative in Dance: 2016 from Arts|Learning - 29th Annual Champions of Arts Education Advocacy Awards 2016
  • Cambridge Community Foundation grants: 2014, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2020, 2021
  • Cambridge Arts Council grants: 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2021 - Dance in the Schools (in Cambridge, MA)
  • Aliad Fund of the Boston Foundation: 2015