Local Motion Project

PROGRAM SUPPORT

General Support

PROGRAM SUPPORT

Local Motion Project provides an approach to teaching in which students demonstrate understanding of classroom curriculum through dance. This program engages all students including English Language Learners and students with special needs. Students work collaboratively and creatively with their peers while engaging in high-level thinking as they create, perform, respond to, and make connections to their dances inspired by classroom content. Teachers participate in our "Introduction to Dance Integration" workshop prior to the start of each residency, and participate alongside their students throughout the residency as our teaching artists lead lessons. The grant funds funded training and paying teaching artists, providing professional development for classroom teachers, researching and developing new measurement tools, administrative costs related to the program, and classroom supplies, including BrainDance posters to be given to classroom teachers.

Local Motion Project brings meaningful dance education to Alexandria by providing a holistic approach to dance education, they expose our community to the social, emotional, mental, and physical benefits of dance. They engage students in learning environments in which they collaborate, communicate, and develop their creative voices and dance technique side-by-side. They use dance to teach skills that extend beyond the classroom, and to create connections to our community and the world at large.