Dance DC Residencies are held in-person during the school day for 7 weeks and feature two 60-minute dance classes per week to Pre-K – 12th Grade, and conclude with a live culminating performance for the partner community, family, and friends. The program’s goal is to use creative movement and dance to improve students’ academic achievement. Dance DC in-school residencies cultivate creativity, social-emotional development, and a love for dance. Residencies encompassing an arts integration approach can be integrated into all core subject classes including literacy, math, science, social studies, and physical education. All residency classes are taught by TWB Teaching Artists who are professionally trained dancers and educators.

This program is available for all grade levels with a maximum number of 25 students per class.
Fee: $1750 per class, plus a 20% administrative fee. *Rate quoted is for a 7-week/ 14 class residency.

Creative Movement Residency (Pre-K – 1st Grade)

This residency will bring the joy of dance to your school day. Students will exercise creativity, imagination, rhythm, and motion while reinforcing curriculum content such as letters, numbers, colors, shapes, animals, environments, and social concepts like sharing and taking turns. Children will develop body awareness, increased strength, agility, and motor coordination while exploring characters and physical storytelling through guided improvisation.

Ballet Residency (2nd-12th Grade)

Students will be introduced to the foundation of classical ballet technique at a developmentally appropriate level. Class begins with stretch and strength exercises. Classical ballet postures, positions, and movements are practiced in place, moving across the room, and at a bar if available. Students will develop and strengthen gross-motor skills, coordination, balance, muscle strength, and confidence. Students will learn to collaborate as they memorize and perform dance sequences to a mix of modern and classical music.

Arts Integration Residencies (2nd – 12th Grade)

Infuse your curriculum with kinesthetic learning by incorporating dance into a core unit of study. Our lesson plans are customized to meet your unit learning standards and the National Core Arts Standards for Dance. The residency will culminate with a dance performance inspired by the unit content and demonstrating the students’ understanding of dance techniques and the unit’s concepts.

The World of Dance Residency (2nd-12th Grade)

Enhance your classroom curriculum with kinesthetic learning by incorporating dance into a core unit of study as students explore world cultures through music and dance. Students will be introduced to the history, people, location, rhythms, and dance genres throughout the world with customized lessons meeting academic standards and the National Core Arts Standards for Dance. The residency will culminate with a dance performance inspired by the unit content and demonstrating the students’ understanding of dance techniques and the unit’s concepts.

Dance genres you may choose from include:

• Afro-Cuban
• Classical Ballet
• Contemporary
• Flamenco
• Indian Dance
• Latin Dance
• Middle Eastern Dance
• Modern Dance
• Musical Theatre
• Tap Dance
• Urban Dance
• West-African

Let’s Move! Residency

Inspired by former First Lady Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move initiative, TWB’s Let’s Move! Residency aims to improve the physical well-being of students in our community by infusing dance and fitness workouts into their daily routine. Let’s Move students train in a variety of strength and conditioning techniques. The residency is physically vigorous in an accepting and encouraging environment. Students will also learn about nutrition, making healthy eating choices, and the importance of moving every day.