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Global Dance Studio
Multicultural Arts-in-Education Residency
The Global Dance Studio offers cultural learning opportunities in music & dance from around the world.
Our professional teaching artists and culture-bearers merge multicultural dance with core curriculum to promote cultural literacy and enrich the PreK-12 learner experience across all academic subjects.
Choose from these award-winning 10-week residency programs for your school or youth group.
African Dance
Time honored classic choreography & songs recount legendary tales from the African diaspora.
Program Length: 10 Weeks
Grade Level : PreK - 12
Standards: VAPA 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0 & 5.0
Curriculum Integrations: Social Studies, World History, Science
Community Connections: World Dance Day, Black History Month, Kwanzaa
This program combines folklore, music and song & dance
to uncover the origins, history and culture of the 50th state.
Program Length: 10 Weeks
Grade Level : PreK - 12
Standards: VAPA 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0 & 5.0
Curriculum Integrations: Social Studies, World History, Science
Community Connections: Asian-Pacific Heritage Month, May Day
Dance Around the World (Pre-K through grade12)
A sampling of folk dance and traditions from
the four corners of the globe!
An exuberant celebration of dance from the Caribbean and Central & South America.
Program Length: 10 Weeks
Grade Level: PreK - 12
Standards: VAPA 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0 & 5.0
Curriculum Integrations: Geography, History, Mathematics, Social Studies
Community Connections: Indigenous People's Day, Dia De Los Muertos, Carnaval
This program improves students physical and emotional well-being by combining yoga practice with mindfulness activities.
Program Length: 10 Weeks
Grades: PreK - 12
Standards: Physical Education 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0 & 5.0
Curriculum Integrations: Science, Geography, Physical Education
Community Connections: TBD
Dedicated to cultural enrichment through
global music & traditional dance
What Educators Are Saying
Agramont
Academic & Technology Institute
"..With no degree of hesitation, I assure you; working with Ethnic Arts Institute will be a pleasurable and memorable experience. I contracted with their artists to lead my 4th and 5th graders in the “Rockin, Rollin' & Dancin'” residency. What the students and I received was a U.S. cultural history lesson that opened up doors of multi-ethnic and intergenerational understanding through dance."
Middle School
African Dance Residency
"..As someone who has worked in public and private schools in both Massachusetts and California, I can honestly say Ethnic Arts Institute's teaching artists have the “whole package”. After a strong recommendation from our school’s Music and Movement Director, I invited them to conduct the African dance residency with my 8th grade history class. I could not have hoped for a better presentation. As the artist taught the dance, she offered fascinating commentary on its cultural and historical contexts. Even the most reluctant
Chinese American Int’l School 5thGrade Residency
“….I hold a Master’s degree in dance and have worked as a movement educator for more than 20 years. When I came in contact with (Ethnic Arts), I recognized quality teachers offering quality movement experiences. The artists’ command of the material is masterful; offering a physical workout that challenges the mind and communicates cultural information. In other words, Ethnic Arts Institute’s programs satisfy mind, body and spirit….”
"...Ethnic Arts Institute' teaching artists emphasize the cultural background for each dance as they model the movements to inspire students of all ages and abilities. As a result, the experience assumes a dimension of meaning