Education

Dance Parade’s Community Engagement Programs allow participants of all ages – from schools to community and senior centers – to discover their own innate capacity for the communication of ideas, thoughts, and feelings through the medium of dance.
All participants in Dance Parade’s Community Engagement Programs have the unique opportunity to dance alongside their teaching artists in our annual parade on Broadway and Festival in May!

Cultural Residencies

Our dance groups teach at your location for 6–10 weeks

Ageless Action

Using dance to practice and improve mobility and balance

Community Kinect

Using dance to instill lifelong enthusiasm for physical fitness

EXPOSURE

to the creative process as it relates to dance: from conception, to reflection, to construction, critique, and public presentation.

A GREATER COMFORT

and awareness of their bodies in space as individuals and as a collective.

UNIQUE PERSPECTIVE

on learning about and respecting history, progress and diversity by studying the way a culture moves.

PHYSICAL ACTIVITY

that supports coordination, flexibility and improved circulation and engaging explorations of meaningful ways to maintain fitness for a lifetime.

Throughout the year, Dance Parade commissions selected colorful Dance Organizations to educate and present the artistry of world dance to schools, senior and community centers. Dance Parade’s certified educators have created a curriculum for students to learn about the world culture of a particular genre and then to learn and perform ethnic dances in the parade.

Three forms of Curriculum are offered: World Cultural, 20th Century American and Urban/Modern. After school programs are offered from February to May and include costume making and participation in the annual parade.

All participants in Dance Parade’s Community Engagement Programs have the unique opportunity to dance alongside their teaching artists in our annual parade on Broadway and Festival in May!

For more information, download our full brochure here or contact Carlye Eckert, Director of Community Engagement Programs.

PROGRAM	PROGRAM DATES	LOCATION / COUNCIL DISTRICT	TEACHING ARTIST / DANCE ORGANIZATIONS
Cultural Residency	7/2/2018- 8/3/2018	Berkeley Carroll School, 181 Lincoln Pl, Brooklyn, NY 11217 District 39 Grace Church School, 46 Cooper Sq, New York, NY 10003; District 2	Thomas Sullivan, (Contemporary) Sifa Rachid (African), Summer Dion (Hip-Hop), Mariko Endo, Jenny Efremova (Afro-Brazil)
Cultural Residency	1/15/2019- 5/18/2019	University Heights High School, 701 St Ann's Ave, Bronx, NY 10455; District 17	Akim Funk Buddha (Hip Hop/Japanese Fusion), Kenneth Herrera (West African-Hip Hop Fusion)
Workshop Demonstration	1/29/2019	International Charter School of New York, 55 Willoughby St, Brooklyn, NY 11201; District 33	Ajna Dance Company (Bhangra), Niall O’Leary School of Irish Dance
Workshop Demonstration	3/1/2019	IS238 Susan B. Anthony Middle School, 88-15 182nd St, Hollis, NY 11423; District 27	Mazarte Dance Company (Mexican Carnival Folk Dance) and Astoria Tango Club
Cultural Residency	3/4/2019 - 5/13/2019	F.E. Bellows Elementary School, 200 Carroll Ave, Mamaroneck, NY 10543	Afro Brazil Arts (Capoeira)
Cultural Residency	3/11/2019 - 5/13/2019	I.S. 347, School of Humanities, 35 Starr St. Brooklyn, NY 11221; District 34	Juliette Nieves, Reaction Dance Company NYC
Ageless Action Residency	3/14/2019- 5/17/2019	Ft. Hamilton Senior Recreation Center, 9941 Fort Hamilton Pkwy, Brooklyn, NY 11209 District 43	Marlon Mills (Salsa)
Ageless Action Residency	3/15/2019- 06/29/2019 (Mon 1-3pm Salsa, Fri 10-11:30 MFL)	Clearview Senior Center Bayside, 208-11 26th Ave, Bayside, NY 11360 District 19	Tom Sullivan/Moving For Life (Therapeutic Movement), Annette Dejesus (Salsa)
Ageless Action Residency	3/15/2019- 06/29/2019	R.A.I.N. Parkchester Senior Center, 1380 Metropolitan Ave, Bronx, NY 10462 District 18	Mariko Endo (Therapeutic Movement), Elena Lopez Sans/Moving For Life (Therapeutic Movement)
Ageless Action Residency	3/15/2019- 6/29/2019, Tues 2:30-4:30, Fri 2:30-4:30	Shelton House Senior Center, 89-09 162nd Street, Jamaica, NY 11432 District 24	Sifa Rachid/Movement Graffiti (Zumba)
Community Kinect Residency	3/18/2019- 5/18/2019	Lost Battalion Hall Recreation Center, 93-29 Queens Blvd, Rego Park, NY 11374; District 29	Jamia Jordan (Contemporary West African)
Community Kinect Residency	3/24/2019- 5/12/2019	Chelsea Recreation Center, 30 West 25th St, New York, NY 10001; District 3	Carol Henning, Tandava Arts (Middle Eastern dance)
Community Kinect Residency	3/24/2019- 5/12/2019 Mon 11:30am, 6:30pm, Tues 6:30pm, Wed 7pm, Fri 10am; Special Parade choreography: Sat May 4 6-8pm, Sun May 5 2:30-4:30pm, Fri May 10 8-10pm, Fri May 17 7:30-9:30pm	Fit4Dance, 778 Nostrand Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11216; District 35	Laci Chisholm (Zumba, Caribbean Soca, Latin, Hip-Hop)
Cultural Residency	4/8/2019- 5/18/2019	University Neighborhood High School, 200 Monroe St, New York, NY 10002; District 1	Afro Brazil Arts (Capoeira)
Cultural Residency	4/6/2019 - 5/18/2019 4-5:30pm	Franklin D. Roosevelt Middle School (PS 34) 730 East 12th Street, New York, NY 10009; District 2	Sara Ahn, Kids Breaking League (Break Dance)
Cultural Residency	Wed 4/10, Fri 4/12, Mon 5/6, Wed 5/8; Wed 5/15 10:20am-11:08am	IS238 Susan B. Anthony Middle School, 88-15 182nd St, Hollis, NY 11423; District 27	Jessica Jules (Hip-Hop)
Cultural Residency	5/01/2019 - 5/18/2019, Fridays 11:15am - 12:05pm	Tompkins Square Middle Community School 600 East 6th Street, New York, NY 10009; District 2	Sabine Heubusch (Hip-Hop)
Cultural Residency	7/01/2019- 8/02/2019	Berkeley Carroll School, 181 Lincoln Pl, Brooklyn, NY 11217; District 39 Grace Church School, 46 Cooper Sq, New York, NY 10003; District 2	Thomas Sullivan, (Contemporary) Sifa Rachid (African), Summer Dion (Hip-Hop), Mariko Endo, Jenny Efremova (Afro-Brazil)
Cultural Residency	9/5/2019- 5/16/2020	University Heights High School, 701 St Ann's Ave, Bronx, NY 10455; District 17	Akim Funk Buddha (Hip Hop/Japanese Fusion), Kenneth Herrera (West African)