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Programs |
Engagement
of communities with dance is a key element of Nimbus; these programs
bring dance into a
dynamic
relationship with audiences and participants.
JC
SummerMoves
This summer
dance education brings high school students from across Jersey City to
the dance
studios of
Henry Snyder High School for a two-week program of intensive dance
education as well
as
development of skills such as leadership and confidence. Featuring performances at local senior
centers, this program culminates in a final show for friends, family,
and
members of the community.
JC Grooves
A unique
program of dance training, performance, first-hand exposure to working
with professional
dancers and
musicians, and curriculum-integrated arts education for more than 2,000
Jersey City
Public
School students. JC Grooves incorporates two major components: a
3-month intensive program
of dance
training, creativity, small group dynamics, collaboration, and
performance for a select
group of
students from Frank R. Conwell Middle School #4, and a culminating
series of educational
performances
attended by more than 2,000 middle school students from throughout the
school district.
Art
Reaching Communities (ARC)
This new
dance assembly program engages middle school students as mover,
designers, and thinkers
as they
experience they physical, creative, and conceptual aspects of modern
dance. Including
performance
of pieces from Nimbus' repertory, a short and witty history of modern
dance, as well
as student
involvement in choreography, performance, and discussion, ARC brings
Nimbus' unique
commitment
to dance education to students across New Jersey.
Dancin'
at La Casa
This
after-school dance education program for elementary and middle
school-age students at Newark's
La Casa de
Don Pedro Community Center uses dance as a mean for self-expression and
growth. The
program
culminates in a December performance at The Newark Museum.
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