OUTREACH PROGRAMS

North Carolina Dance Theatre offers a variety of outreach programs that can be tailored to meet the needs of your group.

For more information on community programs and partnerships contact April Berry, director of education and outreach, at 704.372.0101 x109.

Programs include:

Community Dance Workshops
Get your group up and dancing! Community dance classes are a great introduction to dance and may be tailored to the needs and interest of your group. Classes may be held for a minimum of 45 minutes to a maximum of 60 minutes. Book a dance workshop in your space today!
 
Behind-the-Scenes Tours
Come visit NC Dance Theatre’s studios!

• View a company rehearsal
• See the magical costumes in the costume shop
• Meet a professional dancer or two

Tours are designed for small groups (up to 30) of those studying dance or those just interested in what happens before the curtain goes up!

Community Outreach Dance Program
The Community Outreach Dance Program is made possible by a $78,000 grant from the Women’s Impact Fund (WIF). The grant goes to launch a new three year Community Outreach Dance Program for underserved children in Mecklenburg County.

North Carolina Dance Theatre’s Community Outreach Dance Program will provide free, accessible, high quality dance instruction and performance opportunities to 120 children, ages 8 to 10, in four geographically diverse areas of the county. Participants will also have access to professional dance performances.

Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation is partnering with Dance Theatre to promote the program and to provide sites for the classes at several recreation centers.

Selection for the Community Outreach Dance Program will be determined by audition, financial need and commitment of the parents to the program. Parental involvement will be emphasized in all aspects of the program, including orientations for parents and students prior to the program’s start.

Community Performances
Dance students in the NC Dance Theatre School of Dance perform classic and contemporary dance works during specific times of the year. Teen dancers in training, who are in Dance Theatre’s Repertory Ensemble, bring a specially designed, costumed mini-performance to your venue and take questions following the performance.  

North Carolina Dance Theatre Docent Program (new this season!)
The word docent is derived from the Latin word docēre, meaning “to teach.”
Ballet docents are trained volunteers who help educate the community-at-large about ballet through educational outreach programs.  

North Carolina Dance Theatre docents will receive comprehensive training through Dance Theatre’s education and outreach department in order to further the public’s understanding of NC Dance Theatre, classic and contemporary ballet and NC Dance Theatre’s repertory.

Interested in North Carolina Dance Theatre’s Docent Program?
For details, please contact April Berry, North Carolina Dance Theatre’s director of education and outreach, at 704.372.0101 x109.