Outreach Programs
CityDance Early Arts works hard to ensure that children from DC’s most underserved neighborhoods have access to free dance classes and performances. With instructors teaching in more than 20 schools and community centers in the Washington, DC metropolitan area each year, CityDance's outreach programs reveal the joy of movement and dance to children of all ages and backgrounds. We are committed to building a new generation of dancers and empowering youth through dance.

DREAM
D.A.R.E. Dance
Trinidad Recreation Center
Sitar Arts Center
Concerts in Schools

DREAM

The DREAM (Dream, Research, Evaluate, Act, Motivate) program, created by CityDance Ensemble and the Many Hats Institute, is an ambitious initiative designed to bring after-school dance, arts education, and community-building programs to underprivileged youth. The curriculum empowers children to identify their dreams and gain the confidence and self-esteem to pursue those dreams through community-building projects. DREAM consists of a kick-off performance for the entire school, a 24-week after-school program that meets twice a week, and a student performance that brings children together from all the DREAM schools. Each spring, DREAM students also have the opportunity to perform during the half-time show at an NBA Washington Wizards game at the Verizon Center.

Learn more on our DREAM page.
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D.A.R.E. Dance

CityDance Early Arts is an active partner in the national D.A.R.E. Dance Program, an innovative venture in the effort to fight drugs and violence in our communities and schools. The program offers dance classes with a strong anti-drug and anti-violence message during the after-school hours when students are most at risk.  Students have the opportunity to learn many styles of dance, including African, ballet, hip hop, jazz, modern, tap and more from the Early Arts D.A.R.E. instructors. D.A.R.E. students also have the opportunity to perform within their schools and communities

Learn more on our D.A.R.E. Dance page.
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Trinidad Recreation Center

CityDance teaches dance classes and camps for youth and teens at Trinidad Recreation Center in Washington, DC's Ward 5. These classes are funded in part by the DC Children & Youth Investment Trust Corporation.

Learn more on our Trinidad Recreation Center page.
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Sitar Arts Center

CityDance Early Arts teaches weekly after-school dance classes to high school students at the Sitar Arts Center, a community arts organization offering arts education programs to residents of the Adams Morgan, Mount Pleasant, and Columbia Heights neighborhoods of Washington, DC. The Sitar Arts Center currently serves 300 students in the areas of music, dance, drama, writing, and visual art with programs that are accessible and affordable to the youth in the neighborhood. Most students pay a fee of $15 per semester for unlimited classes. As a partner with the Sitar Center, CityDance Early Arts provides students with the unique opportunity to express themselves physically while studying culturally relevant dance styles in a group setting. (top)

CityDance featured in October Washingtonian

Check out this month's Washingtonian  for a feature on company member Jason Garcia Ignacio and our concert Next.

CityDance Finalist for Green Award

CityDance is a finalist for Washington Business Journal & Greater Washington Board of Trade’s 2008 Green Business Awards. Winners will be announced Oct 14!

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