Choose a custom mix of programs to craft an interactive experience for students K-12. All programs are designed to fit within one school class block and support Kentucky Arts and Humanities requirements. Students will learn how dance is not only an art form but a pathway to all educational curriculums.
How does dance connect us across cultures and time periods? What role does dance play in our lives and community? How does dance and movement connect to science and physics? How do different styles of dance teach us about the world around us, past and present? What does literacy have to do with dancing?
The Nutcracker - Lexington Ballet dancers will perform excerpts from the beloved classical ballet based on the the story The Nutcracker and the Mouse King by E.T.A. Hoffman. A few students will be selected from the audience to learn the holiday party dance.
Dance Menagerie - An interactive theatrical experience that explores dance throughout the ages and its connections to history, science, and literacy. Lexington Ballet dancers and a narrator perform a 60 minute tour de force to engage, entertain, and educate.
A small group of Lexington Ballet dancers will perform selections from current repertoire for students to Observe. Then students will be split into groups to work with the dancers to Create their own combinations. Students will Perform their new works for each other to for their own stage experience.
A fun and energetic dance introduction lead by a few Lexington Ballet dancers. The focus is on capturing eveyone's natural gift of movement and bringing that together with music in the art of dance. Classes will include safe stretching, learning basic movements of dance, and dance terminology.
|Mini-Performance||$3.00/student *Minimum $600*|
|Observe, Create, Perform||$300/group *Up to 100 students*|
|Creative Movement Class||$100/group *Up to 30 students*|
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