ANALYSIS - EXPERIENCES - KNOWLEDGE - STRATEGIES:  ARTS EDUCATION K-12
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Alban Elved Dance Company conducts several innovative and intellectually stimulating educational programs for grades k-12.
Our offerings are designed to integrate into the school curriculum and we are looking forward to tailoring our programming to your needs.
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Our arts education programming focuses on three main areas:
1) Critical thinking, movement and art analysis
2) hands on creative experiences
3) Anatomical and biomechanical knowledge & strategies for movers, dancers and educators

Art engages people in complex conversations, challenges and develops our brains, makes us more empathetic and imaginative, nourishes our ability for problem solving  and critical thinking. Movement and creativity help students bond with one another. 

Our Arts Education programming instills a sense of self-confidence, and accomplishment in children and meets them on a level that is founded on respect. 

​Contact the​ Director of Arts Education at
albanelveddancecompany@gmail.com or 336 409 5096 to book a program for your school!
PROGRAMS
In-School Live Performances
In-School Live Performances expose students to a wide range of creative expression and interdisciplinary performance art that offers a myriad of topics for meaningful and educational discussion in class and after the performance with company members. We offer performances for grades k-12.
Performances last from 20-75 minutes. 
In School and After-School Residencies
In School and After-School Residencies focus on
          a) the creative process and complex analytical thinking or
​          b) BII - The Body's intrinsic Intelligence and anatomically and biomechanically                             informed movement parameters for dance, athletics and every-day activities.

Programming aligns wit the standard course of study. Our program exposes students to the rich array of creativity and mindfulness and the breadth of opportunities within the arts and movement sciences. The program begins with a professional Company performance for students and ends in a culminating activity where students demonstrate their learning with a performance of their own creation.
Residencies last 1-4 weeks.
Lecture Demonstration Performances
Lecture Demonstration Performances are a wonderful blend of entertainment and education and offer insight into specific aspects of our work, such as
          a) how kinesiology and biomechanics inform movement education and dance              
              technique,
          b) how to make a living in the arts,
          c) How to embed technologies and interdisciplinary approaches into movement and
              visual art,
​          d) how the creative process affects and reflects on social topics.  
Lecture demonstrations last 45-75 minutes.
Creative Workshops
Creative Workshops give  students an opportunity to immerse themselves into the creative process, to engage in verbal and non-verbal discussions about their ideas and how to realize them. Workshops are adaptable in length depending on the needs of your school and are perfect for after-school and weekend family oriented events. Some of the workshops we offer:
  • 'Choreography - creating a piece together'
  • 'Choreography - how to channel originality and creativity'
  • 'Choreography - Interdisciplinary Approaches' 
  • 'Choreography - How to communicate with your dancers'
  • 'Dance for Actors'
  • 'Rhythms and Dances of the Drum (West African inspired)'
  • 'Contemporary Dance - technique and Performance Quality' 
  • 'Partnering: Lifting and Being Lifted with Ease and Confidence'
  • 'Scene Design - Spatial Languages'
Creative workshops last 45-120 minutes each, for 1 to 21 days.
Movement Science Workshops
Movement Science Workshops give students opportunities to explore the world of dance/movement, kinesiology, biomechanics and the various related fields. Goal is to give students an in depth understanding of healthy movement parameters. Workshops are adaptable in length depending on the needs of your school and perfect for after-school and weekend family oriented events. Some of the movement science workshops we offer:
  • ​'The Body's Intrinsic Intelligence for dancers' (applied kinesiology)
  • ​'The Body's Intrinsic Intelligence for athletes' (applied kinesiology)
  • ​'The Body's Intrinsic Intelligence for every-day activities' (applied kinesiology)
  • 'Somatics, Dancer Self-Care & Yoga'
  • 'Healing Arts - introduction to manual/massage therapy'
Movement Science workshops last 45-120 minutes each, for 1 to 10 days.
Professional Development for Classroom Teachers
Professional Development for Classroom Teachers offers teachers an opportunity to discuss and develop new ideas and teaching methodologies and get feedback about how to integrate movement creativity, technologies and interdisciplinary approaches into their existing curriculum.  The arts provide a powerful tool for teaching both difficult abstract concepts as well as concrete subjects and the arts in and onto themselves are an invaluable addition to each child's development, physically, emotionally, and intellectually.
teacher development sessions last 90-120 minutes.
Taking care of the teacher
This program offers teachers insightful methods for sustainability: taking care of the dance teacher's body in a demanding educational environment.
Teacher care workshops last 90-120 minutes, 1 to 5 
       All programming can be conducted with minimal or no technical support.
video: High School - CREATIVE residency
video: PerformanceS for for Middle and High School
video: performance for elementary school 
video: teacher workshop
​video: anatomy