Dance St. Louis Dance Education Residency Program

Photo: Fifth graders at Shaw Visual and Performing Arts Elementary School perform their own "mirror choreography" during the Ailey residency.

Dance St. Louis brings teaching artists from our performing companies for intensive three-week residencies each semester, at no cost to the students involved, culminating in free attendance at matinee performances. In the 2011-2012 season, residencies with the Martha Graham Dance Company and Ensemble Español Spanish Dance Theater will reach about 220 under-served middle and high school students at urban schools and community centers each semester. Teaching artists present three weeks of classes that include not only dance technique but career exploration, information on healthy life styles, and links across curriculum.
 

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*Residency dance companies subject to change

PAST RESIDENCIES
2010-11 Houston Ballet & Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
2009-10 Complexions Contemporary Dance & River North Chicago Dance Company
2008-09 Paul Taylor Dance Company & Pilobolus
2007-08 Tango Buenos Aires & Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater