LINES Community Programs

School Residencies

Customized in and after-school dance residencies for PreK through 8th grade classrooms provide weekly dance instruction taught by our professional teaching artists. Focusing on the power of discovery, collaboration, and truth, LINES Community Programs partnerships provide fully funded in and after-school dance education for public schools and in local neighborhoods where arts programming is scarce. Residencies occur over 5–12 weeks.

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SCHOOL RESIDENCY PARTNERSHIPS INCLUDE:

• National Core Arts Standards aligned
• Professional dance teaching artists
• Collaborative lesson planning
• Professional development for classroom educators
• Dance assessments to track progress
• Final student sharing

LINES RESIDENCIES PROMOTE:

• Physical education
• Social emotional learning
• Community and collaboration
• Student choreography and abstract thinking
• Exploration of different ways of dancing to learn more about ourselves, others, and the world
• Humility, emotion/empathy, artistry, ritual, and truth

“HeART with LINES has provided wonderful experiences for my fourth graders…Their instructors have been engaging and adept at incorporating the curricular concepts that we study. The program gives students a framework for self-expression and creativity. It also challenges them to be active and to learn to be a cooperative team player. I especially appreciate that both teachers and students can use the skills and strategies learned through HeART with LINES to help in dealing with the stresses of everyday life.”

—Oscar Zárate, Fourth Grade Teacher, Washington Elementary School, Berkeley Unified School District

HeART of Market

Join us for our annual FREE lunchtime outdoor performance as the best of the LINES Ballet community hits the stage, including kids, teens, BFA at Dominican and Training Program students, and special guests! Bring your family and friends to celebrate dance in the Bay Area with LINES Ballet.

Check back soon for details on HeART of Market 2025!

Photography: Alonzo King LINES Ballet | Community Programs | Students at ER Taylor Elementary | © Jamie Lyons; Alonzo King LINES Ballet | Community Programs | Students at HeART of Market | © Steve Disenhof; Alonzo King LINES Ballet | Community Programs | Company dancer Babatunji and students at HeART of Market | © Ken Osborn; Alonzo King LINES Ballet | Community Programs | Training Program students at HeART of Market | © Steve Disenhof.

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