LINES Community Programs provides classroom educators and studio instructors with valuable professional development workshops as well as one-on-one mentorships based in the HeART with LINES curriculum. Working with LINES, educators will learn how to develop and teach meaningful lesson plans that combine movement and meaning to improve learning, memory, decision-making, social emotional wellbeing, self-esteem, autonomy, and collaboration.

Workshops are available for small groups as well as for entire school faculties. No movement experience is necessary. All skill levels are welcome and celebrated.

LINES Professional Development Workshops are aligned with the National Core Arts Standards, student-centered, and culturally responsive. We strive to uphold anti-racist practices and dismantle barriers for all individuals to celebrate the joy of dance and movement-based learning.

To schedule a Professional Development Workshop at your school, or for information about one-on-one mentoring, email us at [email protected].

Join us for our annual intensive for dance teaching artists. Exchange with other educators over a series of workshop, lecture, panel and laboratory sessions to deepen your own teaching practice, learn new moves, network with colleagues and gain new resources.

Past sessions have included:
• Co-Teaching to Empower the Teacher and the Student
• Deciphering Cues of Neurological Processing in the Dance Classroom
• Building Community and Connecting through Street Dance
• Art and Artifacts: Inspirations for Movement Making
• Break It Down/Build it Up; Co-Creating with Students of All Levels
• Teaching Ballet in Recreational Settings
• Panel Discussion: What ARE We Teaching? Building a Better Future for Dance and Dancer
• Panel Discussion: Lineage and Legacy: The importance of teaching where we come from and where we’re going

Check back later for details on the 2025 Summer Dance Teaching Artist Exchange!