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You Make Our Work Possible!
Support at any level helps us partner with schools and community organizations and power our mission to cultivate engaged learners, collaborative leaders, and inclusive spaces for over 15,000 NYC students and thousands more nationally each year.
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Dancing with students in grades K – 12, our programs support young people’s well-being in and out of school so they are ready to learn, grow, and thrive.
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What do students and partners have to say about Dancing Classrooms?
Check out these testimonials from students, Teaching Artists, families, alumni, and educator partners to learn more about the impact Dancing Classrooms’ programs have inside the classroom and beyond!
Connection. Inclusion. JOY.
Through the joyful art and practice of social dances, Dancing Classrooms cultivates engaged learners, collaborative leaders, and inclusive spaces.
Our vision is a world that values social dance as foundational to every child’s well-being and joy, celebrates the beauty of diversity, and amplifies our shared humanity.
"My son was very proud of his accomplishments during the process and I was blown away...
…by what it did for his personality and confidence. I cried watching them enter, perform and exit. It truly touched me because my son is not athletic and spends a lot of his free time on computer and game devices. In this day and age when human interaction continues to dwindle, it was so wonderful to see them interact on that level.”
— Parent of 5th Grade student
"We learned different dances from different cultures, that way we can celebrate each other...
…and get to know each other better. I might even learn some dances of my own culture. At first I felt stressed and nervous to dance in front of everyone, but then I felt really happy and proud of myself. We had a funny teacher who made everything fun.”
— Zoey, 4th grade student from Staten Island
"Every Teaching Artist that has come through our doors has been fantastic.
The program is very sensitive to our students’ cultural and religious needs. It focuses so much on kids learning how to respect themselves, respect others, expanding their creativity, working on their self confidence, and just working as a team.”
— Ms. Susana Rojas, Supervisor at Sara M. Gilmore Academy
"The most important thing I learned in Dancing Classrooms was to give back to people...
…and to always remain humble. I can truthfully say that dancing has always brought joy and happiness to my life.”
— Kristina Cordero, Dancing Classrooms Academy Alumni
You Make An Impact
Dancing Classrooms is made possible through the generosity of many individuals.
Donations not only support the availability of our program to school children, but also funds the training of our Teaching Artists, additional programs, special events, and support of our national affiliates.
Dancing Together:
Organizational Partners
Providing a well-rounded education that includes dance and the arts for ALL young people requires strong collaboration.
We are proud to work with amazing community based organizations, agencies, and coalitions that share our vision.
Thank you,
Philanthropic Partners!
Thanks to the generosity of our corporate, foundation, and government supporters, Dancing Classrooms is able to reach over 16,000 young New Yorkers every year and thousands more across our affiliate network. We are sincerely grateful to our donors of all levels – our work would not be possible without you.
