City Dance
Texas Ballet Theater instills the love of dance and the importance of the art form in the community through its City Dance program. By offering ballet training and dance education to elementary and middle school children in lower socioeconomic and under served communities in the Dallas Fort Worth Metroplex at no cost to students or schools, Texas Ballet Theater is developing future leaders and supporters who understand and appreciate the art form and the significant role that cultural arts plays in childhood development and society. The program is designed to teach and sustain the true art form of ballet, as well as incorporating other dance influences.
Ballet training and education benefit children in many ways: develop discipline and coordination, inspire creativity, instill self-confidence, teach French terminology and basic music skills, promote the importance of stretching and physical activity, and encourage passion for the arts. Students are instructed in a comfortable, safe environment and encouraged to express themselves through dance. Many children find that this training and self expression extends to their work in the classroom.
In addition to weekly training, students work toward performances at the end of each semester and are invited to attend Texas Ballet Theater productions at no cost. Children have the opportunity to learn a discipline that will benefit them in whatever they aspire to achieve. In addition, the most promising students in the City Dance program are identified and offered with scholarship the opportunity to continue their ballet training at Texas Ballet Theater School, the official school of Texas Ballet Theater. City Dance currently serves more that 250 K-8th grade students in lower socioeconomic under served communities.
For more information on the City Dance program, please contact Josie Baldree at 817.763.0207 ext. 112.
