Let's Dance!
Let's Dance - DANCEABOUT Pilot Project & Summer Program
Join Let’s Dance! The DanceAbout Pilot Project, funded by The Children’s Trust and led by Dance Alive National Ballet, fosters creativity and joy through accessible dance for students with physical and developmental special needs, including ambulatory and non-ambulatory participants. Our Let’s Dance Program offers free, inclusive dance for Alachua County youth ages 5-18 with movement disabilities like Autism, Down Syndrome, and Cerebral Palsy.
Let's Dance - Pilot Project
Dates:
January 14, 21, 28
February 4, 11, 18, 25
March 4
Grades K-5: 3:30-4:11 PM
Grades 6-12: 4:30-5:15 PM
Instructors:
Director, Emily Pozek Dixon, Masters in Arts in Medicine
Director, Claudia Senesac, PhD, Physical Therapist
Tales Ribeiro, teacher, Principal Dancer with Dance Alive National Ballet
Tenki Nomura, Principal Dancer with Dance Alive National Ballet
Location: Oak View Park, 810 NW 8th Ave, Gainesville, FL. 32601
To register your child for the Let’s Dance! program, please complete the registration and release forms. We encourage you to sign up early, as spaces are limited.
If you have any questions or need further information, please feel free to reach out to [email protected]. We can’t wait to watch our students embrace the world of dance!
Let's Dance - Summer Program
Dates:
January 14, 21, 28
February 4, 11, 18, 25
March 4
Grades K-5: 3:30-4:11 PM
Grades 6-12: 4:30-5:15 PM
Instructors:
Director, Emily Pozek Dixon, Masters in Arts in Medicine
Director, Claudia Senesac, PhD, Physical Therapist
Tales Ribeiro, teacher, Principal Dancer with Dance Alive National Ballet
Tenki Nomura, Principal Dancer with Dance Alive National Ballet
Location: Oak View Park, 810 NW 8th Ave, Gainesville, FL. 32601
To register your child for the Let’s Dance! program, please complete the registration and release forms. We encourage you to sign up early, as spaces are limited.
If you have any questions or need further information, please feel free to reach out to [email protected]. We can’t wait to watch our students embrace the world of dance!
Please note:
The plan is to have a ‘buddy’ for each child. Parents of children in wheelchairs are in attendance at the present LET’S DANCE. They help their children in bathroom and eating activities. Many parents in general are in attendance. Oakview has separate rooms, so with additional hours in the summer camp there can be different groups, depending on their different levels and abilities and needs. A single ‘buddy’ can facilitate each child’s comfort and growth.
About the instructors
Emily Pozek Dixon, Dance Alive National Ballet Outreach Director, MA in Arts in Medicine from the UF. She will plan the program along with C. Senesac.
Claudia Senesac, PhD, Physical Therapist and recently retired faculty member of the UF Physical Therapy Department and former owner of ‘Kids’ on the Move, a physical therapy business for children with special needs. She will be the present and active person aiding children with physical needs.
Judy Skinner, Co-Founder of Dance Alive National Ballet, Co-Director of Pofahl Studios, M.Ed. from the UF and public-school teacher for 18 years, K-3. She will be the ‘leader’, organizing the activities for staff and participants.
Selected dancers with Dance Alive. They will actively work with Senior Staff on dance movements appropriate for each child. Volunteer dance students and others
Training of staff will be provided prior to the beginning of “camp” by Senior Staff to ensure safety, assistive techniques for maximum participation by participants, and curriculum development.
