Dance Education

Find Out About Our Programs in This One Page Guide Education Menu Jane Franklin Dance

Jane Franklin Dance celebrates movement and brings books to life through vibrant and lively characters, theatre, music and dance.  Performances provide a creative connection to curriculum to explore language arts through physical story-telling.  In workshops, students engage in movement and in a “team” experience. Workshops may be coordinated to meet academic needs, or with after school staff or parent-teacher organizations. Professional dance educators guide students in fundamental dance elements as basis to encourage student self exploration and critical thinking.

Virginia Commission for the Arts – Artists in Education Roster

click for video of The Mouse of Amherst, adapted from the book by Elizabeth Spires BIRTHDAYS Join us at one of our performances for children To Receive Email Announcements	WORKSHOPS Workshops provide young people with opportunities to express themselves and perhaps find their passion in the performing arts. “The Art of Dance uses movement to communicate meaning about the human experience.  It is far more than exercise or entertainment.  It is a powerful medium to express our values, our thought about the lives we live and the world in which we live.” National Dance Education Organization Dance Education Partners Workshop support provided by Washington Forrest Foundation. . To arrange workshops, click here.	click for video of Sound Walk - after school and older adult voices, young dancers project performers   PERFORMANCES FOR CHILDREN The Mouse of Amherst, adapted from the book by Elizabeth Spires reveals an unlikely friendship that develops between reclusive poet Emily Dickinson and a lively mouse.  Perfect for April poetry month..or anytime in between. This performance and The Big Meow have been selected for Arlington Humanities Project “this was a wonderful, imaginative show. I took 4 year old and 7 year old girls. They sat with rapt attention for the entire show! Excellent, imaginative choreography and very clever visual presentation and music. We look forward to the next show.”   R. Interdonato To schedule a performance or workshop, click here. Matching funds are available from the Virginia Commission or from the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts.

Partnering organizations are

• Arlington County’s Humanities Project,
• Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Paul Mellon Arts in Education Program,
• the Virginia Commission for the Arts Performing Arts Tour Directory or
• Fairfax County Creative Arts Program