OVERVIEW & TESTIMONIALS
OVERVIEW
Boulder Ballet has long held that everything we do grows out of the community. This is not just about our artistic vision; it also refers to the impact of sharing and connecting through the art of ballet. Boulder Ballet has grown and flourished for 40 years on the Front Range; our roots are deep in Colorado. So, too, is our commitment to the community through education, inclusivity, and outreach programs. Our primary goal is to reach those students who would not otherwise have the opportunity to experience dance and movement.
Boulder Ballet offers the following in-school programs to schools in Colorado:
Through these educational community engagement programs, we teach the participating K-8 students about how they move through the world—never the same way twice. We emphasize the improvisatory nature of dance and how natural movement can become something highly structured like ballet. In various ways, we work with students to become more “at home” in their own bodies and to learn to recognize that each one of them has the same capacity for expression through motion that the most accomplished ballet artist does. Our teaching approach is student-centered, emphasizing acceptance without judgment and embracing the potential that every student is born with.
What People Are Saying
“I know the students really enjoyed it, even the 6th graders who entered with skepticism thinking it was going to be a week of ballet. They all asked the next week why we couldn’t do it another week. Thanks to the Boulder Ballet for introducing movement and drama to kids this way. It is a much-needed skill for our students to gain body awareness and confidence. And it is even more needed for children whose lives are so filled with test preparation and testing, and rarely get the opportunity to express themselves and move!”
— Melody Epperson, Elementary Arts Teacher
“A male 7th-grade student just came up to me and said “I didn’t know that I could dance.”