About Dancing Classrooms
Inspiring the next generation, through the "defiant joy" of social dance!
Building upon nearly thirty years of innovative, inclusive programming, DC partners with over 125 schools and community organizations across all five boroughs to dance with over 15,000 K-12th grade students each year. DC also supports ten affiliate locations throughout the US, providing teaching artist training, curricula, and program support. Through our residencies we have reached over 650,000 young people globally.
Before the COVID pandemic, DC anticipated the great need for in-person interaction-as young people are increasingly distracted by digital media-through teaching them how to move and connect with one another IRL. Now, with classes back to "normal" following nearly two years of remote, hybrid, and socially distanced learning, DC's unique work is essential for students' social, emotional, and physical wellbeing.