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NEW & NOTEWORTHY WORKSHOPS!
This program explores the rich African-American cultural tradition known as step. Students use their bodies to create hip-hop infused rhythms through call and response patterns and foundational step choreography. They also examine step’s early roots in the mines of South Africa, through South African gumboot dance. If time permits, students can share a culminating piece with the larger school community.work of art and create the life of their dreams.

Grades: 2-12:
Student Limit: 25
Price: $510/day (4 workshops/day)
Josh Campbell
Rooted in the hip hop aesthetic and break beat poet tradition, this workshop explores identity, ideas, and interactions. Students unearth their personal stories and the stories of those around them through a series of exploratory writing and performance exercises designed to capture who they are, where they come from, and how they see the world.

Grades: 3-12
Student Limit: 25
Price: $510/day (4 workshops/day)
Stories are doorways to help us understand the world, and myths are some of the greatest stories ever told. In this engaging workshop, YA’s mythmaster Seth Reichgott leads students in an exploration of classic myths and how to use elements of theatre to tell a story. Students work individually, in small groups, and as a whole class to develop the work. There is a strong focus on collaboration as students explore their creative choices.

Grades: K-5
Student Limit: 25
Price: $510/day (4 workshops/day)
Leigh Robertson
Capoeira is an Afro-Brazilian art form that combines elements of dance, martial arts, acrobatics, music, and the Portuguese language. This program gives students the opportunity to participate in all aspects of capoeira while simultaneously promoting an active, healthy lifestyle. Balance, coordination, endurance, self-expression, and respect are just a few of the countless benefits capoeira fosters in its practitioners.


Grades: K-12
Student Limit: 25
Price: $510/day (4 workshops/day)
WHAT SCHOOLS ARE SAYING

" The students were so engaged with the Soul Steps program, it would be very hard to top!!
6th-Grade Teacher, Somerville Middle School

YA NEWS & EVENTS
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PRESS RELEASE: YA BOARD CHAIR TANUJA DEHNE IS APPOINTED THE NEW PRESIDENT & CEO OF THE GERALDINE R. DODGE FOUNDATION

Young Audiences Arts for Learning NJ and Eastern PA  (YA), the premire arts education organization in the region, is proud to announce that YA Board Chair Tanuja Dehne has been appointed the new President & CEO of  The Geraldine R. Dodge Foudantion  in Morristown, NJ. The Dodge Foundation, a private foundation established in 1974, supports arts, education, environment, informed communities, and poetry to connect communities and influence social change to achieve an equitable New Jersey.

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