Educational Outreach
Educational Outreach
Exciting new Educational partnerships forged in 2023
Foster, Lockhart, Moreno, Thompson and Whidby Elementaries
Nehemiah Center
Saint Constantine and The Joy School
For over 25 years, HMD has excited, inspired, and educated students through its unique blend of Dance, Theater and Outreach. Our Educational Programming provides engaging opportunities for students in Early Childhood thru High School, providing opportunities for students to experience and interact with the Art of Dance!
For information regarding classes and programs for Children and Youth at
The Houston Metropolitan Dance Center click on tab above.
Early Childhood and Elementary School Residencies
Early Childhood and Elementary School Residencies
FOOTSTEPS THRU EDUCATION
EARLY CHILDHOOD & ELEMENTARY SCHOOL RESIDENCY PROGRAMS
DANCE DISCOVERY - PreK - 1st Grade
3 Sessions Each - 30 minutes in length
Classes introduce children to the joy and excitement of dance, music and movement. With a focus on creative, social, emotional and physical wellness, students will use movement to problem solve, work with others, express feelings, and interact with their environment. Students will be exposed to dance vocabulary of multiple genres and will grow in their ability to link movement together, challenging their memory in addition to creativity, strength and flexibility. Dance Discovery encourages children to explore movement using their imagination through dance and music. Collaboration with the teachers and the curriculum focus for the week add an additional learning tool teachers can bring into their classrooms to explain, teach and illustrate ideas.
EXPRESSION IN MOVEMENT- Grades 2 - 5
3 Sessions each - 50 Minutes Each
Classes focus on body and spatial awareness, rhythm, and personal expression. Students use visual art as inspiration for dance, encouraging them to interpret meaning in art and express that meaning through movement. This class taps into kinesthetic and visual learning to help foster greater connection to information shared during the school day. Time is given for a mixture of structured directions for moving as well as time for individual explorations in order to practice critical thinking in a non-competitive environment. This class also delves into how music and art affect one's emotions, how students react to that effect and how they can change that effect. These tools help students learn to deal in the social setting of schools, with home situations and the community at large.
TAP INTO BLACK HISTORY - Grades 1 - 5
3 sessions each - 50 minutes
Offered Jan and Feb
Focusing on the development and impact of Black History in music and dance. Opening the minds of the students to the progress that has taken place through the decades by Black Artists. An element of this program is a collaboration during a session with guest Artists from our Fine Arts Community.
TEKS are explored in all Outreach Programs based on the grade levels
Middle and High School Residencies
Middle and High School Residencies
FOOTSTEPS THRU EDUCATION
MIDDLE & HIGH SCHOOL RESIDENCY PROGRAMS
CREATIVITY IN MOTION: 3 sessions - 45 minutes - Grades 6 - 8
Learn and experience the enjoyment of creative movement! Through this class, students will grow in body and spatial awareness, rhythm, and musical interpretation. Students are led in creating their own movement-based interpretations of basic concepts. Join us as we experiment with expressing ourselves through dance and exercising our bodies in a new way.
CHOREOGRAPHY IN MOTION: 3 session – 45 minutes – HIGH SCHOOL
Students are mentored in expanding their creative ideas through movement, exploring the different styles and techniques of choreography and dance creation. Students learn and discuss how music and society impact the process. Students learn from one another; how different people interpret differently.
DANCE FOCUS: 1 Session -HIGH SCHOOL- FIELD TRIP to HMDC STUDIO
DANCE FOCUS provides up close and personal dance experience for students. Our program provides in-depth exposure to a specific genre of dance of student’s choice:
Jazz, Contemporary, Modern, Hip Hop and Broadway.
Programs offer an opportunity for the students to experience in person, virtual live, on demand or Field Trip opportunity to travel to Houston Met Dance.
