THiNK DANCE

​Dance Outreach is a multifaceted community outreach program which makes dance more accessible to all youths in the Vegas Valley and her surrounding areas, with emphasis on under served urban youth.

Our three-part initiative enhances the lives of youths and offers them a safe space to explore, grow, and express themselves through creative outlets; and Designed to make a significant impact on a child’s social, artistic, and academic life
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ThinkArt! not only shares dance with local communities, we help to shape the children who are Las Vegas’s future.

Photographs courtesy of
​ Shaun Goodrich

Dancers courtesy of
​Nevada School of Dance

In School/After School

ThinkArt! provides valuable interaction with adults and peers, contributing to students’ social and communication skills. It requires analytical thinking and data retention, and offers physical activity to all participants, so vital in schools where budget constraints eliminated physical education.  

Performances

Provides participants with opportunity for free, interactive, energetic performances. Designed to inspire children who might not otherwise have the opportunity to see classical ballet; additionally the children have an opportunity and/or be invited to share the stage with ballet dancers and learn basic ballet terminology and positions.

Scholarships

A scholarship program, offering free tuition to students from poverty level households, as defined by our Federal Government. ThinkArt! provides constructive activity after school and introduces ballet to urban students. Parents notice their children have better organization skills, more self-confidence, and superior academic performance.