K - 6 Program

A special 45 minute interactive program focused on dance is created each year for our elementary school outreach program "Leaps and Bounds". The program is written specifically to be performed in gyms and multi purpose rooms for the young students grades pre-K through 6th grade. Our outreach program is designed to inroduce kids of all ages to dance in a positive manner, in the hopes that they will gain an appreciation for dance as an art form. For many children, this may be their only exposure to a professional dance performance. The show is both interactive and entertaining. The kids are introduced to rhythms, partnering skills and a variety of other things. There is a life lesson in each show as well that teaches the kids that they too can live their dreams if they work hard.

Idaho Dance Theatre provides curriculum materials developed to assist the teacher in pre-performance and post performance discussions of dance in line with the Idaho guidelines for education. The show script is available both in English and Spanish upon request. All the curriculum is designed to help teachers fulfill the dance requirements of the No Child Left Behind legislation. Performed by company dancers this program is in its thirteenth year. It has been received by teachers and students with joy as the best of programs available in the state of Idaho. Schedule a performance at your school today. There are a limited number of performances available each year and they are scheduled on a first come basis. To download a packet of complete information for 2009-2010, click here.

For 2009-2010 we are fortunate to have some sponsorship funds available. These funds are available to elementary schools with a financial need who have an interest in bringing dance into their school as an assembly. Funds are available on a first come-first served basis so book your show now. For more information and to see if your school qualifies for support, click here.

The short presentation video on the below is composed of pictures from past elementary school shows, showing just some of the fabulous costumes and interaction with the kids.

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