August 15, 2008
Sandunga Dance Studio
2155 Marsh Lane
Carrollton, TX 75006
Presented by the Dance Council in collaboration with Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children, this daylong workshop is designed for dance educators, studio owners, creative art therapists, and anyone interested in learning how to teach inclusion-based arts, which focuses on creating an open environment in which children of all abilities can participate.
Through lectures, demonstrations, movement experiential, and role-playing, participants will gain knowledge, confidence, and skills to use adaptive dance with a variety of populations and settings.
What is Adaptive Dance?
Adaptive dance is the term for a dance/creative movement program that has been tailored for individuals with differing abilities, focusing on creating an open environment in which all abilities can participate. Participants learn a variety of dance steps, games and other activities that have everyone moving to the music. Props such as musical instruments, scarves, puppets, balls, and stretch bands are often used to enhance the overall movement and creative experience. In addition the program provides an opportunity to improve social skills, confidence, as well as the ability to participate in a group setting. Parent/volunteer assistance may be required for younger age groups, or those with limited movement.
Through collaboration between The Dance Council and Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children, as well as other individuals and agencies that serve children with special needs in the greater Dallas/Forth Worth area, the Adaptive Dance program is able to offer the following services:
- Adaptive dance classes for patients of Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children
- Instructor Workshops and Training Seminars
- Consultation to dance studio owners on how to create Adaptive Dance programs at their studios and include children with disabilities in existing dance programs.
Movement Explorers Summer Workshop
Instructor: Suzy Rossol Matheson, MA, ADTR, NCC
- Ages: 4 through 10
- Dates: 4 Saturdays in August 2008 ( 8/2, 8/9, 8/16, & 8/23)
- Times: From 9:00 to 10:00 am each day
- Price: $100.00 for entire program
- Location: Denton, Texas
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Contact Information
For more information about Adaptive Dance, or to support our programs, please contact:
Jane Marchildon, MS, CTRS
Therapeutic Recreation Department
Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children
2222 Welborn Street
Dallas, TX 75219
(214) 559-8348
jane.marchildon@tsrh.org
