We’re excited to offer a new spring course for all those who work with young children: Love, Move, Play: Dance in Early Childhood. Explore how dance can be used to support young children’s need to move, investigate child development in an embodied way, and design dance activities with children’s choice and voice at the center.
Live outside the Bay Area and always wanted to take a workshop with Luna? This Zoom format makes it accessible to you!
On September 4th, Governor Newsom signed AB2257 which modifies AB5 and creates several exemptions from the stricter requirements around independent contractors and employees. Read the full bill here. What does this mean for artists? Check out Californians for the Arts resource page.
Dance artists across the country are collaborating to reimagine a more equitable and ethical dance world. Be a part of the conversation! Join the Creating New Futures facebook group, check out their in-progress working document and watch their Real Talk forum reflecting on their process.
Sometimes we need help talking to school administrators and other leaders about the value of arts education. Create CA offers a few resources here, including a short video to share to help you advocate for what you do.
In celebration of Bay Area Dance Week 2020, Luna Dance Institute faculty, Cherie Hill, Aiano Nakagawa, and Patricia Reedy share inquiry projects in a recorded podcast. The Dance Teaching Artists explain the organization’s inquiry-based approach, and share recent projects, taking a deeper look into self-derived questions from practice. Topics include child-centric instruction, and researching and defining organizational culture.
Click here to listen to the podcast.
Go here to view project citations and resources.