By popular demand, we have added a second session of mini camp for 5-7-year-olds on June 24-28.

For more information or to register, click here.

Luna is hiring for the 2019-20 fiscal year. See the full job notice here.

Introducing Bay Area Dance Week, Susan Felix interviews Cherie, Nancy, & Heather in this local TV spot.

Stay tuned for our new Language of Dance in Action Intensive, now postponed to Summer 2020. We’ll still be hosting Dr. Tina Curran, co-founder of the Language of Dance Center, as our guest facilitator, and the workshop’s content will still cover Motif symbols, dance literacy, and how to use a concrete symbol system to support the abstract concepts explored in dance. New for 2020 will be a focus on situating the Language of Dance in a culturally-responsive framework, and using its tools to strengthen your equity and inclusion practices. More info to come, but email PL@lunadanceinstitute.org to express interest or be put on the waitlist.

Thank you to all who joined live or via live feed to our Equity in Dance Panel February 23rd, and a big shout out to our generous & articulate speakers: Zaynah Islam, Latanya d. Tigner, Tammy Johnson, Gerald Casel, Judith Smith & Albirda Rose. Please stay tuned for our follow-up resources & transcription. You can still catch an excerpt of the conversation here.

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Summer provides a kind of spaciousness that supports experimentation & new learning. Luna’s summer intensives let artist educators really immerse themselves into the content, build community with peers, spark creative energy, and develop teaching material to help launch the new year.

This summer Luna offers the following multi-day learning opportunities:

Language of Dance in Action – Explore the Movement Alphabet and integrate Motif symbols into dance experiences to connect physical, cognitive, socio-emotional and aesthetic learning.  Postponed to Summer 2020, with a new focus on equity, inclusion & accessibility. Please email PL@lunadanceinstitute.org to be placed on the waitlist.

Summer Institute –  a year-long professional development experience beginning with a week-long workshop, free for those selected through an application process. July 15-20. Application deadline is April 12.

Developing & Implementing Dance Curricula – A – our Intro to Dance Teaching, this first course in our Foundations Series offers a comprehensive overview of standards-based dance education. July 29 – August 2.

Family Dance Institute –  investigate Luna’s relationship-based approach to teaching Family Dance, developed through our Moving Parents & Children Together (MPACT) and Studio Lab programs. August 6-9.

Did you miss our annual October Dance & Disability Panel? We’ve compiled a resource page, with notes and transcription from the panel conversation, resources shared by panelists, and a reflection by Luna’s Director of Creativity & Pedagogy, Patricia Reedy.

Read more here.

We love sharing our beautiful, airy studio with our dance community. Are you looking for a spot for your rehearsals or workshops? Luna’s studio may be for you! We are specifically looking for long-term rental partners who are interested in making art in a Berkeley home. For more information, please visit here.