Supporting you through physical distance
Dance-a-rama Saturday 2-5pm
Come dance with us! Afternoon dance party with games, prizes, classes, and fun! Raising funds for children’s scholarships. $25 donation at the door leads to tons of fun. Click here for more.
Join crowdrise for Luna’s Dance-A-Rama 4/29
Help launch our crowdrise campaign and
- What is a Dance-A-Rama? A dance party where Luna families and friends raise money to bring dance to all kids! Included in the party are snacks and drinks, face painting, dance classes (Zumba, line dancing, flash mob, and more), prizes, and fun and games for the whole family!
- When: Sat. April 29th, 2-5pm
- Where: Luna’s Aquatic Park studio
All proceeds benefit Luna’s Ron Reedy Scholarship Fund, which provides tuition assistance for Studio Lab families, and program support for MPACT (Moving Parents & Children Together,) which brings relationship-based dance curriculum to families in duress.
Summer Internship Applications Available
Luna Dance Institute offers a summer internship program for those wanting to gain proficiency working with a non-profit organization in the field of dance education. Applications available upon request. Read more about the program, application process, and position requirements here.
25th Anniversary Events
Luna Dance Institute is 25 this year-founded on March 8th. We launched our Silver Jubilee celebrations with a family dance birthday party January 7th, a 5-school flash mob on March 8th, and our gala on Saturday, March 18th.
Next join us for 25 Points of View on April 20th, and our Dance-A-Rama April 29th. The menu of activities can be found here.
Dance & The Brain Conference
Luna’s first Dance & The Brain Conference was a great success! Classroom teachers, dance teaching artists, parents, therapists and performers traveled from all parts of California to participate in this unique collaborative learning experience. Ann Law presented body-mind connectivity through a creative experience called What is a Folk Dance? “I didn’t quite know what I expected to get from this, nor what I will put to immediate use with my students, but I am returning transformed,” stated one dance teacher from Riverside. Presenting one of the longest case studies on creativity, James Catterall shared his process and the preliminary findings of his work with the Centers for Research on Creativity. CROC’s surprise findings were nothing new to dance educators–children engaged in the arts exhibited increased collaboration, empathy and self-efficacy. After lunch, Pamela Wolfberg, originator of Integrated Play Groups, shared her work with children with autism. Her presentation revealed that children with autism learn through play, social interaction and movement. We de-briefed at the end of the day and confirmed the confluence and importance of relationship, play and movement to both the brain and creativity. This project was provided under a contract with the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts with additional support from the Capezio Dance Foundation and the Louis Borick Foundation.
VAPA Standards Bill SB725 approved by Senate
GOOD NEWS! The California Dance Education Association’s co-sponsored VAPA Standards Bill (SB 725) has passed the Senate floor, and is now headed to the Assembly. Stay tuned for more news.