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Resources and follow-up from The Art is in the Practice

The Art is in the Practice: Action Research and Reflection by Dance Educators is a presentation forum for participants of Luna’s Teacher as Creative Practitioner-Scholar course fall 2020 to share their action research projects.

Read about presenters and their inquiry here.

View Michaela Summers’s final slide here.

See Lisbeth Woodington’s Open Letter to Teacher, mentioned in her presentation here.

An audio recording of the March 8, 2021 presentation will be available until April 30.

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Jochelle Perena
March 11, 2021
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Listen to an inquiry podcast

Curiosity and lifelong learning drive the creative teaching and operations at Luna, and each year our faculty design inquiry projects that inform our field research. Listen to Cherie Hill, Aiano Nakagawa, and Patricia Reedy share recent projects in this recorded podcast, and check out their resource list. Their inquiry topics include child-centric instruction, and researching and defining organizational culture.
 
Discover more about Luna’s culture of inquiry in Patricia Reedy’s article Using Inquiry to Improve Your Teaching Practice.
Jochelle Perena
May 21, 2020
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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.

lunadance
April 26, 2017
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Join crowdrise for Luna’s Dance-A-Rama 4/29

Help launch our crowdrise campaign and raise support for Luna dancers, present and future.
  • 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.
More info
lunadance
April 5, 2017
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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.

lunadance
March 24, 2017
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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.

lunadance
March 4, 2017
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Summer Dance Camps ages 5-16

Summer is almost here…

Luna looks forward to our annual summer camps. Check out our video. 

Registration is filling fast with only a few spots left in our most popular camps for kids, ages 5-16. Sign-up online TODAY.

Tuition assistance is available, contact Amelia, abonilla@lunadanceinstitute.org

lunadance
March 2, 2017
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Dance & The Brain Conference

wonder croppedLuna’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. 

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May 22, 2015
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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.

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March 31, 2015
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Board President Nancy Geimer Wins Wells Fargo’s $5,000 Volunteer Award

In recognition of the extraordinary commitment demonstrated by team members who dedicate their time and talent to volunteering with a non-profit organization, Wells Fargo announced that Nancy Geimer is a recipient of a Volunteer Service Award. Her steadfast contribution of 22 years of service to Luna is acknowledged through a $5,000 grant for community programs.

Co-directors Nancy Ng and Patricia Reedy are thrilled that Geimer is being honored for her service to arts education. A founding board member, Geimer has steered Luna from its humble beginnings on Park Blvd in Oakland to the full service dance composition organization it has become. As board chair, she provides outstanding leadership to fellow board members, empowering and educating them to help fulfill Luna’s mission to bring all children to dance.

Wells Fargo’s Volunteer Service Award grant supports Luna’s family dance initiative by providing funding for MPACT (Moving Parents & Children Together) at two Oakland public libraries: 81st Avenue and Cesar Chavez, as well as scholarships that enable children from our East Oakland school programs to attend after school or summer dance classes.

Click HERE to read the full press release.

Nancy Geimer

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