Tag Archives: Youth Dance
How Learning to Tango is Like Building a Nonprofit
A Tango lesson is about timing, taking it a step at a time, building strong relationships, taking risks, being resilient, believing in yourself and finding the joy. Read on to learn how observing faculty and students inspires my continued appreciation of … Continue reading
Posted in blog | Tagged Arts Education, Dance, Danceworks Mad Hot Ballroom and Tap, Healthy communities, Healthy Kids, Healthy nonprofits, Youth Dance |
Register for our Family Workshops!
Give your family the gift of dance and make memories that will last forever. Family workshops are designed for up to six family members per workshop—bring your Mom, Dad, Aunts, Uncles, Grandma and Grandpa, and don’t forget your siblings! The … Continue reading
Posted in news | Tagged Dance, Danceworks, Family Dance, Family Workshops, Healthy Kids, Joy, Youth Dance |
Can you complete the ‘Big Feet’?
Take 24 classes and earn a special “dance works my soul” tank top exclusive to the Big Feet rewards program! Single class or by session. Classes do not need to be consecutive. More … Continue reading
Posted in news | Tagged Adult Dance Classes, Big Feet, Dance, Dance Classes, Dance Students, Danceworks, Rewards, Youth Dance |
Connection is Key
There’s nothing that makes Alma Mercado happier than getting to help kids and motivate them to be better individuals. “You learn so much from them!” she said. Just 17 years old and Alma is already talking like Danceworks’ faculty who often say they get far more … Continue reading
Posted in blog | Tagged #madhotmke, BMO Harris Bradley Center, Connection, Danceworks Creative Arts Camps, Danceworks Mad Hot Ballroom and Tap, Danceworks Mad Hot Ballroom and Tap Competition, Internship, Milwaukee City Schools, Milwaukee Public Schools, MPS, Youth Dance |
A Little Dancing Makes a Big Difference
Peggy S. Paar understands the big difference a little dancing can make in a person’s life. Many times, I have left Danceworks on a Friday evening just as Peggy and her husband Michael are arriving. They end their workweeks dancing … Continue reading
Posted in blog | Tagged Arts Education, Community, Connection, Danceworks Mad Hot Ballroom and Tap, Youth Dance |
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