Danceworks Generations School Interest Form

Senior Center Program Fee: $900 per senior center group of up to 24 seniors.
Includes all sessions and materials

Danceworks Generations Senior Center Interest Form

We have outreach programming for ages K5-senior adults. You can bring a customized bundle of these programs to your facility to serve all ages abilities. Multi-program discounts are available.

Can more than 1 group participate? Yes! Participating sites/shcools can have multiple 2nd/3rd grade classrooms of up to 36 participate. Senior sites may have multiple sessions with up to 24 participants. An additional fee will be charged and extra classes are only available if the corresponding site partner is available.

Can we combine classrooms so that multiple classrooms can participate? No. Over our 30 years of community engagement, we have discovered that the most successful classes come from the same classroom. Often when multiple classes are joined there are more challenges with teamwork and regular attendance at scheduled classes. If this is the only option for your school please contact Community Programs Manager Jessica Fastabend at jfastabend@danceworksmke.org.

Can we hold our classes after school? Due to the nature of the program the program can only be done during the school day. Students are bussed to and from their partner site and do not have after school availability due to regular school drop off.

What is the program cost? Each classroom/adult site of up to 36 participants or 24 for seniors, is $900 and includes 12 in person shared sessions per school year as well as busing and all art supplies. Danceworks never turns away an interested school or site please reach out to us with further questions regarding program cost.

What does the school site/site need to provide for the program? Generations partner schools are responsible for their own permission slips and appropriate supervision on the bus to and from the senior partner site. Senior sites provide a space for dancing with tables available for visual art projects.

What does Danceworks provide? Danceworks provides 2 professional Teaching Artists for the 12 in person classes as well as all necessary art supplies, props, transportation and music.

Do students have to finish the program if they are uninterested? Over the years we have found that the students that are the most reticent at first become classroom leaders. Danceworks asks that the program not be used as reward/punishment and that should a student need to be removed from the program that the Danceworks Teaching Artist is included in that decision.

When do we have to pay? Danceworks has 2 options for invoicing. We can invoice in February or at the end of the program in May. Schools will be asked which option is best for them.

Can we use outside funding to pay for the program? As stated above we do not turn away schools and will work with you to bring Generations to your school. We ask that our partner schools check with us before seeking outside funding as it may interfere with our larger program fundraising plans. We will not invoice a third party. 

What happens if we have a snow day or other cancellations? Danceworks will provide make-up classes due to an emergency cancellation (snow days, seniors needing to quarantine etcetera). If a bus is not available for the make-up class we will provide individual site classes (i.e. Adults at their site with no kids and vice versa). Cancellations by site or school with less than 24 hours notice will not be made up. This may incur an additional cancellation fee for the bus.

The Danceworks Generations program has made so many wonderful memories over the years. Here are just a few of our favorites. Enjoy!