Moving To Learn is American Dance and Music’s in-school residency program based on National Dance Standards. The NDS were developed by the Consortium of National Arts Education Associations (CNAEA) in 1994 and have been endorsed by the US Department of Education and by numerous professional organizations. Standards based instruction in dance teaches the elements of dance: energy, space, time, and the body and their relationships. Inquiry based, it promotes critical thinking and creative exploration while simultaneously teaching physical discipline, awareness of personal space, and the fundamentals of technique and performance. Children become familiar with artistic processes and learn to articulate and respond to in-class demonstrations by their peers using appropriate dance vocabulary.

Thanks to funding by City of Santa Barbara in partnership with the Santa Barbara County Arts Commission and The Mayer and Morris Kaplan Family Foundation, we may be able to provide partial or full funding for a Moving To Learn residency in your school. For more information, contact Carrie Diamond at carrie@adam-bsb.org or call (805) 450-7535.

About the Director, Carrie Diamond

Having spent many years training and instructing children in New York and Santa Barbara in a wide variety of venues including public and private schools, recreational and private programs, Ms. Diamond understands the incredible potential dance has to positively impact young lives. She said: "Knowing ones students and understanding their needs and the broader needs of the school community is crucial in developing and implementing worthwhile programming. The Moving To Learn approach allows children to take ownership of their work and to become engaged in the learning process."