Abstract
ABSTRACTAn eight- to ten-week residency in public or private schools can be an innovative approach to providing dance education in districts dealing with budget cuts or lacking certified dance teachers. District administrators have devised creative ways to include arts education by enlisting the assistance of community partners. One such partner is my organization: Sharron Miller's Academy for the Performing Arts (SMAPA), a not-for-profit whose mission is to provide comprehensive, inclusive developmental training in dance and related theater arts. SMAPA provides districts with teaching artists and lesson plans that meet state Core Curriculum Content Standards for K–8, inclusive of cross-curricular options such as reinforcing math concepts through dance. In addition, a program coordinator is provided as the liaison among the district administrators, the in-school teachers, and SMAPA. Finally, one of the most important provisions of our package is an evaluator who assesses the efficacy and impact of the program and submits a final report to funders and the district. The impact of these residencies on children, particularly those in underserved communities, is transformative and profound.
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