Arts in Education

RDT is dedicated to sharing the art of dance with students and teachers throughout the state of Utah. During the 2005-2006 season, the company served almost 9000 students and over 500 teachers. Let RDT share the joy with you and your students.

2006-2007 Schools/Districts Served
2007-2008 Summary of Programs and Schools Served
2006-2012 Plan for Serving Utah Schools and Districts

Contact us at rdt@rdtutah.org or (801-534-1000) for information
on how you can participate in any of the services outlined below.

Support for RDT matinee services comes from the Marriner S Eccles Foundation.

• Teacher In-Service Workshops
  
• Student Matinees
  
• Resource Materials
  
• Mini-Residency Programs
  
• Long-Term Residencies & School Partnerships
  
• Lecture Demonstrations "Informances"
  
• JUMP (Student Opportunities Outside of the Traditional Classroom)

Teacher In-Service Workshops

In-service workshops help teachers develop the skills necessary to use movement as a tool to teach the core curriculum. Through the creative process, teachers will study the elements of dance and learn how to incorporate them into their teaching.

At the Core

RDT is pleased to offer three workshops that meet with the Utah State Office of Education's new vision for teacher professional development ... Infinity Workshops

This is an exciting, comprehensive approach to expanding your teaching skills for dance. Each of the three At the Core sessions will coincide with an RDT concert. These pre-concert workshops relate directly to the content and choreography of the performances. You will have the opportunity to see what was discussed in the workshops put into direct action. Then you have the chance to put it into action too!

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Focus

Repertory Dance Theatre’s three workshops will focus on the State Core Curriculum for dance (modern dance technique, repertory, composition, improvisation, partnering, lighting & production, music and dance history). Each will concentrate on the choreography featured in the corresponding performances.

Please Note

• Be prepared to “move.”
  
• Please bring your lunch.
  
• Workshops are free of charge.
  
• Teachers will be responsible for purchasing their own concert tickets.
  
• Teachers should encourage their students to attend the evening concerts.
• Group rates for ten or more are available by calling RDT at 534-1000.
  
• Video tapes of the material explored will be available for purchase.

Student Matinees

To register elementary schools, click here.
To register junior or senior high schools, click here.

RDT invites Utah students and teachers to attend FREE matinee performances of our regular season concerts performed at the Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center. Schools are provided with Study Guides prior to each performance. Invitations are sent to schools state wide at the beginning of the academic year. To insure you and your school are on the list, or to inquire about availability any time of the year, contact lynne@rdtutah.org.

Resource Materials

RDT creates study guides, lesson plans, curriculum and videotapes to enrich its Arts-in-Education activities. Resource material is sent to help teachers prepare for an RDT performance or residency, augment a workshop or develop a library of topical information.

Add to your resources:

• RDT's On-Line Study Guide [Free] (Coming Soon)
  
• Then ... the Early Years: Written by dance historian and critic Marcia Siegal, this 28-page booklet outlines the history of modern dance and the careers of some of its most influential pioneers. Send $5 to Repertory Dance Theatre, PO Box 510427, Salt Lake City UT 84151-0427
• Move! Learn! Dance! is a comprehensive K-6 dance teaching resource guide created as a joint venture by Children's Dance Theatre, Repertory Dance Theatre and Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company. Send $25.00 plus $7.00 shipping to Repertory Dance Theatre, PO Box 510427,
  Salt Lake City UT 84151-0427

Mini-Residency Programs

Mini-residencies offer a variety of activities in 4-5 hours of in-school service. Lecture demonstrations, movement classes and teacher in-service workshops are designed to reach the entire school population.

Long-Term Residencies & School Partnerships

RDT offers in-depth residencies that make a long-term commitment to a school or district. Activities are designed to fulfill the needs or long term goals of the school and to apply standards of the core curriculum.

Lecture Demonstrations "Informances"

"Informances" are narrated performances that focus on the history of dance, the choreographic process and the art of improvisation. Demonstrations give the audience insight into how to watch, appreciate and even create dances. They stress the importance of training a dancer, an artist, and an athlete including discipline, good health habits, practice and perseverance. The teachers receive preparatory information and are asked to organize discussions after the presentation to allow students to share their reactions and to ask questions. Each demonstration includes the creation of a new piece of choreography by volunteer members of the audience and RDT dancers.

JUMP

JUMP (Juniors Understanding Movement Potential) creative links the art form of modern dance as a viable alternative for youth in seeking accessible career options to dance performance, non-profit administration and technical theater. Student partners (Grades 7 - 12) get a "JUMP start" for their futures through volunteerism, community service and hands-on experience.

Activities include:

• Administrative Internships/Job Shadowing: Internships are available after school in the RDT business office on a year-round basis and backstage during limited production periods.
  
• Day in the Rose Fieldtrips: By special arrangment with RDT's artistic director, a student group and their teachers are invited into the RDT studio to watch the rehearsal process and to participate in a movement class led by an RDT company member.
  
• Summer Workshops: Three 2-day high school dance workshops (usually in August) are available for all area high school dance companies. Each offers the students the opportunity to work closely with professional artists.
  
• Connections Concert: On a year-round basis, RDT dancers may be engaged as choreographers, movement specialists and artists-in-residence to perform a variety of artistic services in schools (K-12). At the end of each academic year, RDT hosts a two evening concert called Connections in which high school dance companies are invited to perform choreography by RDT dancers. Students are involved in all production and promotional aspects of Connections including program coordination, box office/group ticket sales, elementary technical requirements and performance.