Events

The world renowned Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company has received funding from the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation to facilitate the Dance to Learn curriculum in Elizabeth's Dr. Orlando Edreira School #26. Dance to Learn is a four-year interdisciplinary and inclusive dance curriculum with the goal to advance dance education in schools and community settings.  Dance New Jersey and Young Audiences Arts for Learning (YA) will work with the  Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company  to develop a new, creative and fun curriculum for the third graders of the school  that is infused with Asian American artistic values. Through this unique collaboration, teaching artists of the Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company and Ms. Akila Chetan, an expert in Indian Classical Dance  will work with School #26 to offer an original curriculum that is diverse, inclusive, arts based and arts integrated.