OBTLAB Dance Integration Program
OBTLAB provides early exposure to the arts for students in Title 1 schools. Supported by grants, schools receive up to 8-10 dance sessions per classroom. The first sessions in the fall focus on movement skills and dance vocabulary. Those foundational skills are applied to classroom curriculum in the spring through choreography and creative exploration. We love hosting our OBTLAB schools at our Student Performance Series and for field trips to our studios. We are pleased to deepen our existing connections to the David Douglas, Beaverton, and Parkrose Districts in our multi-year programming!
Please contact Community Partnership Specialist Sarah Brown at:
Sarah.Brown@obt.org if you are interested in learning more or bringing OBT L.A.B. to your Title I school.
OBT L.A.B. GOALS:
- To provide access for students and schools who are interested in dance/arts learning.
- To engage students in kinesthetic learning of curriculum, especially in Science, Language Arts and SEL learning.
- To deepen student’s understanding and awareness of their body as a tool for communication.
- To serve as a resource for classroom teachers.
- To bring movement and fun to students and teachers!
OBT PROVIDES:
- A creative movement residency with an OBT teaching artist
- 8-10 sessions for up to 3 grade bands
- Dance curriculum that supports classroom learning
- Field trips to OBT Student Performance Series
- Field trip to OBT Studios to see dancers training, costumes in the making, other behind-the-scenes elements
- Transportation support
SCHOOL PROVIDES:
- Planning meeting with classroom teachers and teaching artists
- Open space and scheduling for dance residency (ie. gym, multi-purpose room, etc)
- Classroom teachers complete initial survey at beginning and feedback survey at end of program
- Support for 3-5 students to participate in OBT L.A.B. survey process at the beginning and end of program
- Teacher participation in dance residency (participation comes in many forms)
- Scheduling of school buses to OBT field trips (invoice OBT for payment)
“Oregon Ballet Theater’s L.A.B. has partnered with Chehalem Elementary for the past several years. As a Title I school, most of our students do not have the opportunity to experience the arts, such as ballet. Bringing ballet to our school has ignited a passion for dance for many of our students. The excitement from our second, third, and fourth grade students on OBT days is palpable. The smiles and energy students return with after a trip to the ballet is a testament to the power of dance and the connections they have with OBT. “
-Krystin Murphy, Chehalem Elementary
