COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
EMPOWERING THE COMMUNITY TO EXPERIENCE THE JOY OF DANCE
Education, Performances and Scholarships.
By providing access to high-quality arts education, accessible and affordable performances and scholarship opportunities, Tampa City Ballet is extending the cultural experience of dance to new audiences.
OUR COMMUNITY PROGRAMS
Arts Education - “On Your Feet”
On Your Feet, our main educational outreach program began as a residency project created by Artistic Director Paula Nunez. The project introduced children to the joy of dance.
Realizing the incredible impact this program could have on youth within our community, Tampa City Ballet (TCB) began a collaboration with University Area Community Development Corporation (UACDC) to provide On Your Feet as an offering within their Dream Catchers Summer Camp.
The partnership between TCB and UACDC has proved fruitful and is now moving into its sixth year and has expanded to serve three separate locations.
Tampa City Ballet believes dance is a social rite for all people, regardless of age, race, ability or economic station.
Unique to this program is that it is lead by master instructors with years of experience, both teaching and performing.
Students from this program have subsequently been offered scholarships to receive professional dance education and performance opportunities.
In 2017, Tampa City Ballet also began offering On Your Feet to children at local area schools. To learn more about this program, please email us at info@tampacityballet.org
In-Studio Classes
Tampa City Ballet strives to provide training for promising dancers by facilitating full or partial scholarships.
Most students access scholarships through our On Your Feet program. TCB provides qualifying students with opportunities to train with professional dance masters.
The success of this program has been outstanding, and dancers from our scholarship program have moved on to receive full-ride college scholarships.
In- School Programs
On Your Feet residencies energize students learning through dance, developing creative expression, abstract thinking, problem solving and social skills.From one day workshops to year long residencies.
After-School Program
Students explore the creative process by learning different techniques of dance and choreographing an original student performance.
Community Performances
Each year, Tampa City Ballet presents two full-length classical productions and two contemporary-modern performances.
Affordable matinees provide an opportunity for students, seniors and community programs to enjoy the magic of dance. Performances conclude with a Q & A session between the dancers and the audiences.
Tampa City Ballet also provide outdoor performances and lectures at public and private schools, festivals and community events. From the streets to the nearest community center, the dancers expose the community to dance and offer entertainment to children and adults alike.
The pieces performed are tailored to the event, from five-minute choreographic works to short versions of story-ballets. Private performances are offered as well. For more information, please email info@tampacityballet.org.
TCB Dance Master Residencies are customized classes for schools and community programs.
Wellness: Vitality & Stretch Classes
Dance to heal with “FADE” a technique that combines elements of Ballet, Tai Chi, Pilates, Stretching and Movement.
FADE will create better mobility in your joins for better quality of life through exercites and movements that correct your posture and aligement.
Like a classical ballet dancer in FADE classes, you will strengthen the muscular system by lengthening the muscles.
Benefits of High-Quality Arts Education
DEVELOPS THE FULL RANGE OF COGNITIVE, MOTOR, AND
PROBLEM- SOLVING SKILLS
PROMOTES SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING
MAXIMIZES ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AND COLLEGE-READINESS ACROSS ALL SUBJECTS, INCLUDING SCIENCE AND MATH
TEACHES STUDENTS ABOUT OTHER CULTURES AND THEIR OWN
STIMULATES CREATIVITY AND INCREASES MUSCULAR STRENGTH, ENDURANCE AND MOTOR FITNESS
PREPARES STUDENTS TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE ARTS AND CULTURE ECOSYSTEM. SOME BY CREATING, PERFORMING OR TEACHING THE ARTS AS A CAREER, MANY MORE STILL FOR WHOM ART BECOME A LIFE-LONG PASSION AND HOBBY.
Tampa City Ballet has been committed to enriching lives and strengthening the community by presenting works at schools, assisted living facilities, community and cultural centers.
Academy of the Lakes
American College Dance Association
Arts Legacy (Straz)
Brighton Gardens Assisted Living
Carrollwood Cultural Center
Coleman Middle School
Cuban Club
Dream Catchers Summer Program
Fiesta Italiana (Ybor City)
Florida Dance Education as a part of NHSDA concert
Florida Museum of Photographic Arts
Florida Youth Dance Gala
Glazer Children’s Museum
Hillsborough Community College
Hynes Elementary
Italian Club (Ybor)
Montessori Prep
Mort Elementary
Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg
New Tampa Player
Oak Grove Elementary
Orange Grove Middle School
Palma Ceia Presbyterian Preschool
Palladium at St. Petersburg College
Philip Shore Elementary
Refiner’s Multicultural Festival
SeaCoast At Uptown Oaks
Shaw Elementary
St. Peter Claver School
Tampa Family Health Center
Tarpon Spring Cultural Center
The Great American Teach
Unisen Senior Living
University Area Community Development Center
University of South Florida
Ybor City Tree Lighting Event
YMCA
Want to collaborate with TCB?
We will be happy to offer and bring our outreach programs, community performances, and lectures to your school or organization.