FALL REGISTRATION is ONGOING! We have rolling admissions – join anytime!. View all announcements.
“Our Brain-Compatible Dance Education supports joyful self-expression and transformative learning!”
Terry Goetz, Creative Dance Center Director & Instructor
What Makes Creative
Dance Center Unique
Our focus on creativity, collaboration, and developing mind-body connections allows students to learn and grow in an environment where personal uniqueness is celebrated. We recognize that people of all ages are capable artists. We encourage students to express themselves through exploration, improvisation, reflection, and choreography. Students who experience this approach to learning have the opportunity to become skilled dancers, critical thinkers, innovative creators, successful collaborators, and respectful responders. This is at the heart of the teaching methodology we use in all our classes, Brain-Compatible Dance Education (BCDE), developed by our Founder Anne Green Gilbert.
Key Components of
Brain-Compatible Dance Education
- The 5-part lesson plan used in all our classes.
- The use of principles and strategies based on brain research to create an environment where students experience deep learning.
- The Dance Concepts: Space, Time, Force, and Body.
- The BrainDance, a body-brain warm-up based on fundamental movement patterns.
Kaleidoscope
Dance Company
Kaleidoscope Dance Company is the Northwest’s unique modern dance company of young people between the ages of 7 and 17. Founded in 1981 by Anne Green Gilbert, and now directed by Anna Mansbridge, this engaging company delights audiences with their mesmerizing and expressive performances. Kaleidoscope has performed for hundreds of thousands of children and adults in schools, theaters, and other community settings across the world.
Mosaic
Dance Company
Mosaic Dance Company is comprised of children between the ages of 7 and 13, Mosaic offers performance opportunities to interested Creative Dance Center students. First formed in 2006 by Anne Green Gilbert, the company was reconvened by Anna Mansbridge in the Fall of 2018. Mosaic performs with Kaleidoscope in two major annual concerts each year.
Creative Dance Center
Announcements
FALL REGISTRATION NOW OPEN
Fall Session runs September 13, 2021 – January 29, 2022. We have classes for all ages! We have rolling admission so you can join anytime during the session (prorated after week 3). Most classes are taught live in studio with a few exceptions. View our full Fall Schedule and register for classes now! See Classes.
UPDATED COVID SAFETY PROTOCOLS
We are excited to welcome you into the studio for Fall Session! We have protocols and procedures in place to ensure a safe and happy return to in-person programming. Read more about our COVID-19 safety policies HERE.
KALEIDOSCOPE VIRTUAL SPRING CONCERT
The amazing Kaleidoscope + Mosaic Dance Companies present a full-length virtual concert featuring choreography by 11 professional choreographers. This stunning Dance on Film presentation is not to be missed! Now available for anytime viewing! Watch Concert.
