Each year, schools all across the province participate in the Dare to Dance challenge.
Students of all ages, teachers, staff …everyone can join in!
This year join Aren Morris, Fine Arts Specialist with Halifax Regional Arts (HRCE), DanceAble instructor Cheryl Ewing from Fusion Wellness Halifax, and dancer/ choreographer Maeghan Taverner in a province-wide call to dance on Friday, April 26 at 9:30 am/ 11:00 am/ 1:15 pm in celebration of International Day of Dance. Dance in your classroom, the gym, behind your desk, in the hallway, outside in the schoolyard, dance anywhere you want!
Join us live via Google Meet or record yourselves ahead of time and share with organizer Aren Morris at AMorris@hrce.ca
If you want your school to participate — public, independent, CSAP, First Nations
And check out the video compilation from last years event
Here!
2024 had 2800 participants. Let’s take the 2025 Dance Day Challenge over 3000!
Dance also supports a number of curriculum outcomes, so you can build movement and music into a range of classes, including:
Health
Demonstrating the benefits of active leisure and quiet leisure in having a healthy mind and a healthy body.
Social Studies
Especially for topics like major cultures of Nova Scotia; e.g. Acadian, African Nova Scotian, Gaelic.
Language Arts
As dance builds skills in “Speaking and Listening”.
Visual Arts
Developing skills and confidence in self-expression.
Dance Nova Scotia is here to help! If you have questions, or need more information, ideas, resources or dance experts in your area, please contact our program coordinator:
Nat Dooks, Dance Week Coordinator
danceweek@dancens.ca
902-422-1749