Virginia Tanner Creative Dance Program

To demonstrate and promote the essential role of the arts in the learning and development of every child, Virginia Tanner established one of Utah’s first Arts in Education Programs in the 1960s. The program incorporates dance and movement into academic curriculum using high-quality, innovative, and sequential arts instruction. Tanner Dance supports 4,500 scholarship students in site-based, weekly, yearlong classes at fourteen elementary schools along the Wasatch Front in the Side-by-Side Dance Training Residency Program. This program, which is financially supported by the National Endowment for the Arts, provides in-depth, curriculum based dance experiences that engage students and classroom teachers in quality dance instruction. Other Arts in Education services include lecture/demonstrations and school performances. All Arts in Education Programs are designed to work with teachers and administrators to provide children with opportunities that offer a complete artistic experience and support the Utah State Core Curriculum.

Upcoming 2011-2012 School Matinee Performances

June 21, 2011, 10:00 am: Alice Through the Looking-Glass School Matinee Performance at the Sandy Amphitheater

September 30, 2011, 10:00 am & 12:30 pm: Alice Through the Looking-Glass School Matinee Performances at Weber State University

March 29, 2012, 10:00 am & 12:30 pm: 2012 CDT Spring Concert School Matinees at the Capitol Theatre

March 30, 2012, 10:00 am: 2012 CDT Spring Concert School Matinee at the Capitol Theatre