Education

Arnold Aprill, Chicago Arts Partnerships in Education

How does a dance artist in Chicago go about applying for a job as an arts integration educator?
A discussion between Arnold Aprill, Executive Director of Chicago Arts Partnerships in Education and Rachel Thorne Germond, CAR Dance Researcher

Rachel, you asked that question in an interesting way- because not only are dancers interested in sharing their dance expertise with young dancers, but dancers are also interested in sharing dance as a mode of thought, experience, and expression for all learners.

Chicago has a long history of being a center of innovation for partnerships between practicing artists and schools, more...

Selected Chicago Links

TakeChicagoDance.com
Developed by Carol Fox & Associates as an offshoot and companion Website for the performance-focused SeeChicagoDance.com, this site helps users find dance classes of all styles and techniques in the Chicago area and suburbs.
Illinois State University: Undergraduate Dance Program in the School of Theater
Offers an intensive, individualized, and performance-based approach that prepares students for careers in dance or future graduate study.
Interdisciplinary Arts at Columbia College: Graduate Program
A multidisciplinary program that merges film, video, new media, performance, and writing.
After School Matters (ASM)
Partners with the City of Chicago, Chicago Public Schools and the Chicago Park District to offer teens hands-on job training in art, music, theater, dance, sports, technology, and communications.
CAPE: Chicago Arts Partners in Education
Advances innovative arts integration practices and policies to promote learning. Also provides professional development workshops and training, and information on funding and arts education advocacy for educators and students.
Chicago Public Schools After School and Community Programs
Offers CPS students a diverse offering of high-quality programs.
Giordano Dance Center
Founded in 1953 by Gus Giordano. Offers dance classes for all ages and levels, from beginning to professional, with a focus on Jazz.
Interdisciplinary Arts Department at Columbia College
Students can immerse themselves in the study of visual, sound, movement, literary and dramatic arts.
Joel Hall Dance Center
Andersonville-based center for jazz, ballet, tap, hip hop, and other dance forms.
Joffrey Ballet School
Official School of The Joffrey Ballet.  Ashley C. Wheater, Artistic Director, continues Robert Joffrey and Gerald Arpino’s standard of excellence in dance education and performance. This program emphasizes the highest caliber of Classical Ballet training and other various dance disciplines.
Northern Illinois University: Undergraduate Dance Program
Offers a dance concentration that emphasizes training in both ballet and modern techniques.
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC): Undergraduate Program in Dance
The only dance department in Illinois that offers both BFA and MFA degrees. Consistently ranked as one of the top 10 programs in the U.S.

Selected National/International Links

Ohio State University: Undergraduate Dance Program
Considered the #2 undergraduate dance program in the U.S. Recognized nationally and internationally for its leadership in choreography, performance, dance documentation, and the utilization of technology.
Arizona State University: Graduate Dance Program
Seeks students whose approaches are interdisciplinary and/or cross-cultural in nature, and offers a foundation in studio and theory coursework.
California Institute of the Arts (Cal Arts): Undergraduate Dance Program
The Sharon Disney Lund School of Dance is one of the nation’s premiere colleges for the professional training of contemporary dance artists.
International Journal of Education and the Arts
Useful for artists who hope to become educators, mentors, or collaborators.
Laban/Bartenieff Institute of Movement Studies
The Institute's approach to exploring, studying and teaching movement as a fundamental human experience is based on the work of Rudolf Laban and Irmgard Bartenieff.

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