MADCO's Education and Community Outreach Programs
Books in Motion is designed specifically for 5th or 6th grade students. It is a creative and comprehensive program combining literature, dance, 
music and art which provides students with a multi-disciplinary approach to learning. Classroom teachers complete the selected book as a "read aloud" with their students. After the reading is complete, MADCO dancers enter the scene to help bring images from the book to life. MADCO will spend 10 sessions with each group of students helping them create movement compositions based on the selected reading. Music and art teachers are invited to join in the collaborative process to create a sound score and art related projects. The lesson culminates in a student performance and performance by MADCO dancers. Assistance with seeking funding for this project is provided by MADCO.
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Education/Community Outreach
MADCO offers a number of performance pieces, residencies and master classes which are perfect for fairs, festivals, schools, museums and special events.
About Town is a 30 or 45 minute performance which is perfect for fairs, festivals, schools, museums and special events.
University Residencies include MADCO Artistic Director or Assistant Artistic Director plus one dancer to teach master classes, hold auditions and create a student repertory piece.
Master Classes: Our dancers teach classes in modern, ballet, jazz, hip-hop, break dance, composition, improvisation and creative movement
Videos
These videos can be used as classroom teaching tools:
The following is a one-hour education program on HEC-TV about dance and choreography:
http://www.hectv.org/programs/series/hec-tv-live/1132/mad-about-dancing-disconnect/
Reflections in the Wall of Solace:
Aaron Tidball is our Education Coordinator.
Email: atidball@madcodance.com
Phone:
314-800-8119
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