Residencies

Creative Movement Residency Program

Partnering with three elementary schools in the Pittsburgh Public Schools, Creative Movement provides creative dance classes for students in Grades 1 and 2 and offers opportunities for theater attendance to Grade 3. A PBT teacher, team-teaching with a classroom teacher, provides a nine-week movement experience for students, reinforced by activities in the classroom. Creative Movement is now in its twelfth year.

Preschool Creative Movement Residency Program

This program was piloted in 2007-2008 in collaboration with the Early Childhood Education Department in the Pittsburgh Public Schools. A Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre teacher along with a percussion accompanist works in collaboration with PPS teachers to provide sequential Creative Movement classes for Pre-K students at specific sites throughout the City schools. The Residency also includes special performance experiences and supplemental activities for the classroom.

Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre School in the Community

Hope Academy for Music and the Arts

Creative Movement and Pre-Ballet classes have been part of the Hope Academy for Music and the Arts at East Liberty Presbyterian Church since its inception. For registration information, see the Hope Academy website at www.cathedralofhope.org/hopeacademy.

Boyd Community Center

Creative Movement and Pre-Ballet classes are available at Boyd Community Center in the Fox Chapel area. For registration information, contact Boyd Community Center at 412-828-8566 or on the web at boydcommunitycenter.org.