Movement to Music includes classes for preschool children and children with disabilities. Classes are active, fun, and tied to building developmentally appropriate skills! Through dance, music, and creative play, teaching artists and musicians weave storytelling, dance, and songs together to transform the classroom into a world of imaginative learning. For the child with disabilities, these Movement to Music classes provide a joyful way for the child to take physical, cognitive, and social skills they practice with therapists and try them in a new setting. Working alongside our partnering organizations such as The Bell Center for Early Intervention, we see children with Autism, Down Syndrome, Cerebral Palsy, or other cognitive and physical delays.
Our Arts In Education Program has three elements:
Dancing With Words (DWW) is TDF’s initiative for 1st and 2nd grade students with limited English proficiency and students needing language arts support by harnessing the active and improvisational energy of dance. Classroom and program teachers collaborate with TDF teaching artists to determine language skills to strengthen, either to help students work towards grade level reading skills or to assist students learning English with language acquisition and participation. Click here to check out our on-demand, digital teaching tool for Dancing With Words…
RECENT COMMUNITY PARTNERS:
MOVEMENT TO MUSIC
Bell Center for Early Intervention
Brookwood Forest Elementary – early intervention program
Burkett Center
Cahaba Heights Elementary – early intervention program
Canterbury Child Development Center
Canterbury Day School
Cherokee Bend Elementary – early intervention program
Crestline Elementary School – early intervention program
Elizabeth Perry Rushton Child Development Center
Epic Elementary – Pre-K Program
First Church Early Learning Center
Hall Kent Elementary – early intervention program
Harris Early Learning Center
James Rushton Early Learning Center
Liberty Park Elementary – early intervention program
Mountain Brook Elementary – early intervention program
Preschool Partners
Vestavia Hills Elementary East – early intervention program
YWCA Child Care Center
YWCA Kids Corner / Child Care for Kids in Distress
ARTS IN EDUCATION
Gracehouse Ministries
Hall Kent Elementary RISE Program
Homewood High School
Washington Elementary
YWCA (Afterschool Enrichment for Homeless Children)
ADDITIONAL PARTNERS
Alabama Dance Council
Girls, Inc.
Greater Birmingham Arts Education Collaborative
People in Motion
Red Mountain Theatre
UAB Early Start
We welcome you to contact us to learn more about these programs and how to participate!