NORTH CAROLINA ARTS IN ACTION INC
POST OFFICE BOX 51277, DURHAM, NC 27717 www.ncartsinaction.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: TO HELP CHILDREN DEVELOP CRITICAL LIFE SKILLS (LEADERSHIP, DISCIPLINE, CREATIVITY, TENACITY) AND A BELIEF IN THEMSELVES THROUGH PERFORMANCE BASED DANCE ACTIVITIES DURING THE SCHOOL DAY AND AFTER SCHOOL.

SCHOOL RESIDENCIES, THE CORE OF NCAIA IS THE IN-SCHOOL PROGRAM. NCAIA PARTNERS WITH AREA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND SERVES AN ENTIRE FOURTH GRADE CLASS IN 16 WEEKS OF INSTRUCTION, USING THE INTERNATIONALLY ACCLAIMED TEACHING METHODOLOGIES OF THE NATIONAL DANCE INSTITUTE. EACH CLASSROOM RECEIVES ONE HOUR OF INSTRUCTION PER NCAIA "SESSION". THE STUDENTS' HARD WORK CULMINATES IN A SERIES OF LIVE PERFORMANCES FOR THE SCHOOL COMMUNITY, FAMILY AND FRIENDS. IN 2019-2020, NCAIA SERVED OVER 1,400 CHILDREN IN PARTNERSHIPS WITH SCHOOLS IN DURHAM, ORANGE, CHATHAM AND WAKE COUNTIES. OUR IN-SCHOOL PROGRAM THEME THIS YEAR WAS TECHNOLOGY MEETS THE ARTS, WHICH ENHANCED CLASSROOM LEARNING THROUGH ALIGNMENT WITH NC CURRICULUM AND CORE STANDARDS FOR FOURTH GRADE. THROUGH DANCE, MUSIC AND VISIUAL ART, OUR STUDENTS EXPLORED THE EVOLVING RELEVANCE OF TECHNOLOGY AS A MEANS OF COMMUNICATION, CONNECTION AND PRODUCTIVITY IN OUR SOCIETY.

LEAP TEAM, THE NCAIA ALUMNI PROGRAM BROADENED ITS SERVICES TO INCLUDE CHILDREN CURRENTLY PARTICIPATING IN THE NCAIA FOURTH GRADE PROGRAMS. THESE NEW FOURTH GRADERS PROVIDED FRESH ENERGY AND ENTHUSIASM AND SERVED AS BENEFICIAL AMBASSADORS OF THE PROGRAM AT THEIR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. IN ADDITION TO MEETING EVERY SATURDAY THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR FOR REHEARSALS, LEAP TEAM PERFORMED AT SEVERAL COMMUNITY EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE AREA. NCAIA REACHES 1,400 CHILDREN EVERY YEAR THROUGH DIRECT DANCE INSTRUCTION.

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