Notes in Motion Announces 2025/26 Education Programs

Amanda Selwyn Dance Theatre (ASDT)’s acclaimed dance education program, Notes in Motion, offers Community and Family Programs, Events and Performances on evenings and weekends. These programs include multi-cultural workshops in different dance styles and techniques, get moving programs, faculty engagement, professional dance performances from Amanda Selwyn Dance Theatre with artist talkbacks, nutrition and lifestyle coaching — interactive learning that multi-generations experience together.

Programs include physical dance classes, small group creative exploration, critical feedback, work sharing, work time, props, costumes, live and recorded music, and writing exercises. Community programs can be linked to community goals, challenges, and social issues, or organized around the process of making dance theatre. Many community programs culminate in a performance presentation created by program participants. For more info, visit https://notesinmotion.org/school-programs/community-events-and-performances/.

In the 2024-25 school year, Amanda Selwyn Dance Theatre partnered with 79 schools, offered programs in 34 city council districts, and presented 57 community events, 104 unique school programs, and 5,560 dance class sessions. Through these and other programming, Amanda Selwyn Dance Theatre taught over 20,000 students last year. For more information, visit https://notesinmotion.org/school-partners/.

Upcoming Events

MS 763K Brooklyn Science and Engineering Academy - November 19, 2025

MS588 Brooklyn Middle School for Art and Philosophy - December 17, 2025 & May 9, 2026

Astor Collegiate Academy, Bronx - December 13, 2025 & May 9, 2026

Multicultural High School, Brooklyn - December 23, 2025

IS 211K - January 5 & February 11, 2026

IS 581K, Bronx - The Middle School of Media, Law, and Fine Arts - January 26 & May 20, 2026

Mission

Notes in Motion provides dance education programs to the NYC Public Schools in styles including modern, ballet, tap, jazz, hip hop, Latin, African, and more. These programs are united by one singular approach to arts education, The Movement Exchange Method, which combines technical instruction with creative skill-building and collaborative learning. Programs foster self-discovery, risk-taking, and leadership development. Notes in Motion provides access to the art form of dance to inspire the next generation of dance appreciators.

History

Since 2000, Notes in Motion has brought dance programs to over 140 schools and 398,622 students in New York City. They have programs in all 5 boroughs and reach diverse student populations from 3K-12th grade. Notes in Motion is a vendor of the NYC Department of Education and all programs reflect the learning standards as outlined in their Blueprint for Teaching and Learning in the Arts. Notes in Motion creates long-lasting arts partnerships with schools and inspires the greater community of that school with the beauty, magic, and vitality of dance. They do not offer any cookie-cutter programs. Each program is custom-tailored to the specific needs and population of each school partner. Notes in Motion works collaboratively with classroom teachers at every stage from program planning, implementation, performance/community sharing, assessment, and evaluation. Teaching Artists guide students through a unique creative process, creating connections with other academic subjects and fostering active learning—students are creators, improvisors, and collaborators. Notes in Motion has an Education Ensemble of 65 experienced Teaching Artists with advanced degrees and extensive performance and choreography backgrounds in several dance styles and techniques. Press highlights include features in: Dance Magazine, Dance Teacher, Dance Enthusiast, NYFA’s Current: A Magazine for Artists, Queens Public TV, BronxNet, WKTU, Movers and Shakers Podcast, It’s in Queens, The New Yorker, Time Out, NY Times, Oberon’s Grove, Dance Informa, and Dance Talk.

Amanda Selwyn Dance Theatre creates dynamic dance theatre that activates emotional expression in a rich and abstract collage. Through an interplay between athletic and articulate motion, they present theatrical and immediate works that engage audiences from start to finish and beckon a response of thought, feeling, and soul. For more information, visit https://amandaselwyndance.org/.

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