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Keshet cultivates personal growth and technical excellence by mentoring, challenging and empowering students through the experience of dance in an inclusive and nurturing environment.
Year-round class registration!
Read about Spring and Summer 2020 Camps – click here
Weekly Classes for Youth & Adults
Register for classes online – HERE
Dance classes ages 2 through Adult: all levels and abilities
Keshet Dance offers community classes for kids (starting at age 2), teens and adults including Contemporary, Ballet, Jazz, Hip Hop, Creative Movement, Mixed Ability/ Adaptive Dance and Fine Wine Dance (Moving FWD for ages 55+).
Unlimited and noncompetitive scholarships are offered to ensure access for all youth under 18 years. Adults in need of financial assistance can participate in the Work/Study Program where volunteer time is traded for class time. All dance classes and dance camps are held at Keshet Center for the Arts (unless otherwise noted); 4121 Cutler Ave NE, Albuquerque NM 87110, CLICK FOR DIRECTIONS
- Registration for Classes is OPEN and ongoing!
Winter/Spring 2020 Session runs – January 6 – May 2, 2020; Download a PDF HERE – Keshet_Class Schedule_winter-spring 2020_final
5 EASY STEPS TO REGISTER FOR DANCE CLASSES
- Click the “register for classes online” HERE
- Choose “Community Classes” tab or “Dance Camps” tab
- Click the “Sign Up Now” button to the left of the class of your choice (tip: use the calendar at the top of the page to advance to a date in the future)
- Create an account with the dancer’s name – not the parent’s name. Create a separate account for each dancer.
- Follow the prompts
If you are interested in applying for a youth scholarship you must do it in person or on the phone.
If you do not wish to register online, you can download and bring to Keshet Center for the Arts the following Dance Class Registration and Information Forms:
- Adaptive Youth Information And Release v2 Spring 2020
- Adaptive Adult Information And Release v2 Spring 2020
- Adult Information And Release v2 Spring 2020
- Adult Registration Form – Spring 2020
- Youth Information And Release v2 Spring 2020
- Youth Registration Form – Spring 2020
Dance for Older Adults: Fine Wine Dance (Moving FWD) – ages 55+
Keshet’s Fine Wine Dance (Moving FWD) class brings together individuals ages 55+ to explore movement and choreography as a community within an engaging and exciting workshop series.
Learn the building blocks of contemporary dance choreography including:
- body awareness
- space mapping
- movement qualities
- movement vocabulary
- performance elements
- improvisation techniques
Participants in each session will have the opportunity to perform their creative work.
SPECIAL DISCOUNT: 50% discount on classes for dancers 55+ *not available with online registration – please call 505.224.9808 or register prior to class.
Financial Aid for Classes
WorkStudy/Financial Aid for Classes
Youth Scholarships
Keshet’s goal is to ensure that everyone, no matter what ability level or financial status, has the opportunity to dance. Therefore, Keshet offers unlimited, noncompetitive scholarships to youth under 18 participating in the community class program. No one will be turned away and registration is ongoing. Class registrations and youth scholarship applications are accepted throughout each session. Families are asked to “pay as they are able” and then show support for their children’s classes by fulfilling a small volunteer commitment.
During Keshet’s most recently completed fiscal year, over $70,000 in financial aid was awarded to dancers of all ages. Scholarship applications must accompany a completed class registration form. A scholarship application forms can be completed in person 15 min. prior to the start of class time.
To complete this Volunteer and Work/Study Interests form: CLICK HERE
Download Youth Scholarships Paperwork click titles below:
- Youth Registration Form – Spring 2020
- Youth Information And Release v2 Spring 2020
- Youth Scholarship Application – Spring 2020
Adult Work/Study Program (ages 18+)
Keshet is looking for motivated and enthusiastic people to join our Work/Study support team! Keshet’s Work/Study Program is an exchange of hours worked for hours of dance class on a 1:1 ratio. Therefore, for every hour worked, participants are eligible for one hour of dance instruction within Keshet’s Community Class Schedule. Keshet is now also offering Work/Study Half! This program gives participants the option to pay half the amount of a class package and volunteer half the hours required for the regular Work/Study program. This is a great option for busy adults who would like a great deal on classes without having to volunteer many hours.The WorkStudy Program has rolling enrollment, if you wish to dance in consecutive sessions, you are required to sign a new agreement with updated availability and class registration at the beginning of EACH session. Applicants must be 18 or older to apply and must participate in an interview and orientation/ training prior to acceptance into the program. No dance experience is necessary. Call, stop by or click on the link below for more information.
Mixed Ability/ Adaptive Dance Program
Mixed Ability/ Adaptive Dance Program
Mixed Ability is a way of teaching in which participants of different abilities are taught together in the same class. Other terminology is integrated dance, inclusive dance, adaptive dance.
“Dancing has changed my life because I feel like I don’t have a disability when I dance. On stage, I feel free, and I feel beautiful.”
-Tonya, 25
View the Winter/Spring 2020 Schedule here: Keshet_Class Schedule_winter-spring 2020_final
Guest Artist Master Classes
Community Engagement
Community Engagement
Keshet in the Community
Since its inception in 1996, Keshet’s talented teaching faculty has been connecting community members with dance in an effort to build a stronger community. Programming includes workshops, classes, and performances in libraries, youth shelters, detention centers, schools and community centers throughout New Mexico. Participants in Keshet’s Community Engagement gain self-confidence and self-discipline by challenging themselves to use their bodies in new ways and by working together with instructors and other participants.
Custom classes are available for cross-training athletes and teams:
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Keshet’s on-going community engagement includes:
M3 Program at Youth Diagnostic and Development Center (YDDC)/Foothill High School
Keshet’s outreach facilitators teach daily dance classes as part of the high school curriculum on site at YDDC, New Mexico’s state juvenile detention facility, using dance to teach literacy skills, math skills and conflict resolution skills. Keshet also has a pre-release and post-release program to continue mentoring students while they transition out of the facility, providing a structured mentorship program through the parole and reintegration process. – LEARN MORE
Title 1 Homeless Project
The Title 1 Homeless Project is an after-school program that provides academic tutoring and a hot meal to homeless children in Albuquerque. As part of the program, Keshet’s outreach facilitators teach 8-10 classes per week at elementary, middle and high schools throughout the city, reaching approximately 250 homeless youth annually.
“Keshet has brought joy to our students. You have enriched our children’s lives significantly.” – Helen Fox and Katy Braziel, Title I Homeless Project Coordinators
Adult Support Services
Keshet faculty teach a weekly creative movement class at Keshet Center for the Arts for partners who provide assistance to adults with disabilities.
Booking Keshet
Keshet customizes programs to meet the needs of the participating organization. Keshet is always looking for ways to provide more community members with the opportunity to dance. If you know of an organization that may be interested in Keshet’s Community Engagement, please contact us at 505-224-9808 or email Ana@KeshetArts.org
Examples of Community Engagement classes include: senior activity centers, pre-schools, high school dance teams, homeschool groups, City of Albuquerque – library classes
“Keshet Dance is an excellent example of using the arts to help our young people help themselves.” Alexander D. Crary, Former Chief of Staff, National Endowment for the Arts
