dance education

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.

Download Youth Scholarships Paperwork click titles below:

Volunteer Skills Interests Availability Form PDF

• Youth registration form – Fall 19 v2
• Youth Information and Release Form_ v2 Fall 2019
• Youth Scholarship Application – Fall 2019 v2

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.

• WorkStudy Program Info Sheet PDF
• Volunteer Skills Interests Availability Form PDF
• WorkStudy application form v1
  Download Adult Dance Class Paperwork:
• Adult registration form – Fall 2019 v2
• Adult Information and Release Form_ v2 Fall 2019

Youth and Adult Dance Intensives

MINI-INTENSIVE (AGES 10 THRU ADULT* PRIOR EXPERIENCE REQUIRED)

JULY 22-26, 2019; 10AM – 4PM – $295 FULL WEEK

Designed for motivated and experienced dancers, attendees will take daily classes in contemporary, ballet, jazz and hip hop, and refining technique while broadening understanding of various dance styles. Dancers must have significant prior training in contemporary and/or ballet in order to attend this Intensive. Placement auditions take place on the first day in ballet class. Pre-registration is required. Please call for dress code guidelines. This is a great way to kick of the 2019-2020 pre-professional training season!

Registration opens 1/15/19

5 EASY STEPS TO REGISTER FOR DANCE CAMPS

1.  Click the “register for classes online” link – HERE
2. Choose “Dance Camps” tab
3. 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)
4. Create an account with the dancer’s name – not the parent’s name. Create a separate account for each dancer
5. Follow the prompts

If you are interested in applying for a scholarship you must do it in person or on the phone.

With Keshet’s International Dance Festival and Makers Space, various guest artists from across the globe come to Keshet Center for the Arts to create and/or showcase work. Guest Artist Master Classes are open to the public. For details on Master Class Schedules – CLICK HERE

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