Empowering Youth
As Rhode Island's only youth dance company, JUMP! serves as one of the region's most committed advocates for youth arts education. The company aims to empower and engage young people through exposure to dance performances and dance instruction.
Since 2007, JUMP! has run an after-school dance program at Vartan Gregorian Elementary School, taught by senior company members. In Fall 2010 this program expanded to Paul Cuffee Middle School. JUMP!'s school outreach programs provide:
- Free/affordable weekly dance training for public school children
- Leadership opportunities for JUMP! dancers within the community
- Performances at school assemblies, and therefore the opportunity for youth to see professional dance by their peers for free on their own doorstep
- An annual scholarship for a talented student to receive full-time dance training and company membership
Look for more information about dance classes at the Rochambeau Library starting in 2011.