Free online creative movement resources, courses, and pop-up webinars developed by world-renowned dance experts and teachers support you in sharing dance with your students. No dance experience required to facilitate or participate!
NBS’ online resources will help you:
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Incorporate dance into your classrooms and meet your curriculum needs!
Our resources include on-demand videos like our Intro to Hip-Hop course featured here, teaching guides with built in assessment and evaluation, materials for integrating dance across subjects and more! No prior dance experience is required and registration is free.
Need support registering, navigating the new library, or have a question about a resource? We’re happy to help! Explore this how-to guide, or reach out to sharingdance@nbs-enb.ca.
Want more Dance On-Demand videos like Intro to Hip-Hop? Register for our Resource Library today!
Already registered for an account in our Resource Library? Click below to sign in, and bookmark the page for future access. Happy dancing!
Already registered for an account in our Resource Library? Click below to sign in, and bookmark the page for future access. Happy dancing!
Workshops will be offered Monday to Thursday
We are excited to announce that Canada’s National Ballet School will be offering FREE 30 minute virtual dance workshops for students in Kindergarten to Grade 6 across Canada from September-June! See below for workshop offerings and schedules.
2023/2024 School Workshop Term Dates
Term I- Mon. October 2nd- Thurs Dec. 14 (registration opens for Term 1 September 15th)
Thanksgiving Holiday: October 9, 2023
Term II- Tues Jan. 9- Thurs Mar. 7 (registration opens for Term 2 December 8th)
Family Day: February 19, 2024
March Break: March 11 - 15, 2024
Good Friday: March 29, 2024
Spring NBS closure: March 30 - April 7
Easter Monday: April 1, 2024
Term III- Tues Mar. 19-Thurs Jun. 13 (registration opens for Term 3 February 8th)
Victoria Day: May 20, 2024
In this session, an NBS Community Dance educator will Zoom into your classroom for an engaging creative movement class, using movement to tell stories through music and imagery, while connecting back to the curriculum and the elements of dance.
In this session, an NBS Community Dance educator who specializes in a specific dance style (e.g., jazz, creative movement, hip hop) will Zoom into your classroom for an engaging introductory lesson. They will be introduced to the basic movement vocabulary of that style while incorporating the elements of dance.
This option is for schools who wish to book multiple workshops in one day for multiple classes. This offering has a minimum of 4 workshops and a maximum of 8 workshops in a day.
In this session, an NBS Community Dance educator will Zoom into your school and work with your selected classes for an engaging creative movement class that meets your students developmental and curriculum needs.
For TCDSB + TDSB only
This option is for schools in the TCDSB and TDSB who wish to book multiple workshops in one day for multiple classes. This offering has a minimum of 4 workshops and a maximum of 8 workshops in a day.
In this session, an NBS Community Dance educator will come to your school and work with your selected classes for an engaging creative movement class that meets your students developmental and curriculum needs.
In this session, an NBS Community Dance educator will Zoom into your classroom for an engaging creative movement class, using movement to tell stories through music and imagery, while connecting back to the curriculum and the elements of dance.
In this session, an NBS Community Dance educator who specializes in a specific dance style (e.g., jazz, creative movement, hip hop) will Zoom into your classroom for an engaging introductory lesson. They will be introduced to the basic movement vocabulary of that style while incorporating the elements of dance.
For kids, creative movement supports the development of the whole child, fostering expression, collaboration and creativity while developing fundamental aspects of physical literacy.
Dance encourages kids to work from their own experiences and abilities, communicating thoughts, emotions and ideas through movement.
Dance can support you in:
Exploring ideas through the creative process
Using movement to tell stories
Building self-confidence and communicating identity
Collaborating and working with a group
Learning and practicing the elements of dance
Facilitating cross-curricular and integrated learning
Our online courses help you feel confident and excited to bring dance into your classroom! All courses are self-paced and available free of charge. Contact sharingdance@nbs-enb.ca for enrollment details!
Explore creative movement activities that benefit children of all abilities. Inclusive Dance Practices in the Classroom and Community supports you in providing a safe, child-centered environment for dance. Contact sharingdance@nbs-enb.ca for enrollment details!
*Please note this course is undergoing an update and is currently unavailable.* In this course, you will learn the basics of Creative Movement and how it supports the development of the whole child, fostering expression, collaboration and creativity while developing fundamental aspects of physical literacy.
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