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!
We are excited to share a new Artist Study featuring Sharon Shorty, a Dene storyteller and comedian from Whitehorse, Yukon and a member of the Tlingit First Nation and Northern Tutchone.
Educators can use this free resource to help their students appreciate and engage with indigenous artists, storytelling and dance. This new Artist Study is now live in the NBS’ Resource Library, a free database of materials for educators to help integrate dance across subjects in their curriculum.
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, schedules, and important information.
2024-2025 School Workshop Term Dates
Term III: January 13 – February 24
Term IV: March 17 – May 1
Term V: May 5 – June 16
In this session, an NBS Community Dance Educator will Zoom into your classroom for an engaging creative movement class. Classes from Kindergarten to Grade 4 will use movement to tell stories through music and imagery, while creating opportunities for students to connect back to the curriculum and elements of dance. Grade 5 and 6 classes will explore the ideas of connection, collaboration, and artistic creation through a dance-based lens, providing an engaging exploration of dance styles, including basic movement and vocabulary.
To register for a workshop, please click here.
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.
Workshops will be returning in the Fall. Please stay tuned for more information.
In this session, join an NBS Community Dance Educator and other classes from across Canada for an engaging 30 minute creative movement class each week. Classes from Kindergarten to Grade 3 will use movement to tell stories through music and imagery, while creating opportunities for students to connect back to the curriculum and elements of dance. Grade 4 to Grade 6 classes will explore the ideas of connection, collaboration, and artistic creation through a dance-based lens, providing an engaging exploration of dance styles, including basic movement and vocabulary.
To register for our Kindergarten to Grade 3 Dance Session, please click here.
To register for our Grade 4 to Grade 6 Dance Session, please click here.
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.
To register for a workshop, please click here.
In this session, join an NBS Community Dance Educator and other classes from across Canada for an engaging 30 minute creative movement class each week. Classes from Kindergarten to Grade 3 will use movement to tell stories through music and imagery, while creating opportunities for students to connect back to the curriculum and elements of dance. Grade 4 to Grade 6 classes will explore the ideas of connection, collaboration, and artistic creation through a dance-based lens, providing an engaging exploration of dance styles, including basic movement and vocabulary.
To register for our Kindergarten to Grade 3 Dance Session, please click here.
To register for our Grade 4 to Grade 6 Dance Session, please click here.
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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