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Our Season is in part
supported by the Regional Arts and Culture Council, Oregon Arts Commission, Summer Lea Hillman Foundation, Julliet Ashby Hillman Foundation, The Collins Foundation, Pacific Artists Dance Center, Bridgetown Printing, individual
donors, as well as in-kind
contributions.
Thank you!!

Community Education & Outreach

The founders of Polaris understand the requirements of training to bring dancers to a level of artistic and technical precision. Because of this, the directors of Polaris have developed educational programming that supports the state content standards that teachers, students and schools must fulfill.

The founders of Polaris feel very strongly that these benefits should be equally available to underprivileged youth. That is why Polaris Dance Theatre, in partnership with Self Enhancement, Inc., has developed a curriculum of dance training rooted both in the deep and rich tradition of technical dance and in the lush cultural landscape of North and Northeast Portland. To find out more about this program, please visit our SEI Program page

Polaris strives to create opportunities for youth in our community through our contemporary dance program implemented at Pacific Artists Dance Center in Portland, Oregon. Pacific Artists Dance Center is dedicated to providing the finest quality pre-professional dance instruction in an environment that is challenging, disciplined and rigorous while at the same time safe, healthy and nurturing.

Our residencies, workshops and masterclasses can also be individually designed to meet specific curriculum goals, enhance academic and artistic competency and develop skills necessary for success in the professional dance world.
Polaris knows that the study of dance:
• enhances self-esteem and self-confidence
• connects students to their bodies
• develops coordination and physical poise
• teaches teamwork and collaboration
• contributes to a student's aesthetic education
• provides structure and discipline
• can teach us about diverse cultural backgrounds
• invites students to experience the joy of movement
• nurtures problem-solving and creative process skills

In addition to its youth programs, Polaris invites guest choreographers and other artists from eclectic technical backgrounds to set work on the company or collaborate through other mediums. Polaris Dance Theatre also holds ongoing classes and open rehearsals.

For more information on Polaris's Education and Outreach Programs please contact Kristin Lucas, Outreach Coordinator at 503.453.6083.

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