Dance Key West is pleased to partner with Grace Lutheran School to offer K–8 students quality dance education, designed to inspire individual creativity and collaboration. Classes are offered every Wednesday during school hours.

Part of DKW’s collaboration with GLS includes The Dance America Program, a program that introduces students (K-8) to Classical Ballet, Social Dances, African, Jazz, and more. This program is takes place in a learning atmosphere where students learn not only the specific dances of a given era but also the historical settings in which those dances took place. This gives students a better understanding of the socio-historical relationships in which these dances were created, and a better overall understanding of the importance of historical events in creating cultural expressions.

Through The Dance America Program, Dance Key West has donated three 6x6 rolling mirrors, providing the children of GLS with an opportunity to gain a better dance foundation and experience. Additionally, DKW received a grant from The Florida Keys Council of the Arts to purchase ballet barres for the program as well. The mirrors and the barres have truly helped elevate the dance program to the next level.

Grace Lutheran School and Dance Key West are proud to work together to offer education in a fun and a physically active way, inspiring new methods of learning and self-expression.

Grace Lutheran School in Key West, Florida adapts the most successful model of education to the modern day classroom. We teach children to think independently and beneficially for the glory of God and the furthering of His kingdom on earth.

Dance America is sponsored in part by the Florida Keys Council of the Arts, the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs, the Florida Council on Arts and Culture and private donations.