Education Exchange Booking

Education Exchange Pricing

*Supplemental funding is available for schools with a percentage of students who receive free or reduced lunch or who are awarded need-based scholarships. If you are interested in booking an Education Exchange program, fill out the Google Form below, call the office, or email RachelM@happendance.org, and we will get back to you.

Teacher In-Service Workshops

We recommend at least three hours of training, but we can work with schools to fit their needs. We are also available for full day workshops. We can come to you, or we can schedule workshops at the Happendance studios.

$250/hr

Teaching Artist Residencies

Dance residencies can be long or short-term. As an example, Happendance has an ongoing partnership with the Wharton Center Institute for Arts and Creativity which is now in its 16th year. Funded completely by Wharton, each year this project provides 8 weeks of classes to 4 classrooms in a single school. Radmoor Montessori in Okemos has a 12-week after-school program during the winter and spring each year. And, in partnership with the Lansing School District, dance is offered in its summer camps for 3-4 weeks each summer. There are also shorter engagements available on occasion, though Happendance tries to avoid single class experiences or ‘drop in art’. Why? Single experiences are fun and entertaining, but without follow-up they offer little in the way of impactful education. Our teaching artists are highly vetted and go through a rigorous training process which includes training workshops, several weeks of class observation, and eight weeks of acting as teaching assistants before they teach their own classes. They must also submit lesson plans and are subject to bi-annual evaluations.

30-minute classes (best for K-2nd grades): $90/class

45-minute classes or full class period: $110/class

Happendance To-Go Performances

Our Happendance professional dancers perform an interactive show taylor-made for school age children, which is educational as well as entertaining. Happendance To-Go performances travel to each school—no bussing is necessary!

30-45 minute performance: $1000