OUR PROGRAMS
Our goal is to empower kids and teens by building self-esteem, confidence, and self-worth and nurture health in all aspects of their lives.
After School
Each week, we discuss and use dance and exercises to delve into topics like cooperation, attitude, teamwork, leadership, positive self-talk, self-control, body image, nutrition, and standing up to peer pressure.
We apply the principles of Social and Emotional Learning (SEL). Social and emotional learning is the process through which children and adults acquire and effectively apply the knowledge, attitudes, and skills necessary to understand and manage emotions, set and achieve positive goals, feel and show empathy for others, establish and maintain positive relationships, and make responsible decisions.
Everywhere young kids turn, there is pressure to be cool and fit in. DMF YOUTH helps participants shed insecurities and the need to “be” like everyone else and encourages them to tap into their own unique talents, power, and potential.
The DMF YOUTH after-school program aims at exposing students to a wide array of music and dance genres, including pop, swing, hip-hop, Latin, rock, and Broadway. Through movement exploration, observation, replication, and recall, students develop kinesthetic and self- awareness; understand dance concepts, and build fine and large motor skills.
As we progress through the program, students develop strength, flexibility, and endurance. They layer compositional elements and select themes for group choreography, apply their increasing awareness of dance forms as they learn more complex dances, demonstrate self-initiative, and collaborate actively with others in the class, rehearsal and performance.
Summer Camp
DMF YOUTH’s summer camps empower students to dream big, discover new skills and develop confidence and self-esteem through dance and fitness. Throughout the week, campers experience daily dance-fitness classes, arts and crafts, theatre games, team building activities, and “power” discussions designed to help them tap into their ultimate potential.
Our summer camp sessions teach all of the principles included in our after school programs. Social Emotional Learning (SEL) lies at the core of our summer camp programming to give students the tools they need for successful collaboration, cooperation, and communication. We focus on developing the whole child: physical, mental, and emotional well-being are all addressed through our program model.
Each session ends with a fully choreographed performance, attended by family and friends. This gives campers the opportunity to build confidence presenting what they worked on all week.
Professional Development
Our workshops demo DMF Youth programming and will get your staff up and moving around. After releasing some endorphins, we’ll delve into a conversation on Social Emotional Learning (SEL) and how useful this model is for developing a child’s cognitive skills. We’ll talk about what SEL actually looks like on the ground and introduce some activities and tips for implementing SEL in your own programming.
What our community sayS about us
Bring DMF Youth to your organization
We develop programming for schools, community centers, and homeless shelters. We customize programs based on grade level, PE requirements, and in-school needs.
Here’s How
- Provide us names and contact info for principal or person responsible for outsourcing. Kids: Reach out to a parent, counselor, teacher, or principal and have them fill out this form.
- Provide us with the name and location of your school or organization and the type of program you are looking for: in-school or after-school.
- Let us know why you believe DMF Youth to be a good fit for your school.
