SCHOOL FOLK DANCE PROGRAMS

Educational programs are tailored to support teachers' unique curricular goals in history, geography, environmental awareness, social studies, physical education, and more.

  • Healthy physical movement and exercise

  • Coordination and spatial awareness

  • Self-confidence

  • Music Education

We teach dances from Africa, Asia, the Middle East, Europe, Appalachia, and Latin America, offering students a living experience of cultures from around the world. World-class traditional music played on fiddles, guitars, banjos, and other authentic instruments conjures a wonder and intrigue not possible with recorded music. 

Folk dancing helps students develop coordination, working memory, spatial awareness, and self-control, naturally integrating the body and mind. Studies show that harmonizing physical and mental activity in this way supports cognitive function, priming students for learning in the classroom.

Folk dancing integrates students from diverse backgrounds and ages into a shared experience. Simultaneously challenging and fun, the dances encourage students to work together as a team, building social-emotional intelligence and self-confidence.

Benefits of Folk Dancing include:

  • Multicultural literacy

  • Learning the social and historical context of the dances

  • Cooperation and social-emotional intelligence within groups

Learn More About School Folk Dance Programs

Aldo offers School Assemblies for all grades or one grade level, as well as music and folk dancing day and evening programs for students, educators, and parents.