Contact Information

Sarah Council
Sarah Council Dance Projects
(202) 236-9176
skcouncil@gmail.com
www.sarahcouncildance.com

Space Requirements

Open space (a classroom with movable furniture will work!)

Tech Requirements

Access to electricity

Availability

Year round

Fee Structure

$1,000 – 1 day workshop (up to 4 classes)
$2,400 – 3 day residency (up to 4 classes per day)
$4,000 – 5 day residency (up to 4 classes per day)

Includes travel from Charlotte, NC

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Dancing the Poem

Sarah Council Dance Projects
Program Type: Workshop/Residency

Dancing the Poem
Dancing the Poem is an arts-integrated creative dance and poetry writing workshop or residency experience for grades k-12 that will engage students in an exploration of the poetic form through movement. Directed by dance educator and choreographer, Sarah Council students will discover that both poetry and dance are powerful modes of expression that utilize imagery, emotion, and rhythm.
Dancing the poem invites students to study a work of poetry; observing descriptive language, imagery, quality, and rhythm and then explore these ideas through movement utilizing the elements of dance (shape, time, space and quality). Working independently and in small groups, students will create original choreography inspired by these explorations and share them within the classroom setting. The experience will culminate in the creation of a collaborative work of poetry inspired by the dances that were viewed and created.

1-day Workshop: includes up to four, 50 min immersive arts-integrated classes
3-day Residency: includes up to four, 50 min immersive arts-integrated classes per day for 3 days
5-day Residency: includes up to four, 50 min immersive arts-integrated classes per day for 5 days

Artist Background

Sarah Council Dance Projects (SCDP) is a contemporary modern dance company founded by choreographer Sarah Council, currently based in Charlotte NC. SCDP is focused on dance research, creation and education. SCDP works to share these movement experiences with others through performance, workshops and residencies.

Council’s choreography was described as “…uncommonly honest and expressive” by the Washington Post, and has been performed extensively throughout New York City and the east coast region. SCDP has received support from organizations including; the Arts and Science Council, Queens Council on the Arts, The Puffin Foundation and The DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities. She was a NC Choreographer’s Project resident artist in 2023 and has been named a 2024 Goodyear Arts artist in residence.

Council is a seasoned teaching artist with 20 + years of experience. She believes that the creative process is empowering and transformative for individuals and communities. SCDP’s education program, Move Create and Collaborate: k-12 arts-integrated and PD movement residencies and workshops has been implemented in several Charlotte Mecklenburg Public Schools and featured at Wake County Arts Council’s Arts Integration Institute. Council is also a current A+ fellow with A+ schools of North Carolina and a Master Teaching Artist for the Wolf Trap Foundation For the Performing Arts in Washington DC/Vienna VA.

In addition to public performances and in-school movement integration residencies, SCDP has offered opportunities for community engagement through open-rehearsals and dance-making workshops to people of all ages and abilities throughout New York City, New Jersey, Washington DC, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Florida and North Carolina. SCDP’s Dancing the Poem Workshop Series was supported by of the Arts and Science Council (NC) Culture Blocks programs and Charlotte Mecklenburg Public Libraries.

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