Library Dances is a community partner that augments State Street Ballet's unique and innovative arts education program. Founded by Executive Director Cecily MacDougall, it is an integrative experience for students who have successfully combined two fields of study - literature and dance - into one valuable teaching forum. Created with a linked-learning objective, Library Dances brings State Street Ballet's professional dancers and junior high and high school students to develop dance/theatre productions based on their required reading assignments.

This has brought the arts back into the classroom by bringing literature to life through dance and has also allowed students to have a more kinetic understanding of the world around them. Our dancers serve as positive role models to the students, provide one-on-one mentoring, and assist in creating fully-produced shows that build self-esteem and create a sense of unity and camaraderie amongst students from various backgrounds. Previous productions by Library Dances include A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Great Gatsby, Hamlet(te), The Scarlet Letter, Romeo and Pirouette, and The Legend of Zorro. 

For more information on Library Dances and how to bring this enriching program to your students, please email contact@statestreetballet.com.