Community Arts Partner

Teaching Approach

Teaching Philosophy + Approach

Moving Minds programming is built around developing joyful, comfortable, and confident young humans first and foremost. We firmly believe in inclusive community, and use positive, responsive methods to ensure every student feels safe, seen, and welcome in class. In our classes, the focus is on the power of movement to communicate ideas- no matter who is doing the movement or what those movements look like. Developing programming with a school and/ or classroom is always a collaborative process. We begin with a planning meeting to determine what the teachers need and want from the residency, and discuss what that would look like. During the program, the classroom teacher supports the teaching artist in delivering the program and integrating classroom curriculum into each lesson, and at the end of the program, both the teachers and the students reflect together on the experience.

Curriculum Integration Possibilities

Moving Minds truly believes that ALL THINGS can be learned through dance. From math and engineering to literacy and language, from history and cultural studies to physics and biology, it's all possible. You tell us what you want your students to learn, and Moving Minds can help them embody it through dance.

Special Skills and Areas of Expertise

Although Ciara enjoys engaging with students of all ages, she has particular joy and expertise in working with younger students, Grades Pre-K through third grade.

Testimonials from Schools

Ciara is a knowledgeable, brilliant, organized, caring dance teacher with excellent, developmentally appropriate curriculum and management skills! -Parent I love that we learn different moves, poses, and I get great exercise. - Student