Je danse à l’école!
Description
Je danse à l’école! sets up practical workshops aimed at promoting dance and developing in students’ openness, curiosity and critical thinking. Three phases are proposed, thus making it possible to adapt the activity to the needs of the students and teachers.
Here is an overview:
Discovery
The “Discovery” phase is an introduction to dance through a few historical notions related to other art forms.
Exploration
The “Exploration” phase is an experience that initiates young people to dance, both technically and creatively.
From the technical standpoint, we prioritize experimenting dance through practical movement workshops in a given technique.
From the creative standpoint, we offer a sample of compositional tools to nourish creation through dance.
Challenge
The “Challenge” phase allows, on the one hand, a deepening of the technical bases of dance, and, on the other hand, an initiation to a creative process in dance.
On the technical level, we introduce the students to a dance training method with a synthesis of different dance techniques.
(By dance training, we mean awakening the body to perform expressive movements.)
On the creativity level, we give the possibility of investing in a creative process by developing a dance composition.
Objective
Bringing the dance experience to life in an approach that is both playful and educational.
Target customers
Preschool and elementary levels (schools and childcare services)
Age of Participants
5 to 12 years old
Number of Participants
30 students maximum per workshop (1 class at a time)
Duration of workshop
“Discovery” phase: 1 session of 2 hours
“Exploration” phase: 3 sessions of 1 hour each
“Challenge” phase: 10 sessions of 1 hour each
Schedule
Morning or afternoon
| Program | Typical animation sequence | Duration |
| Welcome | « Présentation » (Presentation) | 3 min. |
| Setting up | « Je me prépare à la danse » (I’m getting ready to dance) | 15 min. |
| Workshop (exploration games) | « J’explore » (I explore) | 7 min. |
| Creation (composition and elaboration) | « À l’œuvre » (Let’s work) | 20 min. |
| Presentation (execution and experience sharing) | « Je présente » (I present) | 15 min. |
| Total: 60 min. | ||
Availabilities
| From Monday to Friday |
| From September 2026 to June 2027 |
Location of workshop
| At school (suitable space) |
| Equipment: sound system for musical support |
Transportation
S/O
Fees*
| $140 per animation (1 hour maximum) |
| $550 per day (4 activities of 1 hour maximum) |
Information and reservation
For more information our for all reservations, contact us at 819-243-1726 or by email at info@jedanse.ca.
- Our Animation scolaire program (workshops and dance shows) is linked to the Programme de formation de l’école québécoise and it meets the requirements of the Ministère de l’Éducation du Québec (MEQ). Our program is designed to nurture, carry out and reinvest experiences gained from various learning activities.
- The Académie de danse de l’Outaouais is an organization listed in the Répertoire culture-éducation of the MCC as part of the “La culture à l’école” program.
- Why not coordinate a half-day of dance activities in the professional studios of the Académie during a cultural outing at the Maison de la culture (Guy-Sanche Library, Art-Image Exhibition Center, Salle Odyssée)!
*Eligible expense under the “La culture à l’école” program / Possible subsidy by the MEQ.