The performing arts encourages children to explore their emotions, expand their imagination and helps them develop their own, unique voice. Each discipline of music, dance and drama engage a child's brain, body and emotions in different ways to encourage their confidence and find joy in self-expression.

Dance may be defined as designed movement, or movement framed to be perceived as designed. Dance-drama implies a spoken text, and often a story, combined with movement. Both dance and drama seem to be part of every human culture. They occur in myriad folk, social