Dance Out Loud

History

Owner, Director and Lead edutainment teacher Ms. Nanci has a background in Non Profit Community Action, Arts Education, and Educational Anthropology. A self-defined Child Development geek, she loves to figure out new and exciting ways to help children develop character, physical acuity, self confidence and self regulation through the practice of peaceful communication strategies and arts education. Her whole goal is that everyone get to love and dance and sing and act more, and help each other to make their own and others' lives more wonderful. Some of her personal heroes are Marshall Rosenberg, bell hooks, ani difranco, John Holt, Paulo Freire, Carl Rogers, Ric Masten, Alice Waters and anyone who spends their time creating joy for themselves and others.

Specialties

Our mission is to develop self-esteem, non-violent communication strategies and body confidence through the practice of gymnastic, visual, performance and martial arts. We do this with the intention that creatively nurtured and expressive human beings create sustainable, just and loving ways of living and being in the local and global communities. Owner, director and lead instructor Nanci Armstrong-Temple is a cultural anthropology major and education specialist with over 22 years teaching music, movement and theater to children and youth. With a combination of energetic, multicultural music and innovative ways of teaching, students will never know that all that fun is actually some of their most important cognitive and physical work. We teach these skills within a framework of nonviolence and conflict resolution, always remembering that every human being--no matter their age--deserves to have their persons and ideas respected.