A new community initiative will bring young dancers to local senior living communities to share their passion for dance and connect with residents through performances and conversation.
Dance can tell a story without words. For Coronado Academy of Dance, it could also be a way to bring generations together.
The Coronado dance studio is developing an intergenerational community program that will bring its young dancers into local senior living communities, where they’ll perform for residents and spend time getting to know them.
The goal is to make the visits about more than a performance. Along with sharing their love of dance, the students will have an opportunity to hear residents’ stories, learn from their experiences and build meaningful connections across generations.
The academy is currently working to schedule its first visit at The Village senior living community in Coronado. The planned gathering would give residents an opportunity to enjoy a performance while creating space for conversation and connection between the young dancers and older adults.
For the students, the program offers a chance to put their training to work in a different way — using something they love to give back to their community. For residents, the visits could offer an opportunity to connect with younger generations through a shared experience.
Coronado Academy of Dance owner Miranda is available to discuss the inspiration behind the initiative, the academy’s plans and what she hopes the program will bring to the Coronado community.
As scheduling continues, the academy hopes to build a program that makes dance a vehicle for community engagement, bringing young and old together through creativity, curiosity and the simple act of spending time with one another.
The planned visit to The Village will be an opportunity to see those connections begin to take shape, one performance and conversation at a time.
