Thank you for your response and interest in our upcoming program. Dance Assembly has existed in Moorestown for approximately 30 years and originally started as a venue for the middle school children to have a source of entertainment, dance and etiquette instruction. It is an independent program run by parents and is not affiliated with the school system or Parent’s Association. The program originated in the Community House and out grew that space and consequently there are now two separate dance groups. Our group is the larger of the two and consists of 6th, 7th and 8th graders including approximately 400 children.

Socially Savvy has been awarded the contract for 6th, 7th and 8th grade Dance Assemblies for the 2010-2011 school years. We are currently seeking to hire and train ladies and gentlemen to assist in teaching the program. The ideal candidates are self-confident, outgoing, and enjoy young people. This is a part time, flexible position requiring working 1 ½ -2½ hours per night on 2-3 Friday evenings in October, November, January, February, March and April. Ideally we are seeking a core group of assistants that could commit to attending half of the evenings. Our goal is to maintain a 1:25 ratio of teachers to students.

The sixth and seventh grade programs take place at the William Allen Middle School on Stanwick Road in Moorestown from 7-8:30p.m. The children dance for approximately 45 minutes as there is an intermission for a snack and rest room break.

The eighth grade program includes dinner and is conducted from 7-9:30 p.m, alternating between Laurel Creek Country Club and Riverton Country Club.

Parents chaperone at both locations.

We will be teaching social dance and etiquette to groups of approximately 130 students per evening. Contemporary music will be utilized to instruct the students on a variety of dances that will include line dances such as the cupid shuffle and the new electric slide as well as traditional dances such as the waltz, fox trot and swing. Throughout the program there will be etiquette instruction intermingled into the evening in the most upbeat, fun and interactive methods possible.

Our approach is to use props, role playing exercises and stories to explain and teach dance as well as the value of proper manners. We believe that although using proper manners is essential, teaching them does not need to be stuffy or uptight, in fact the more you laugh, the more you learn.

For instance,dance is the method to reinforce the lessons learned- at the beginning and the end of each dance partners use proper posture, look each other in the eye, shake hands, and politely thank them for the dance.

In addition there will be a specific topic that will be discussed each month such as essential etiquette for every day, etiquette of public places, responsible communication via cell, email, and voice, acts of kindness, dress codes and the abc’s of dining.


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