Equal access to dance for children with special needs
At Rock Brook School, every child deserves the opportunity to experience the joy, creativity, and thrill of dance. That’s why Rock Brook partners with The Dance Connection of New Jersey to bring dance directly to us. Through this partnership, instructors from The Dance Connection come to Rock Brook School twice a week for on-site dance classes. These are age appropriate, ability appropriate classes designed specifically for children with special needs. This collaboration brings the same high-quality dance education offered in The Dance Connection’s studios directly to Rock Brook School, creating equal access dance classes to dance for children with special needs. This program has many benefits.
- It fosters motor skills
- Improves memory and concentration
- Builds confidence and body awareness
- Enhances communication and social skills
- Encourages creativity and emotional expression
- Provides structured movement and sensory input
- Improves rhythm and coordination
Students at Rock Brook don’t just enjoy dancing—they thrive because of it. They become more comfortable and confident with many families even seeing their children dancing at home. Teachers and staff at Rock Brook actively participate in the dance classes as well, helping reinforce learning, building rapport, and encouraging communication and teamwork.
About The Dance Connection
The Dance Connection is a local dance school with locations in Hillsborough and Lawrence NJ. Looking for dance classes in Central New Jersey, The Dance Connection has dance classes for children ages 2 through high school in ballet, jazz, tap, hip-hop, lyrical and Contemporary. For more information visit The Dance Connection.