A unique program that brings Vermont schools together through dance!
Join the B次元官网网址 for a day of movement and community building that makes dance accessible to all!
Kickline is a free B次元官网网址 event for 3rd-6th grade students that gets kids and teachers moving together because we know that dance supports social-emotional wellbeing and physical health.
Dance is one of the five disciplines that the Vermont Agency of Education identifies as critical components of the creative process. Under the umbrella of four domains (Create, Perform/Present/Produce, Respond, and Connect) students develop the transferable skills of observation, empathy, resilience, problem-solving, presence, and tenacity. Practicing these skills will prepare each participant with a growth-oriented perspective of themselves and their ability to thrive.
How it works:
- Participating school groups start the program in the fall by joining us for a full day celebration of movement and community. Working with trained teaching artists, schools work together and in break out groups to learn some basic dance moves, play movement-based games, and end the day with a dance party.
- Teachers head back to school with learning materials that help them to continue to move with their students through the year.
- Participating schools receive a teaching artist visit during the school year to build on the movements and games learned during the event.
Registration is OPEN for our 2026 Kickline program
2026 Dates and Locations
Waterfront Park, Burlington, VT: September 25, 2026, 9am-1:30pm
Lyndon Institute, Lyndonville, VT: October 2, 2026, 9am-1:30pm
is choreographed and lead by
Hanna Satterlee
creates performance experiences, and conceptual artworks for stage, site, and film. Hanna holds degrees and certifications in dance therapy, psychology, performance, choreography, vinyassa/yin/restorative yoga, non-profit management, and arts integration. Hanna has been a dancer in many US companies and collaborative performance groups, and has worked internationally as an independent artist, choreographer, and movement and mindfulness teacher. Hanna launched ANIMAL Dance in 2022, a performance and production company based in Burlington.
The benefits of dance
In addition to providing physical health benefits, dance education has been shown to support emotional well-being and social-emotional skill development, including awareness of self and others, self-discovery, self-confidence, collaboration, creativity and emotional release and expression. Studies reveal that dance classes can have a positive impact on student achievement, teacher satisfaction, and school culture.
Read the NDEO study
VT Content Area Graduation Proficiencies & Performance Indicators
Create
Experiment with elements of dance and a variety of stimuli to create work (choreographed or improvised) by exploring personal movement preferences and strengths to challenge skills. (DA:Cr1.1.HSIa)
Present
Space: Develop partner and ensemble skills that show understanding of spatial designs and relationships (i.e., lifts, balances, formations, transitions, etc.). (DA:Pr4.1.HSIa)
Energy: Develops body awareness by connecting energy and dynamics to movements and applying them through all parts of the body. (DA:Pr4.1.HSIc)
Develop a plan for healthful practices in dance activities and everyday life including nutrition and injury prevention. (DA:Pr5.1.HSIb)
Respond
Compare different dances using dance terminology, discuss artistic ideas, and explain how relationships occur within the elements of dance and dance technique. (DA:Re8.1.HSI)
Connect
Compare the process used in the choreography to that of other creative, academic, or scientific processes when creating a solo/group dance that answers a question or problem (i.e., dance in relation to other disciplines, integrated themes, historical/current events, socio-political issues, etc.). (DA:Cn10.1.HSIb)
Vermont Portrait of a Graduate Performance Indicators: Learner Agency, Well-Being, Critical Thinking and Problem Solving, and Communication