Dance & school

The thematic field of “Tanz in Schulen“ is one of the keystones of the association. It specifically focusses on quality assurance of the offers. Therefore we have developed a Quality Framework for dance in school projects that can nevertheless be applied in other contexts as well. The Quality Framework “Qualitätsrahmen” (currently only available in German) is continuously being reviewed and adjusted.
In the publication “Tanz in Schulen. Theorie und Praxis – Leitfaden zur Initiierung, Gestaltung und Optimierung tanzkünstlerischer Projekte an Schulen“ (currently only available in German) you can find all interesting information about the thematic field. The Quality Framework also provides important indications. An update of the Quality Framework is planned for 2026. We will provide information about this via our quality assurance action field.

TANDEM TANZ – a pilot project in North Rhine Westphalia to develop a multi-professional training programme for dance professionals and teaching staff in schools – aims to firmly anchor dance in various formats in everyday school life. In order to ensure contemporary and high-quality dance teaching in schools, the targeted preparation of dance professionals for the special context of schools is just as crucial as raising the awareness of teachers and educational staff in the artistic and participatory work in dance. From 2024 to 2027, the Ministry of Culture and Science in NRW and the Kulturstiftung der Länder are funding the development of the training curriculum, the establishment of certification, the implementation of over 30 practical projects in schools of two pilot regions and the creation of an online learning platform for ‘Dance in School’.

In February 2024, Aktion Tanz organised the first action workshop “Tandem Dance & School” (further information currently only available in German) at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Freiburg in collaboration with the Freiburg Theatre as part of the German Dance Platform.

The working group for “Dance and development in school” deals with questions on how and if dance-artistic offers could be integrated into the regular curriculum. You can get in direct contact with the speakers of the working group or come to the “Open Forum” via Zoom on the 13th of every month at 6 pm without prior notice.