American Repertory Ballet’s Access and Enrichment programs aim to provide access to the art form of dance to people of all ages.  The organization's Access and Enrichment programs consist of: 

• DANCE POWER, a partnership with the New Brunswick Board of Education that, since 1984, has provided dance education for every third grader in the district. Over 20,000 students have been introduced to dance through this program over the years.
• DANCE POWER Scholars, a scholarship program offered as an extension to the DANCE POWER third grade program. Four students from each school are chosen to continue their dance training on full scholarship at Princeton Ballet School starting in the fourth grade. These scholars may keep their scholarships through high school   
• On Pointe, American Repertory Ballet's free monthly enrichment series which provides the community inside access to the dance world through guest speakers, lecture demonstrations, company performance previews, and panel discussions. Held at Princeton Ballet School’s studios (301 N. Harrison Street above McCaffrey's in the Princeton Shopping Center), ARB brings the acclaimed artists and collaborators involved with the company to new students and seasoned dance enthusiasts alike in an intimate setting.
• ARB’s curriculum-based Residencies, School Time Matinees, and Educational Assembly Program.
• Other company activities such as Master Classes, Workshops, Residencies, Professional Development, and presence at Community Events help provide dance access and enrichment to the community.

By providing impactful opportunities for students to observe and participate in dance, the programs help cultivate a lifelong appreciation of the art form.  All educational programs integrate the New Jersey Core Curriculum Standards for Visual and Performing Arts and can be programmed to suit a variety of needs for individual schools and communities.  

Princeton Ballet School students and Community Events Coordinator Katie Scibienski after performing for the local community at Communiversity, April 2013

ARB's Access and Enrichment Mission

is to expose New Jersey communities to the art form of dance, as active participants and informed observers, and to develop lifelong dance enthusiasts. 

Since establishing DANCE POWER, its first Access and Enrichment program in 1984, ARB has fulfilled this mission by:

• Reaching over 10,000 students in the New Brunswick public school system through the DANCE POWER program.
• Offering DANCE POWER students with a true passion for and interest in dance an opportunity to attend the Princeton Ballet School on full scholarship from Grade 4 through High School.
• Providing after-school dance education opportunities through DANCE POWER II for students in Grades 4-8.
• Each year, exposing approximately 9,000 children and families of varying ethnic, socio-economic backgrounds, and ages to dance through curriculum-based Residencies, School Time Matinees and Educational Assemblies.