SANTA BARBARA

Our Santa Barbara chapter is committed to providing access to dance education and fostering artistic professional development. Programs include weekly dance classes, monthly week-long residencies featuring guest artists, and custom workshops tailored to best serve the youth, artists, and the broader community. Our talented team of teaching artists make a consistent and powerful impact by spreading their light throughout the county. 

SITE PARTNERS

AOK & Santa Barbara Unified School District

  • Cleveland Elementary School

  • Harding Elementary School

  • McKinley Elementary School

  • SBCA

  • Franklin Elementary School

  • Adams Elementary School

  • Monroe Elementary School

  • Washington Elementary School

  • Roosevelt Elementary School

  • La Cumbre Jr. High

  • Dos Pueblos High School

Camp Firework

Carpinteria Unified School District

  • Aliso Elementary School

  • Canalino Elementary School

  • Carpinteria Middle School

Goleta Union School District

  • Foothill Elementary School - Register for Classes HERE

  • Kellogg Elementary School - Register for Classes HERE

  • Isla Vista Elementary School - Register for Classes HERE

  • La Patera Elementary School

  • Hollister Elementary School

Lompoc Unified School District

Montessori Center School of Santa Barbara

United Boys & Girls Club of Santa Barbara County

United Way of Santa Barbara County

Ventura Unified School District

THANK YOU TO OUR SANTA BARBARA DONORS

  • City of Santa Barbara

  • Santa Barbara County of Arts & Culture 

  • Kirby Jones Foundation

  • Leni Fe Bland Foundation

  • Santa Barbara Foundation- Towbes Fund for Performing Arts

  • Santa Barbara Bowl 

  • California Arts Council

  • Eichholz Foundation

  • DP Foundation

Upcoming Events

Stay tuned!

Beth Goldman - Director of Dance Program at Santa Barbara High School

“When Creative Netwerk started coming in, I saw my kids build more confidence. They feel safe with the Creative Netwerk teachers. And so I love that. It’s impacted the students’ willingness to explore other genres rather than just hip hop. Having guest teachers come in from Creative Netwerk, it opens up their willingness to just try. The kids learn to be vulnerable, to improvise. A lot of the kids wouldn't do that before. It normally takes time for the kids to open up,  but when I see Creative Netwerk come in, the kids do it in a couple of days. That's pretty amazing. Seeing the safe environment that they create is just joyful to see.”