Let's Get Dancing!: Dance Around the World

  • The Charlotte Museum of History

    3500 Shamrock Drive
    Charlotte, North Carolina 28215
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Description

Explore the diverse world of dance at the Charlotte Museum of History! Brought to you in partnership with Loose Leaves Legacy, this children’s program will encourage young learners and their families to explore dance styles and cultures from around the world - right here in Charlotte! 

Don’t expect to sit still during this interactive program! Participants will be able to move freely throughout the museum to stations that offer a range of hands-on activities specific to each dance genre. Learn short dance sequences from local dancers and choreographers of a variety of styles, explore the music, costumes, and props that make each dance style unique, and experience the many ways in which dance is used and enjoyed in different cultures! Participants will also enjoy a performance from the featured dancers at the beginning of the program.

Stay tuned for more information about featured genres, dancers, and choreographers!

About Loose Leaves Legacy

Loose Leaves Legacy is an annual showcase that aims to provide the opportunity for local choreographers who lack the resources to run a company with a chance to present their work in front of an audience. The showcase cultivates choreographic growth and encourages the further development of the community of dancers and choreographers in Charlotte, in addition to providing Charlotte audiences with access to a wide spectrum of choreographic styles and ideas.

Venue Details

The Charlotte Museum of History

3500 Shamrock Drive
Charlotte, North Carolina 28215 The Charlotte Museum of History
The Charlotte Museum of History

The Charlotte Museum of History saves and shares the Charlotte region’s history, connecting the past to current issues and opportunities. We believe a shared understanding of the past can enrich the community’s future, and we work to tell the stories of all parts of our community and all those who have inhabited our area.

 

The museum sits on an eight-acre wooded campus in fast-changing East Charlotte. It’s the site of the oldest surviving house in Mecklenburg County, the Rock House built circa 1774 for the Hezekiah Alexander household. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places and a designated local landmark, the house is Charlotte’s only remaining structure from the days of the Revolutionary period. Nearby are a relocated barn dating to the era, a reproduction log kitchen, and a reconstructed two-story springhouse. Tours of the site and museum programs highlight how people lived during that era and tell of the many cultures that came together to build Charlotte, including the stories of Black, Indigenous, and immigrant communities.


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