Movement-Based
Arts Learning
Movement-Based
Lesson Plans
Slow and Fast Changes to the Earth's Surface
Students will use creative movement to explore the slow and fast changes that happen to the earth's surface, including landslides, earthquakes, volcanoes, and erosion.
Create Your Own Line Dance
Students will explore the different steps and movements that make up common social dance line dances. They will then take some of these ideas and create their own unique line dance by manipulating these movements and using choreographic principles.
Over, Under, Around and Through - Prepositions and Geometry in Movement
In this lesson designed for elementary grades 4-6, students explore shapes and positive and negative space through movement.
Life Cycle of a Plant (2025)
This creative movement lesson designed for 3rd grade explores the process of a plant’s life cycle through elements of dance.
Who We Are
Repertory Dance Theatre is dedicated to the creation, performance, perpetuation, and appreciation of modern dance. RDT builds community by celebrating mutual and singular histories, aspirations, and experiences through performances, workshops, classes, and community- and school-based residencies.
What We Do
More than entertainment or exercise, our programs: increase critical thinking and nonverbal reasoning skills develop the ability to communicate as part of a group encourage groups to work collaboratively improve individual kinesthetic and spatial learning grow intra- and interpersonal knowledge of self and others.
Calendar
Matinees & Workshops
Matinees
11-18-2026 10:30 am
-11:30 am
A performance that affirms RDT’s commitment to modern dance that is accessible, joyful, and irresistible to audiences of every background.
We are no longer accepting registration for this event
Matinees
11-18-2026 12:30 pm
-1:30 pm
A performance that affirms RDT’s commitment to modern dance that is accessible, joyful, and irresistible to audiences of every background.
We are no longer accepting registration for this event
Featured
Master Class of the Year
Throughout the school year, RDT dancers provide a master class of the week online for teachers to draw ideas from to help with the teaching of dance t...
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Applause for RDT Dance to Learn
Contact
801.534.1000
rdt@rdtutah.org
Location
138 West 300 South, Salt Lake City, UT 84101
Mailing Address
PO Box 510427, Salt Lake City, UT 84151