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The Heritage Project

The RDT Heritage Project engages middle school-aged students in exploring and expressing their personal and cultural identities through creative movement. Offered at no cost to schools, the program engages students under the guidance of an RDT Dance Educator in writing, reflection, and collaborative choreography designed to deepen their connection to their own heritage while fostering greater appreciation for the broad backgrounds of their classmates. This process teaches movement and choreographic principles while also building empathy and awareness among classmates, supporting both academic and social-emotional learning. At the conclusion of the project, students transform their written reflections into a movement study that becomes part of an original dance piece performed at a school concert and featured in a showcase at the Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center or Midvalley Performing Arts Center each spring. 

Heritage Promo 2025
Copper Mountain Middle
Fort Herriman Middle
Hillcrest Jr. High
Mountain RIdge Jr. High
Providence Hall 2
West Hills Middle
Merit Prep
Providence Hall
Timberline Middle
West Jordan Middle
Butler Middle
Bonneville Jr High
Sunset Ridge Middle
Salt Lake Arts Academy
 RDT would like to acknowledge and thank the following sponsors of the Heritage Project:

                    

        fotter logo         Marriner S Eccles Foundation

What People are Saying

This activity was valuable because it helped students make connections between dance, rhythm, healthy lifestyles, and expression. The students were impressed by the talent of the dancers and it was motivating to them.
Opportunities for art and expression are so limited at school but so essential and valuable for all students, especially those who struggle to learn through traditional methods. My Kindergarteners have been dancing since you left!
This was so engaging. I looked around the auditorium and every student was watching. Not one person was talking or distracted
This activity is valuable to teachers and students because it gives them a creative outlet. We need movement in the classroom to engage, energize and deepen student learning.
I got great ideas on how to incorporate movement into math and science lessons.
I loved how you made movement and exercise relatable to the students. The dancers were full of energy and there was very little down time so students stayed engaged.
Our children were captivated by the performance. They listened to you and they were learning without knowing. They usually giggle when bodies are shown and talked about. But the way you presented it was so tastefully done, they now do poses and movement around the room and outside. You brokesome barriers and they took that permission and literally ran with it!
This activity got the students up and moving. It made them believe in their abilities to use their bodies to express themselves.