Residency Parnerships

The DISCOVER DANCE Performance Partnership is a consortium of schools who have been long-time participants in PNB's outreach and education program. Partner schools participate in three-to-five-month in-school residencies that culminate in the Discover Dance Community Performance at McCaw Hall.

PNB teaching artist Suzanne Singla with
Graham Hill Elementary 3rd graders.
Photo © Bill Mohn

Seattle School District Partners

  • Pinehurst K–8: Two classrooms (7th & 8th grades),
    Continuation of 8-year partnership with Summit K–12
  • Arbor Heights Elementary: Three classrooms (2nd grade),
    2nd year of partnership
  • Broadview Thomson K–8: Four classrooms (2nd grade),
    2nd year of partnership. Includes Music Partnership: Broadview middle school music students accompany the final performance.
  • Daniel Bagley Elementary: Two classrooms (4th grade),
    11th year of partnership
  • Graham Hill Elementary: Three classrooms (3rd grade),
    11th year of partnership. Includes Design Residency: 4th & 5th grade students design/create backdrops for the final performance and Chorus Partnership: The Graham Hill 5th grade chorus accompanies the final performance
  • Highland Park Elementary: Three classrooms (2nd grade), 2nd year of partnership
  • Leschi Elementary: Two classrooms (2nd grade), Pre-partnership school
  • South Shore K–8: Three classrooms (3rd grade), Pre-partnership school

Bellevue School District Partners

  • Eastgate Elementary: Three classrooms (4th grade), 13th year of partnership
  • Phantom Lake Elementary: Two classrooms (1st grade), Pre-partnership school

Major support for DISCOVER DANCE provided by:

National Endowment for the Arts


Grousemont Foundation
JPMorgan Chase Foundation

Additional support for DISCOVER DANCE provided by:

Ameriprise Financial, Bellevue Arts Commission, Creag Foundation, Group Health, Harvest Foundation, William Randolph Hearst Foundation, Byron and Alice Lockwood Foundation, D.V. and Ida J. McEachern Charitable Trust, PONCHO, Puget Sound Energy Foundation, Safeco Insurance Foundation, Union Bank Foundation, Washington State Arts Commission, Peg and Rick Young Foundation, and generous individuals

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