Mission
Sunflower State Dance Alliance’s mission is to educate the youth through dance by promoting social emotional learning, physical skills training, discipline and creative expression.
The More You Know
In a longitudinal study by the National Endowment for the Arts, among children and teenagers from socially and economically disadvantaged backgrounds, those with high levels of arts engagement showed more positive outcomes on indicators such as school grades, test scores, and high-school graduation rates, compared with youths with low levels of arts engagement.
Menzer (2015) found that that participating in arts activities such dance at a young age is associated with positive social and emotional behaviors, including empathy, sharing, and mood control.