Arlington Community Education

Expand your creativity and showcase your acting talent as you learn about bringing characters to life. We’ll focus on lighthearted themes through a series of unscripted short scenes and interactive games performed improv style. After developing characters, voices, and personalities, we’ll work together to craft a final showing of silly stories where everyone gets a turn to shine.

Spark your acting imagination by choosing short stories and bringing them to life on a classroom stage. Through improv and creative acting games, try out different characters, create sound effects, and reinvent stories to be your own. Each week, we will explore a new way of telling stories.

Shimmy, shake, and stretch as we explore various dance styles. Learn basic steps, catch the beat, and groove to the music. Increase your artistic individuality and confidence as you show off your best moves, and enjoy being part of an energetic and supportive group.

Get into the groove of hip hop steps and style as you work on confidence, creativity, and musicality. We’ll also freestyle to the music of your choice. Using your new skills, we will work together to create a class routine.

Make a movie! Your production team will brainstorm story ideas and write a script featuring witty dialog and convincing characters, with a role for everyone. Then you’ll take turns directing, acting, and filming with iPads. You'll edit your footage into a final movie that includes panning, transition shots, special effects, green screen backgrounds, and credits. We’ll screen our movies together and you can also watch yours again at home.

We’ll explore the exciting world of Latin dance, including salsa, merengue, bachata, zamba, tango, and more. Learn classic moves as you connect with the music, practice twists and turns, and dance with friends. You’ll discover ways to express yourself and let your creativity shine. We’ll pick our favorite styles and practice them for a final show.

Transform everyday sounds into captivating rhythms and melodies using Soundtrap, a kid-friendly digital audio workstation. From recording and manipulating sounds, to mixing your very own tracks, to learning the key elements of songwriting and music theory, this hands-on course will encourage you to view the world around you as an endless source of musical inspiration.