Adaptive Dance Program

 Lauren Grant grew up in Lakewood and danced for 20 years, training in several forms of concert dance. She worked in special education for 10 years until having children of her own who now dance at LDA. Lauren specializes in working with children with many different abilities, and believes dance is for everyone. Her hope is that parents who may not have considered a dance class for their child feel welcomed and supported in this class! 

 For over twenty years Julie has had the great honor of sharing her love for dance with students of all ages. She believes deeply that dance and artistic expression is for every person.  Julie is a certified instructor of Bill Evans Method of Teaching Modern Dance and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Dance Education. Julie completed coursework in Brain-Compatible Dance Education created by Anne Greene Gilbert. For over ten years, Julie has taught for the community engagement program at Colorado Ballet and been a lead instructor for "Be Beautiful, Be Yourself," a specially designed series of ballet classes for children who have Down syndrome.