SANTA BARBARA

Our Santa Barbara chapter is committed to providing access to dance education and fostering artistic professional development. Programs include weekly dance classes, monthly week-long residencies featuring guest artists, and custom workshops tailored to best serve the youth, artists, and the broader community. Our talented team of teaching artists make a consistent and powerful impact by spreading their light throughout the county. 

Santa Barbara/ Goleta Unified School District

  • Kellogg Elementary School - Register for Spring HERE

  • Brandon Elementary School - Register for Spring HERE

  • Dos Pueblos High School

  • Harding Elementary School

  • Aliso Elementary School

  • Canalino Elementary School

  • Montessori Center School

  • Santa Barbara Junior High School

AOK Sites: 

  • Monroe Elementary

  • La Cumbre Junior High

  • Roosevelt Elementary

  • Washington Elementary

Lompoc Residency

  • Lompoc High School

Creative Netwerk Fall Classes at the Downtown Boys and Girls Club

  • Mondays 

    3:30pm  - 4:15pm (Rotation 1)

    4:15pm - 5:00pm (Rotation 2)

  • Fridays

    3:30pm - 4:15pm (Rotation 1)

    4:15pm - 5:00pm (Rotation 2)

Ventura Unified School District

  • Junipero Serra Elementary School

  • Balboa Elementary School

  • Will Rogers Elementary School

  • Atlas Elementary School

  • Citrus Glen Elementary School

SITE PARTNERS:

THANK YOU TO OUR SANTA BARBARA DONORS

  • City of Santa Barbara

  • Santa Barbara County of Arts & Culture 

  • Kirby Jones Foundation

  • Leni Fe Bland Foundation

  • Santa Barbara Foundation- Towbes Fund for Performing Arts

  • Santa Barbara Bowl 

  • California Arts Council

  • Eichholz Foundation

  • DP Foundation

Upcoming Events

Stay tuned!

Beth Goldman - Director of Dance Program at Santa Barbara High School

“When Creative Netwerk started coming in, I saw my kids build more confidence. They feel safe with the Creative Netwerk teachers. And so I love that. It’s impacted the students’ willingness to explore other genres rather than just hip hop. Having guest teachers come in from Creative Netwerk, it opens up their willingness to just try. The kids learn to be vulnerable, to improvise. A lot of the kids wouldn't do that before. It normally takes time for the kids to open up,  but when I see Creative Netwerk come in, the kids do it in a couple of days. That's pretty amazing. Seeing the safe environment that they create is just joyful to see.”