For children ages 8-14 on the Autism Spectrum
Dates: July 6th-9th 2026 (4 days)
Time: 1:00-2:30 pm
Location: Cubberley Community Center - Room E5
4000 Middlefield Rd, Palo Alto, CA 94303
(see map below)
Total Cost: $200.00 (Venmo, Apple Pay, check.)
Other considerations:
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There will be a limit of 14 children. Each child must be accompanied by a parent/guardian.
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The dance camp will be held in a large, carpeted classroom.
Activities include:
Social greetings and introductions
Music and movement for emotional regulation
Moving parts of the body/spatial concepts
Identifying Emotions through song
Sequenced group and square dances
Individual dance/song opportunities: "You're the star!"
Why is music & movement so effective with children on the autism spectrum?
COGNITIVE SKILLS
MUSICAL ACTIVITIES ARE PROCESSED IN BOTH HEMISPHERES OF THE BRAIN AND PROVIDE AUDITORY, VISUAL AND MOTOR STIMULATION
COMMUNICATION
COMBINING SINGING WITH MOVEMENT PROMOTES RECEPTIVE AND EXPRESSIVE
LANGUAGE SKILLS
MOTOR SKILLS
FOLLOWING SEQUENCES AND RHYTHMS INCREASES COORDINATION AND ATTENTION SPAN
SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL
SINGING AND DANCING TOGETHER ENCOURAGES AND REINFORCES POSITIVE SOCIAL INTERACTIONS AND EMOTIONAL REGULATION