Primary Rainbowdance® (for ages 1.5-3 with a caregiver) offers a sequence of sound and gesture integrated movement activities encourage secure attachment to the caregiver and to the peer group, while providing a soothing and energizing experience with peers. Infant Rainbowdance® (for babies ages 5-12 months with a caregiver) is laced by the Primary Rainbowdance® structure of sound and gesture, offering open exploration within the containment of circle activities (with varied rhythmic components ranging from modulated gross motor exploration to a soothing closure/lullaby). Babies enjoy, with their parents: Rolling-Rocking-Swaying-Clapping-Bouncing and Swinging.

Cost: $235. for 15 classes; $220. sibling rate

Please register with Boston Children’s Foundation. Class sizes are limited and filled upon receipt of tuition. If classes are at capacity upon registration, you will be placed on a waitlist.

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Accepted Payments: Cash, Check, Paypal (paypal.me/BostonCF)

What is the legacy of the genre/form/style you are teaching?

Dicki Johnson Macy began designing Rainbowdance® in 1988. A primary goal was to create an inclusive group experience for all children. Healthy relationship building became the end product of this structured and joyful collection of voice and movement. Infant/Toddler Rainbowdance® focuses upon the primary attachment between the child and a caregiver.

What background, training, and or relationship do you have with this style/technique/class subject?

Dicki has trained clinicians and dancers to disseminate this program nationally and internationally. She is a board-certified Dance/Movement Therapist, a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, and the director of the Boston Children’s Foundation. The Art and Technique of Isadora Duncan informs her Rainbowdance® curriculum. She is one of few Duncan teachers to have studied throughout her childhood with Anita Zahn (Isadora’s student). Under the mentorship of Dicki since 2020, Ashlyn O’Dowd, BC-DMT, is an endorsed practitioner of Rainbowdance® & Assistant Director of Boston Children’s Foundation. Ashlyn is a dance movement therapist who loves utilizing movement, song, and play as a way to expand creativity and belonging to the community.

Finish this statement: I am passionate about teaching this style because…

…singing and moving together in this safe and structured program makes children and their parents happy.

How can students learn more about this offering?
Instagram: @bcf_rainbowdance
Website: //www.bostoncf.org/rainbowdance/about-rainbowdance/

Contact Information
Contact Ashlyn:
bostoncfinfo@gmail.com