Alison Rootberg Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Il

OUR MISSIONTo increase awareness of the inequalities in the wellness industry and provide opportunities for diverse communities to have access to quality arts and wellness programming, as well as a space for social and emotional well-being.OUR VISIONTo improve the overall health and wellness of our community by expanding our understanding of health to include exercise, nutrition, and philanthropy.

• Expanding community programs to nurture creativity and offer arts integrated learning in schools • Building a thorough dance curriculum that can be available to all interested dancers, regardless of geography or financial constraints

410 S. Michigan Ave., Studio 464 Chicago, Il 60605

• Expanded school partnerships to 10 new CPS elementary schools for over 2,000 K-8th grade students through over 800 dance classes• Applied for and received 8 Creative Schools Fund Grants• Hired and trained 12 new Teaching Artists and 2 interns• Managed master classes and lecture demonstration for students in collaboration with the Museum of Contemporary Art and the Chicago Rhythm Festival• Developed new curriculum to align with the Common Core and National Core Arts Standards focusing on Social Emotional Learning and 21st Century Skills

• Expanded school partnerships from 4 to 40 (including the All City Dance Ensemble)• Developed new curriculum to align with the Common Core and National Core Arts Standards focusing on Social Emotional Learning and 21st Century Skills with guidance from Ingenuity• Selected by the National Dance Education Organization (NDEO) and the National Coalition for Core Arts Standards (NCAAS) to pilot the Dance Model Cornerstone Assessments• Initiated new programs through 9 Creative Schools Fund Grants, 1 Dizzy Feet Foundation Grant, and 1 VSA contract through the Kennedy Center • Produced annual Chance to Dance Showcase (extended to 3 days and held at the Segundo Ruiz Belvis Cultural Center)• Managed annual student field trip to see Street Beat: Dance through the Decades at the Harris Theater (over 1000 CPS students attend)• Organized student field trips to see company rehearsals at the Ruth Page Center for the Arts and the Segundo Ruiz Belvis Cultural Center• Hired and trained Education Coordinators and Teaching Artists

• Taught standards-based dance curricula to children and young adults

• Taught TRIO Quest curriculum• Developed dance and yoga electives

• Created and taught Family Workshops, Festivals, Teen Volunteer Program, and Toddler Time• Developed/initiated new class curriculum and managed budget

• Wrote grants and received funding for tours in the United States, Canada, Denmark, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, and the United Kingdom• Choreographed mutli-media performances and supervised performers

• Supervised staff for over 60 public and private schools• Developed/initiated new class curriculum and managed budget

• Supervised after school activities for grades 1-6• Developed/initiated new programs

• Developed and managed the performing arts program for corporate and social clients• Choreographed performances for events

• Planned and promoted Union Theater Series events: Concert, Performance, Student, Travel Adventure Film, and World Music Series

• Developed and managed the arts program

Mfa, Dance And Integrated Media

Bfa, Dance

Bs, Inter-Arts And Technology