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JUNTOSYouth

A 9-day trip for advanced teen dancers incorporating dance, community outreach, and cultural exchange.

JUNTOS Youth Dance Volunteers at the Jardin Etnobotanical in Oaxaca (2024).

About

JUNTOSYouth is designed for advanced youth dance students (ages 14-18) to perform in underserved communities while immersing themselves in a new culture.

JUNTOS invites entire dance programs, companies, or student groups to apply together. We also welcome individual students to apply, who will then be assigned a designated trip leader.

In addition to JUNTOS staff, trip leaders include parent chaperones, school directors, and JUNTOS Alumni.

Interested in having your school or dance program participate? Email cristiana@juntoscollective.org

Why choose JUNTOSYouth?

Over the nine-day trip, JUNTOSYouth dancers will strengthen their artistic voices and talents, develop leadership skills, engage in arts-focused community outreach, and participate in cultural exchange with local communities through various activities and events.

JUNTOS Youth Dance Volunteers on stage with local performers after their first performance at the cultural center in San Pablo Huitzo, Oaxaca (2024).

Experiential Learning Opportunities include:

• Performances in underserved communities such as foster homes, hospitals, retirement communities, and more

• Artisanal ceramics classes

• Workshops with local contemporary dance companies

• Day trips to historic sites such as the ancient ruins of Monte Alban

• Outdoor performances in the city center

Participants will gain:

• A more nuanced understanding of performance skills

• Firsthand knowledge of how art can impact lives

• Experience using dance as a universal language

• A more extensive movement vocabulary

• A deeper understanding of Latin American culture and art

• Spanish language skills

Check out our travel log from our 2024 trip to Oaxaca!

JUNTOS Youth Dance Volunteer Bivianna performing at the end of a movement workshop at La Casa de Niños, Oaxaca (2024).

Sample 9-Day Trip Itinerary:

Monday: Arrivals and check into hotel – groups fly together from home city to Oaxaca

Tuesday: Orientation, rehearsal, walking tour, history class, meet/greet with students from local dance school

Wednesday: Outreach performance, visit Papalutla for arts/crafts class with Tierra Mariposa, Mexican Folklorico Master Class

Thursday: Outreach performance, Alebrijes painting workshop, Oaxaca Contemporary Company Master Class, collaborative dance exchange/rehearsal

Friday: Visit Etla, and spend the day at Centro de las Artes de San Agustín

Saturday: Oaxacan cooking class, collaborative dance exchange/rehearsal

Sunday: Outreach performance alongside local Folklórico Group at local middle school, visit to Botanical Gardens, and the final performance

Monday: Visit Monte Alban, closing dinner and celebration

Tuesday: Return home!

Safety

  • Students will fly together with either a JUNTOS Staff member, a director, or a parent chaperone.
  • Students are never left alone.
  • Students will never have a need for public transportation. We use a private transportation company who are close friends of JUNTOS.
  • Hotel accommodations are in the center of the city, in a very safe tourist driven area with lots of security.
  • Students will never be out at night without a chaperone.
  • Our partner organizations are long time friends of JUNTOS. Their support and knowledge of the area contribute to our confidence in the level of safety and security we have in traveling to Central America.
  • All JUNTOS Staff members have ample experience and knowledge about traveling throughout Central America.

JUNTOS Youth Dance Volunteers and CEFAO dancers participating in a dance workshop led by Michaela Ellingson in Oaxaca (2024).

Learn more about the Community Alliance Organizations that we partner with:

JUNTOS Youth Dance Volunteers and CEFAO dancers bonding during a scavenger hunt in Oaxaca (2024).

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