Programs
Four interconnected initiatives, one mission: making contemporary dance accessible to youth, professionals, and community members outside of Seattle.
Youth participating in a Dance Blast class in Northshore School District, October 2026.
Dance Blast!
Inlet Arts' after-school dance program for grades K–5. Learn moves from pop culture, build your own choreography, and close every class with a dance jam: music, lights, full energy.
Sessions run seven to ten weeks and culminate in an open showing for families. Our approach centers exploration, physicality, and joy — giving kids the chance to move, invent, and make dance their own. Scholarships are available.
Fall 2026 Sessions
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The Giddens School — Seattle
Fridays, 3:45–4:45pm · Sept 25 – Dec 4
Contact the Giddens School for registration information.
Bring Inlet Arts to your school
We're looking for additional schools for 2027 and beyond. If you're a principal, PTA leader, or parent who'd like to bring creative movement to your school, we'd love to talk. We handle instructor hiring, curriculum, and program logistics, and ask schools for space and partnership on registration.
Get in touch →Meet the Teachers
Kendall Imus
Kendall holds a BA in Dance from the University of Washington. She has been dancing since age 7 and enjoys a wide range of styles. She is co-director of Orange County Peace Camp, an annual summer program for children ages 3–18 in California, and works on Seattle film sets in the camera and lighting departments.
Arianna Texeira
Arianna holds a BA in Dance and Education from the University of Washington. With years of experience teaching dance, preschool, and elementary school, she is passionate about bringing dance and education together and continues her work as a dance artist and educator in the Seattle area.
Chloe Dylla
Chloe is a dancer and educator trained in ballet, jazz, and contemporary dance. She holds a BA in Dance and Political Science from the University of Washington and brings a commitment to inclusive, inspired learning to every class she teaches.
Bryn Cohn dancers performing in CHOP SHOP, February 2016. Photo: Rex Tranter
CHOP SHOP: Bodies of Work ↗
A weekend-long contemporary dance festival returning to Seattle's Eastside after a six-year hiatus. April 23–25, 2027 at Meydenbauer Theater in Bellevue.
Since 2008: 410+ artists, 76 companies, 70+ master classes. Visit chopshopdance.org ↗ for tickets and details.
Dancers in a master class offered by CHOP SHOP, February 2018. Photo: Bret Doss
Experience Dance Program
Free lecture-demonstrations, movement classes, and open studio sessions woven through all Inlet Arts programming — in partnership with community groups across the Eastside.
Past venues include South Bellevue Community Center, Bellevue Art Museum, Crossroads Community Center, and Eastside libraries. 1,000+ participants served.
Brandon Cournay and Allison Schuster performing in Emily Schoen Branch's work at Jacob's Pillow. Photo: Christopher Duggan
RISE
An intimate two-week intensive pairing emerging dancers with choreographers and educators from Seattle and the national field. Set in the beauty of the Pacific Northwest, with a public culminating performance.