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Pomegranate SEEDs® Youth Mentorship after school program is back for 2024-25!Established by Founder/Director Myra Krien in 2000, Pomegranate SEEDs® is an after-school program for young women (13-18 yrs). The class meets 2 days a week throughout the school year. Participants receive instruction in Pomegranate Improvisational Dance (PID), and use journals and talking circles to discuss a range of issues including self-esteem, body-image, financial independence, and personal goals.
When: Wednesdays and Thursdays, 5-7pm. Starting September 18th 2024 through April 24th 2025.
Where: Pomegranate Studios. 535 Cerrillos Rd. #C2 (above the Sage Bakehouse) Santa Fe, NM 87501
What to Wear: Wear dance attire or comfortable clothing (No jeans). There will be a lot of movement and stretching.
What to Bring: Bring a pen and journal to every class.
Registration/More Info: Contact Myra Krien ~ https://www.pomegranatestudio.org/about-the-program ~ [email protected] ~ 505.501.2142
The Mission
To mentor young women in order to create healthy and strong individuals who are socially and fiscally responsible to themselves and their community. This is accomplished through the vehicle of dance, talking circles, journal writing and presentations.
The Program
The program accepts 25 teen girls (13 to 18 years old) for one academic year of after-school classes, two times per week. They are taught the elements of Pomegranate Improvisational Dance (PID), a rich, diverse, artistic, cultural dance form that spans the regions of India, the Middle East, North Africa and Spain and its expression through the varied and complex music of these same cultures. The girls also participate in talking circles and journal writing during which they discuss issues affecting them. Each girl identifies a personal goal that she would like to achieve during the course of the program. Guest speakers cover a wide range of topics from nutrition and body awareness to financial education, etc. Many successful women of various fields that are of particular interest to the girls, address the girls each week. There are four Student Salons (student performances) each session. Entrance into the program does not depend on demonstrated talent, standard beauty, or ability to pay the fees the program would require.
The Goals
For each girl –
To find her own voice and be able to listen to it.
To have better self-esteem and confidence.
To be able to plan and achieve goals, generate choices, create options,
resources and support.
To be ready to face financial independence.
To have respect, appreciation and be able to care for her own body.
To respect, appreciate and be able to care for others in community.
To respect and appreciate diversity and culture.
Registration/More Info: Contact Myra Krien ~ https://pomegranatestudio.org/seeds/about-the-program ~ [email protected] ~ 505.501.2142
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Pomegranate Studios, 535 Cerrillos Rd, Santa Fe, NM 87501-2694, United States,Santa Fe, New Mexico