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Circus Arts (Dance) Volunteering in Costa Rica

Location: Costa Rica: Rural Areas

Program Duration: 1-2 weeks, 2-4 weeks, 5-8 weeks

Typical Duration of Program: 2-4 weeks

Dates: Flexible start dates

Performing Arts Abroad

http://www.performingartsabroad.com

324 E. Oak Street Fort Collins, CO 80524 United States

Description

Participate in a unique and unforgettable trip when you share your dance or circus arts expertise with a circus arts group in Costa Rica! Youll help empower a community by teaching dance, acrobatics, mime, or juggling to at-risk teenagers. Along with contributing your skills and energy to the group, you will develop your own performance techniques and craft. Learn about Costa Rican culture and performing arts through this exciting volunteering opportunity! Volunteer placement requires at least ten hours a week for a minimum of one week.

Highlights

* Live in the zone of Costa Rica with the most area devoted to national parks and most
biodiversity
* Give local at-risk teens a productive way to express their opinions, ideas, and creativity
* Become fully immersed in the Spanish language by living with a host family

Languages
  • English

Cost in US$:

1 Week 1,450; 2 Weeks 1,625; 3 Weeks 1,800

Cost Include Description:

* Airport pickup and drop-off
* Accommodation with host family
* Guaranteed volunteer placement
* Welcome orientation
* Cultural activities such as cooking, Latin dance, and Spanish conversation
* Tour of city including guided accompaniment of how to travel to internship
* Weekly individual meeting with program leader to ensure successful experience
* Free luggage storage, internet usage, and Costa Rican coffee and juice at program headquarters
* Optional excursions
* Professional, English-speaking on-site staff
* 24-hour emergency support
* Pre-departure orientation
* Post-program support
* Opportunity to add Spanish course for discounted price

Credit Available

no

Volunteer Types
  • Arts
  • Culture
  • Education
  • Teaching
  • Volunteering
  • Youth
  • Youth Development
This Program is open to

Worldwide Participant. This Program is also open to Families, Couples and Individuals.

Typical Living Arrangements
  • Home-stays

Participants Travel to Costa Rica

Independently or in Groups

Application Process Involves
  • Online Application plus Application Assessment
Typically The Application Process Time is
Two weeks
Post Services Include
  • Re-Entry Debriefing at Home
Performing Arts Abroad's Mission Statement

Performing Arts Abroad offers unique and fulfilling international performing arts programs to individuals and groups, enhancing understanding of our diverse world through the transformative arts of theater, music, and dance. Our organization sends U.S. students and professionals on trips for study abroad, internships, volunteering, and career workshops. PAA believes the experience of cross-cultural collaboration is invaluable for performing artists and is committed to providing international programming of the highest caliber to promote a more global perspective for our participants.

Year Founded

2011

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