Heart of Dance delivers the Dancing Classrooms program to Minnesota fifth graders. Dancing Classrooms does more than teach social dance steps: the program is about young people overcoming social anxieties and learning gender respect, conflict resolution, teamwork, and social etiquette. It is a highly-developed curriculum that is integrated into other subjects like cultural studies, writing, visual arts, music, math, and physical education. Dancing Classroom teaching artists collaborate with school teachers to connect the program to the rest of the curriculum. Our mission is to transform the social- and self-perception of individuals living with a variety of challenges by personally experiencing the physical, mental, and emotional benefits of social dance. Our vision is that youth, seniors, veterans, and any individuals living with mental, emotional, or physical illness or challenges are renewed through the connectivity of partner dance.