ClancyWorks Dance Company reaches thousands of people of all ages and backgrounds, bringing high-quality dance performances and programs to the DC metropolitan area. Its modern dance ensemble performs for audiences at school assemblies and senior citizen centers, and on local, national, and international stages. In the Arts in Education program, students learn that creative movement can help them solve conflicts, learn respect and tolerance, achieve common goals – and even get better grades. Need to tackle astronomy concepts? A dance-integrated curriculum gets kids connecting their movements to the workings of our solar system. Want to dismantle bullying and racism? Physical expression helps unlock complex emotions. Last year alone, ClancyWorks offered 57 educational programs, primarily in Montgomery County schools that serve low-income students. Awards & Recognition: 2016 TEDxMidAtlantic Speaker on Academic Achievement & Dance Education 2015 Education Awards from Montgomery County Executive Committee 2014 National Dance Education Organization's (NDEO) Teacher of The Year Award 2014 County Executive’s Award for Excellence in the Arts and Humanities – Education Award 2014 Individual Artist Award for Choreography, Maryland State Arts Council 2014 Individual Artist Award for Choreography, Arts & Humanities Council of Montgomery County 2013 NDEO Outstanding Dance Educator of the Year Award “Spotlight-grabbing moves with fabulous partnering.” — Los Angeles Times “Enter Clancy world. It’s an endless pas de deux, trios, quatre, cinq and six conjured up in mists and shadows by wizard of invention Adrienne Clancy. Dancers project an enchanting quality of selflessness …a tour de force of unpredictable partnering” — Washington Post “Exciting and vibrant piece of dance architecture…fresh combinations constantly appealing to the eye.” — Albuquerque Journal