Art is Life Augusta

Why would a Ballet host a children’s event incorporating cooking?  Seems like an odd idea, but did you know in the past Augusta Ballet applied for funding based on its camp being “healthy” activity?  Staying true to this vision, Augusta Ballet engaged national and local science partners to form its “Anyone Can Dance & Cook Camp” this December.  While it is true our “thing” is dance, there are no rules we can’t partner with those whose “thing” is nutrition.  Fact is our nation’s kids need healthier lifestyles more than ever.  In our state alone, the Georgia Department of Health estimates the rising obesity epidemic currently costs Georgia $2.4 BILLION in yearly health fees, which is about $250 out of each Georgian’s pocket.  If you think our nation’s youth culture of inactivity and poor nutrition is of no consequence, think again.  Augusta Ballet - with science partners - believes solving a cultural dilemma requires a cultural solution.  As a chief ambassador of dance in the Southeast, Augusta Ballet is proud to host this camp embodying the athleticism of dance (something dance connoisseurs have long recognized) and Augusta’s two great assets: Art and Science. To learn more about Augusta Ballet’s long-term outreach battling childhood obesity via national and local partnership, visit www.augustaballet.org and click the “Dance in the Garden City” icon.  For a video introduction on our camp partner “Cooking Matters” click the above photo.