Inspiring Yukon Students
Artist in the School provides high quality, engaging and culturally diverse programming in schools across the territory. Over the course of the 2025-26 school year 40 artists and arts groups travelled the Yukon to deliver over 3,500 arts encounters to elementary and secondary school students.
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Featured Artist
Audrey Percheron
Originally from France, Audrey developed a passion for dance from a very young age. After completing 15 consecutive years of Rhythmic Gymnastics, including training, shows, and national and international competitions, she has choreographed and directed dance shows and musical theatre productions for children, youth and adults.
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Featured Program
Ballroom Dancing with Audrey Percheron
Ballroom dance helps students increase confidence, coordination, balance, rhythm, listening, and teamwork. During this class students will learn to dance with partners, the basic steps, as well as the variations of different types of dances, and how to recognize them.
Students can learn 1-2 dances per one-hour class, including the cha cha, rumba, salsa, merengue, triple swing, rock 'n' roll, fox trot, tango, hustle, waltz, and Viennese waltz.
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Community School Touring Program
The Community School Touring Program sends performance artists to every Yukon community school. The goal of this program is to expose children to types of performance art they may not regularly encounter, with preference given to acts that have an educational component. CSTP impacts hundreds of students each year and provides important and inspiring opportunities for youth in Yukon communities.
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About Artist in the School
The Artist in the School program (AIS) provides Yukon school children with the opportunity to be instructed and inspired by practicing artists and to learn to work with a variety of art forms and media. It is available to all Yukon elementary and secondary schools, including 21 schools in Whitehorse and 14 in the communities.
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