About
The Expressive Movement Initiative at UCLA is a student-run program that offers free weekly dance classes to children with disabilities, usually ages 4 to 17. Each dancer is paired one-on-one with a UCLA student buddy, who needs no dance background, and classes teach dance fundamentals as a way to express themselves and move in a safe space. Many dancers stay with the program for years, in some cases longer than the volunteers.
Written by Bruin Clubs from the club's own website and socials, October 2026. Source (opens in a new tab)
How to join
Students join EMI as volunteers, either teaching weekly dance classes for children with disabilities (online over Zoom and in person at UCLA) or working behind the scenes as crew. Apply through the Fall 2026 volunteer application below.
- Fall 2026 volunteer applicationGoogle Form (opens in a new tab)
- Fall 2026 new dancer registrationGoogle Form (opens in a new tab)
- Fall 2026 dancer re-registrationGoogle Form (opens in a new tab)
From the club's own Instagram, Linktree or website, checked October 2, 2026.
Details
- Who can join
- Undergrads
- Type
- Registered org
- Listed under
- Dance, Service - Community Involvement
- UCLA registry ID
- 4072
Something wrong or out of date? Suggest an editRun this club? Update its listing