HILL DANCE ACADEMY THEATRE (HDAT) IS A CULTURAL ARTS ORGANIZATION WITH THE MISSION TO PROVIDE STUDENTS WHO WANT TO DANCE AN OPPORTUNITY TO DANCE IN AN ENVIRONMENT STEEPED IN THE BLACK TRADITIONS OF DANCE; STUDENTS EXPERIENCE DANCE GENRES OF BALLET, TAP, HIP HOP, MODERN, JAZZ AND DANCE FITNESS AS WELL AS THE ARTS SUCH AS THEATRE, COSTUMING, TECH PRODUCTION, ANATOMY, MUSIC AND OTHER ART FORMS AND PROFESSIONAL AREAS THAT SUPPORT DANCE SUCH AS PHOTOGRAPHY, VIDEOGRAPHY, WRITING, SET DESIGN, TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIAL MEDIA. CHILDREN AGES 3 TO 18 AND ADULTS ARE THE TARGET POPULATION. HDAT SERVES CHILDREN IN AN OUT OF SCHOOL SETTING, AFTER SCHOOL AND WEEKENDS, AND AN IN SCHOOL RESIDENCY FOR CHILDREN PRE-K THROUGH 5TH GRADES.