Dancing Classrooms Northeast Ohio is working around our socially distanced school year by “BREAK” Dancing for students. The nonprofit has launched a free virtual program that’s available to area grade-school classrooms, and the acronym BREAK stands for Breaks Reset Engagement Attention and Knowledge. The series offers a mental break for students while also providing movement … [Read more...]
Dancing Classrooms program steps up social skills, traditional dance moves for inner-city children (Video and Article)
Noise from the otherwise boisterous students falls to a hush before they enter the gym, and they proceed quietly in two’s, arm in arm, and take their places to practice such traditional dance techniques as the waltz and the foxtrot. “For us, ballroom dance is a tool to teach two individuals (in this case a lady and a gentleman) to physically connect in a respectful and … [Read more...]