Dancing with Class Blog
Social Emotional Learning & The Magic of Dance Part I
16 Nov 2018
Social Emotional Learning & The Magic of Dance – Part I Social Emotional Learning (SEL) is not just a buzz phrase here at Dancing with Class. In fact SEL is an important intervention that contributes to a person’s cognitive development and mental health from childhood into adulthood. In [...]
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Three Ways Dance Can Be a Platform for Teaching Social Skills
3 Jul 2018
Not too long ago, I found a note while picking up some leftover scraps of paper in my second grade classroom. On this note, a student terminated a friendship with another student through crayon. Does this sound familiar? If it does, then you are not alone. Now, more than ever, empathy and [...]
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Understanding Trauma-Informed Dance Education
3 Jul 2018
Present day times show us that traumatic responses to the world around us are prominent. Now more than ever, people are being more open about how the past, and present, external influences affect their internal well being. Through Trauma-Informed care, people are becoming more aware of how [...]
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DwC Teaching Artist Spotlight: Miss Itza Riedas
3 Jul 2018
We are excited to announce our Summer DwC Teaching Artist Spotlight: Miss Itza Riedas! Miss Itza has been bringing a great amount of joy and energy to her students at Dawes Elementary, as well as many other schools, for over 4 years. See below for her perspective on her residency at Dawes! I [...]
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Catalyst Circle Rock Youth Social Dancers: Brian and Vonn
3 Jul 2018
Today we are excited to highlight two more of our youth social dancers from Catalyst Circle Rock. Meet Brian and Vonn, two students who spent the past school year studying ballroom, Latin and swing dance. Check out their interview below! Brian- Youth Social Dancer What do you like about [...]
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Fourth Graders Reflect on Dance in School
21 May 2018
In this post, we introduce you to a group of 4th graders at Chicago’s Gunsaulus Scholastic Academy who took the Dancing with Class core program journey, spending 10 weeks learning different styles of partner dance and then traveling to a Dance-Off event for a friendly competition with [...]
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Jewel Makes Her Choreographic Debut
15 May 2018
Jewel Baker is a high school sophomore who we first met when she was a fifth grader at Poe Classical School. She represented Poe at one of our city-wide Dance-Off events and was nominated to join our scholarship program, the DwC All-Stars. Since then, she has been one of our most reliable and [...]
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Students Take the Spotlight at Edwards Elementary
14 Mar 2018
Richard Edwards Elementary is a Dual Language Fine and Performing Arts IB School that Dancing with Class has had the pleasure of partnering with for many years. It’s a right of passage for all 5th graders at Edwards to spend 10 weeks learning ballroom dance. In addition to sending a team of [...]
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Catalyst Circle Rock Ballroom Dancers: Camya and Corey
18 Dec 2017
Dancing with Class decided to follow one of our amazing partners, Catalyst Circle Rock, for the 2017/18 school year. Catalyst is a huge supporter of social dance and we wanted to highlight the star dancers in their DwC program. First up we celebrate Camya and Corey! Camya – 6th [...]
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Miss Denita talks about what it means to teach the DwC All-Stars
13 Dec 2017
Denita Inez, the Director of Outreach, talks below about what it means lead the DwC All-Stars. “I joined Dancing With Class 7 years ago. I have always wanted to work with an organization that taught dance to young people because I knew the power of social dance. The past years of working [...]
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