Ballroom Dance Archives - Dancing With Class

2 Children’s Dance Books with Social Emotional Learning Themes

20 Jan 2020

Being a child can be hard… No seriously! Children can be easily influenced by others and are vulnerable to making comparisons to others. This is because they are in the beginning process of building their own identity and self-security. In this blog post, I will be reviewing two [...]

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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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

DwC Teaching Artist Spotlight: Chris Van Houten

17 Nov 2017

Our November DwC Teaching Artist Spotlight is……Chris Van Houten! We asked him why he teaches social dance in public schools: “I am so proud to be a part of Dancing With Class! I strive to make dance class a bright spot in my students’ day, and I’ve seen our program spur [...]