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Black History Month Spotlight: Dancer Katherine Dunham
26 Feb 2020
In honor of black history month, Dancing with Class honors African American dancer, Katherine Dunham. She raised awareness to African Dispora cultures (cultures of African decent that were displaced to different countries due to slave trade like Jamaica) by merging Caribbean cultures’ [...]
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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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A Dancer’s Guide to Gratitude
12 Nov 2019
As we seek to build community through dance, an attitude of gratitude is key to our success. In this post, we explore why gratitude matters so much and 7 things we are grateful for as dancers. What is Gratitude and Why is it Helpful? Gratitude has several definitions including: the act [...]
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Beyond Halloween – Using Holidays to Teach Social Awareness
28 Oct 2019
Fall is in the air and many children are carving their pumpkins, preparing for Halloween parties and trick or treating, but this is just one cultural group’s upcoming holiday. In the Mexican culture, children and families are preparing for Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead). In this [...]
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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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