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Over 350 fifth-graders in seventeen classrooms in eight Twin Cities schools are polishing their Rumba, Swing, Waltz, Tango and other dances as they prepare to showcase their new skills for parents, teachers and classmates at their school "Culminating Event" the last two weeks of April. That's what these students from Benjamin E. Mays IB World School did in their showcase last December--they were awesome!
Is your school interested in bringing Dancing Classrooms to your fifth graders next school year? See for yourself--attend one of our spring showcases at our participating schools. You'll see much more than dance steps--including Dancing Classroom fundamentals of Respect, Elegance, and Teamwork. Fall semester is already filling up fast! Contact
emberrj@heartofdancemn.org
of Heart of Dance if you'd like to attend any of these events:
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Wednesday, April 20, 2016
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Jackson Preparatory School, St. Paul
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Wednesday, April 20, 2016
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Academia Cesar Chavez, St. Paul
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Wednesday, April 20, 2016
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Wellstone Elementary School, St. Paul
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Thursday, April 21, 2016
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Stonebridge IB World School, Minneapolis
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Wednesday, April 27, 2016
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Cherokee Heights Elementary School, St. Paul
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Wednesday, April 27, 2016
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St. Paul City School, St. Paul
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Thursday, April 28, 2016
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Partnership Academy, Richfield
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Thursday, April 28, 2016
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Harambee Elementary School, Maplewood
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And don't forget to join us for our spring
Colors of the Rainbow Team Match
on Sunday, May 15 from 3-5 p.m. at the Hilton Doubletree in Bloomington (former Radisson South), sponsored by University of Minnesota Ballroom Dance Club and u partner dance. Check out details at
www.heartofdancemn.org
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We couldn't be more proud of our participating students and the school leaders and teachers who have made this inaugural year a huge success. We are on track to double our classrooms for 2016-17! We couldn't do this without great help from volunteers, donors, and sponsors. We are grateful to
Dancers Studio and Cinema Ballroom
for hosting benefit fundraisers for Heart of Dance so we can expand our reach to more students. We are also grateful to our volunteer professional dance "Buddies" who visited our classrooms this spring, including Dustin Donelan and Michelle Hudson of Cinema Ballroom; Troy Lerum of Dancers Studio; Eliecer Ramirez Vargas of Costa Rica Ballroom; Russell Alliev of DanceLife Ballroom; Joanna Lessard of Fred Astaire Dance Studios; Rebecca Abas of Four Seasons; and independent professionals Chris Kempainen, Robert Foster and Monica Mohn.
Would you like to join us on this journey? Apply to be a Teaching Artist for 2016-17
here. We encourage applicants of color and multilingual speakers, and no ballroom dance experience is necessary!
Would you like to join us as a classroom sponsor or donor? Every contribution you make to Heart of Dance, a 501c3 nonprofit, helps more fifth graders to experience the social and emotional learning benefits of partner dance. You will help to transform young lives!
Donate here today!
Let's celebrate this wonderful inaugural year of Dancing Classrooms in Minnesota. Join us in April and May! You'll be smiling for weeks.
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