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Safe Space to Dance
Congratulations to one of our scholarship winners Kelli Cotton. Her essay below, demonstrates a passion for dance that will help her...
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idancebecause
- Feb 1, 2021
- 2 min
Marjorie Spencer Gaddy
This year for black history I decided to honor a person every day of the month of February. I intended to highlight famous black dancers...
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idancebecause
- Dec 1, 2020
- 2 min
Dance Kamal, DANCE!
I first saw Kamal dancing when he was about 5 years old at St. James AME Church Safe Haven Summer Peace Camp. I remember looking at this...
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idancebecause
- Dec 1, 2020
- 2 min
Feel the vibration!
A few months ago a mother contacted I DANCE BECAUSE asking if there was any way we could help her with her daughter. Her daughter who is...
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idancebecause
- Dec 1, 2020
- 2 min
Alicia Graf Mack - Honoring Her Call
"There’s no greater gift than to honor your life’s calling. It’s why you were born. And how you become most truly alive." Oprah Winfrey I...
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idancebecause
- Dec 1, 2020
- 1 min
Turn Your Camera ON!
Teaching dance during COVID 19 has been challenging. One of the biggest challenges has been getting students to turn their cameras on. At...
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idancebecause
- Dec 1, 2020
- 2 min
Respect Space
As I started to prepare for the new school year, I was reminded of my usual first lesson on space for all of my students. While there is...
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Steven Oliver
- Dec 1, 2020
- 2 min
The Dancing Boy!
Hey, Lara Spencer, dance is for EVERYONE! Controversy surrounded the Good Morning America host after her tone-deaf reaction to Prince...
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Janelle Smith-Ings
- Dec 1, 2020
- 2 min
Transformed through dance
Al-kabir was first introduced to dance at the age of five years old. Newark Public Schools had recently implemented dance education in...
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