How did our dance come together??? 

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This trimester we started our dance experience exploring and learning dances that became popular this year. One of our goals was to build our confidence in dance so we took on the challenge of creating our own signature dance moves. 

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Dance and movement are a powerful tool in storytelling as well as learning about different cultures. We reached out to community experts who helped us learn multiple  styles of dance and movement. We learned the history and movement of Tahitian dance from dancer Jonathan Galendez. Our very own ZarRielle and Zeiyah Samson instructed us in the art of Taekwondo and dancer/educator Michelle Camaya showed us movements from the Pangalay Folk dance of the southern Philippines. 

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We combined all of these together to create a fun and joyful multicultural dance!