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  • From Good to Great Design

    Movement adds flavor to any classroom setting. Even when teachers aren’t feeling very confident about adding dance moves there are still enormous benefits to beginning the practice. Learning with students is a powerful strategy for growth. Teachers are able to point out what they notice, wonder about, and safely question the problems they come into…

  • Dancing from the Inside-Out

    The class, Dancing from the Inside-Out, is an eight-week course through the library where adults 55 and older can get active while learning new dances and information about dance. The workshop is led by Crislip Payne who is a teaching-artist, choreographer and consultant. Click here to read the Daily Record article about the class.  Participants will….

  • Peak Performance: Body, Mind, and Spirit

    Last week my son turned in an essay about peak performance for his English class. He’s currently studying Sports Medicine and plans on training extreme athletes after graduation. He asked to interview me on my opinion of what peak performance is. My answers were sweepingly the same and frustrated him to some degree. I have…

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