Dancers use residency to teach history through movement at Harmony Leadership Academy.
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CeCe Marie, artistic director of Rooted Movement Collective, teaches a hip-hop dance move to a group of second-graders Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025, at Harmony Leadership Academy in Texarkana, Ark. Marie and fellow dancers Todd Belin, Blake Worthey and Zoe Cordasco are in residency at the school through Friday. The performers, who are from Northwest Arkansas, are guiding students in exploring the African roots of popular dance styles and their place in the culture of the United States. On Wednesday, Marie taught students dance steps called the bounce, chest isolation and rock. (Staff photo by Stevon Gamble)
CeCe Marie, artistic director of Rooted Movement Collective, teaches a hip-hop dance move to a group of second-graders Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025, at Harmony Leadership Academy in Texarkana, Ark. Marie and fellow dancers Todd Belin, Blake Worthey and Zoe Cordasco are in residency at the school through Friday. The performers, who are from Northwest Arkansas, are guiding students in exploring the African roots of popular dance styles and their place in the culture of the United States. On Wednesday, Marie taught students dance steps called the bounce, chest isolation and rock. (Staff photo by Stevon Gamble)
Ian Hernandez dances as he is hyped up by fellow second-graders during a class with Rooted Movement Collective on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025, at Harmony Leadership Academy in Texarkana, Ark. (Staff photo by Stevon Gamble)
Matthew Cochran does a kick step during a dance class with Rooted Movement Collective on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025, at Harmony Leadership Academy in Texarkana, Ark. CeCe Marie, the Collective’s artistic director, taught the students a motto before the class: “Respect yourself. Respect each other. Respect the space.” (Staff photo by Stevon Gamble)
Ariyah Lennox dances as she is hyped up by fellow second-graders during a class with Rooted Movement Collective on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025, at Harmony Leadership Academy in Texarkana, Ark. (Staff photo by Stevon Gamble)
King Rayfield, center left, and Paisleigh Reese warm up before a dance class with Rooted Movement Collective on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025, at Harmony Leadership Academy in Texarkana, Ark. (Staff photo by Stevon Gamble)
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