Workshop for John Dibert Community School Students
today to help cope with and stop violence in New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS, LA, Friday, January 20, 2012 – Today Dancingman504 is doing
two Heal2Toe (http://heal-2-toe.com/)
dance workshops with students at John Dibert Community School. Heal2Toe is a form of traditional dance and
music, based on the New Orleans culture of ‘2nd Line’ parades. The workshop, part of the “Move to Move On”
approach, is taking place to give students an outlet in response to the recent
and ongoing violence in the city.
The
Workshops will focus on:
- The power that students have to be safe and have a
future full of options
- Having pride in their city, New Orleans
- Why the world is attracted to New Orleans culture
- How and why movement is important – inviting
students to take part in movements that can calm the body and mind
- What students can do to stop the violence
The
workshops will take place from 2:30-4:30pm at John Dibert Community School,
4217 Orleans Avenue. For more
information, or to attend one of the workshops, please contact Rebekah Cain at
504-952-1331 or rcain@firstlineschools.org.
John Dibert Community School
At
John Dibert Community School, we will prepare all our students to attend a
college-preparatory high school, graduate from a selective college and
contribute positively to their community and environment.
FirstLine Schools
The mission
of FirstLine Schools is to create and inspire great public schools in New
Orleans. FirstLine currently operates
Samuel J. Green Charter School, Arthur Ashe Charter School, John Dibert
Community School, Langston Hughes Academy, and Joseph S. Clark Preparatory High
School.
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