CPS Arts

Last week, the Department of Arts hosted our 4th annual Dance and Movement Summer Series! Led by our Dance Content Specialist, M.K. Victorson, our Arts Teacher Leaders, and our partners at the Newberry Library, participants engaged in daily learning sessions centered in movement. We enjoyed Ballroom Dance, Bachata, West African Fusion, Dunham technique, and a choreography workshop inspired by the Dance Education Laboratory. We are thrilled to have hosted over 20 educators, representing dance, math, special education, and world language. We thank our ATLs, Evelyn Sanchez, Diana Muhammad, Kelly McCaffery, Isabelle Collazo-Sifuentes and Luewilla Smith-Barnett for bringing their brilliance and creativity to this event. Seen here are photos from series days 1 and 2 at Back of the Yards College Prep High School.

May 7th is officially Thank a Dance Teacher Day. Today we’d like to shout out the 70+ Dance Educators in Chicago Public Schools. Thank you for bringing dance to our CPS students and for helping me to tell the story of dance education in our school district. Your unique assets and abilities shine through in your students.