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Dancing to the spoken word sounds more like a cryptic metaphor than an actual event. But the twenty-third annual CityStep show, entitled “Louder than Words,” intends to do just that: depict the memorable words of great leaders through the art of dance...
...going to be dancing to quotes from figures around the world,” says CityStep Executive Director Russell L. Graney ’07. “The implication is that dance is louder than words, and we’re bringing back these influential words...
...CityStep has been serving schoolchildren and audiences of the Cambridge community for over two decades. The club teaches dance, along with self-expression and self-confidence, to fifth-, sixth-, and seventh-graders at six schools in the Cambridge area. Each year of instruction culminates in the annual performance of original works, choreographed and performed by the children and their instructors...
CityStep—a program that brings together Harvard undergraduates and Cambridge Public Schools (CPS) students—has recently revised its program in order to provide a more academic approach to teaching dance, as the school system increases its emphasis on standardized test results. CityStep members teach dance skills and promote self-confidence in fifth through seventh grade classes for two 45-minute blocks each week at participating schools. However, some CPS officials noted that problems can arise when programs cut into the normal school day. They said that the number of elementary schools applying to host the program...
...another Phillips Brooks House program and Haddock-Riley supporter. “That truthfulness comes through in the way she speaks and connects with her audiences. Plus, the girl can tell a good story.”In addition to Best Buddies, Riley is also the development chair of CityStep and a prefect in Canaday A. She served on the UC for two years and last year worked on position papers to improve peer advising and inter-house transfers.“You can basically approach her about anything, which is exactly what a prefect should be like...