Word: citystep
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...members say that the public service aspect, more than the artistic side of Citystep, brought them to auditions...
Even the competition for teaching slots is getting stiffer. This year, about 80 undergraduates tried out to become Citystep teachers, and 32 were chosen--a unique mixture of serious dancers and spirited teachers...
...past, Citystep consisted of Harvard undergraduates and graduate students--some who danced in a separate company and some who taught in the schools. That all-Harvard company has been dissolved, and all Citystep members now teach in the public schools...
...teaching this year, members say. The first year, Peck taught every class in every school herself with the aid of 15 Harvard students. Last year, teaching teams under her direction went out to the schools and choreographed some original numbers, as Peck tried to phase herself out of Citystep...
...guiding philosophy behind Citystep has not changed. Peck developed the idea as a collaboration between dance and teaching. "It's getting kids to express what it's like growing up in a city through movement and drama," she says...