Word: pecks
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...undergraduates involved in Citystep are not traditional public service enthusiasts," Peck says. "Designers, composers, musicians, actors, dancers generally work alone or among themselves and don't necessarily get a chance to work in the community with kids or with Cambridge residents. And the idea behind Citystep is to allow these individuals to pursue their artistic disciplines while at the same time contributing to the community...
...future of public service at Harvard is hard to peg. Many people point to the development of Citystep as a beacon of hope. Its initiative, innovation and creativity simply arouse praise, and with examples like it people hope there can be steadily increasing public service at Harvard. Sabrina T. Peck '84, one of Citystep's founders, points out also that the organization involves students not normally dedicated to public service...
Citystep Director Sabrina T. Peck '84 said the gala affair will help defray costs for the organization, which eight times weekly sends undergraduates out to teach dance to 250 under privileged children at four public schools...
...tutors attempt to "have the children express through dance and theater what it is like to be a kid growing up in the city," said Peck...
...three-year-old program explores such motifs as loneliness, friendship, and rivalry and "expands the childrens' coordination, imagination, and communication through the dance medium," said Citystep producer William H. Berkman '87. Teachers have considered Citystep so valuable that they make the dancing part of the school day, according to Peck. Both the Cambridge's city council and school committee have both issued commendations to the program...