Principal Spotlight
Welcome to the Principals’ Spotlight
We are proud to share some of our latest Dancing Principals discussing how Dancing Classrooms programs have impacted their school and students.
Dancing Principals – Lindsay Porzio, Crestwood Elementary.
JAYNE HUNNEWELL, PRINCIPAL OF PS 31 IN THE BRONX. SHE SHARES HER THOUGHTS ON BALLROOM DANCING WITH HER STUDENTS.
ANTWAN ALLEN, PRINCIPAL OF ST MARK’S IN HARLEM. HE SHARES HIS THOUGHTS ON BALLROOM DANCING WITH HIS STUDENTS.
LOUISE ALFANO, PRINCIPAL OF PS 112 IN BROOKLYN. SHE SHARES HER THOUGHTS ON WHY SHE DANCES WITH HER STUDENTS AND THE IMPACT DANCING CLASSROOMS HAS ON THE CULTURE OF HER SCHOOL.
LOUISE ALFANO, PRINCIPAL OF PS 112 IN BROOKLYN. SHE SHARES HER THOUGHTS ON WHY SHE DANCES WITH HER STUDENTS AND THE IMPACT DANCING CLASSROOMS HAS ON THE CULTURE OF HER SCHOOL.
IN THIS SPECIAL EDITION OF DANCING PRINCIPALS, RODNEY LOPEZ TALKS TO TONI WALKER, PRINCIPAL OF LEHIGH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN LEE COUNTY, FLORIDA. MS. WALKER MAKES A PASSIONATE CASE FOR DANCING CLASSROOMS AND THE IMPACT IT HAS ON HER SCHOOL COMMUNITY.
IN THIS INSTALLMENT OF DANCING PRINCIPALS, RODNEY LOPEZ TALKS WITH AKOSUA WATTS, PRINCIPAL OF THE CHESTER CHARTER SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS. SHE DISCUSSES WHY SHE CONTINUES TO WORK WITH DANCING CLASSROOMS YEAR AFTER YEAR AND HOW THE PROGRAM AFFECTS HER STUDENTS’ SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL AND ACADEMIC LEARNING.
Dancing Principals – Gregory Muzik, Mary Munford Elementary School – Richmond, VA.
DANCING PRINCIPAL ROSA ARGELIA ARREDONDO ABOUT WHY SHE ENJOYS HAVING DC RESIDENCIES IN HER SCHOOL AND WHY SHE LIKES TO DANCE WITH HER STUDENTS.
MICHELLE BODDEN-WHITE, PRINCIPAL OF UFT CHARTER SCHOOL IN BROOKLYN. SHE SHARES HER THOUGHTS ON WHY SHE DANCES WITH HER STUDENTS AND THE IMPACT DANCING CLASSROOMS HAS ON THE CULTURE OF HER SCHOOL.
JUDITH WILSON, PRINCIPAL OF PS 3 IN STATEN ISLAND, NY. SHE TALKS ABOUT WHY SHE’S CHOSEN TO DANCE WITH HER STUDENTS THIS YEAR AND WHY HER SCHOOL PARTNERS WITH DANCING CLASSROOMS.
DR. LOIS HABTES SPEAKS WITH RODNEY LOPEZ ABOUT THE ACADEMIC IMPROVEMENT HER FIFTH GRADERS EXPERIENCED AS A RESULT OF THE DANCING CLASSROOMS PROGRAM AND SHARES SOME OF THE DATA TO SUPPORT THIS CLAIM. SHE ALSO RELATES THE SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL IMPACT DANCING CLASSROOMS HAS HAD ON HER STUDENTS.
THE DANCING CLASSROOMS PROGRAM IN TORONTO HAS WONDERFUL SCHOOL PARTNERS, INCLUDING THE ST. THOMAS AQUINAS CATHOLIC SCHOOL. RODNEY LOPEZ TALKS WITH PRINCIPAL MARIA TERESA BERNARDI TO FIND OUT HER THOUGHTS ABOUT THE IMPACT OF THE PROGRAM ON HER STUDENTS.