On Thursday night from 6-7 p.m., Paradise Ridge Elementary students will perform a variety of individual and partner dances including hip-hop, country swing, and the tango at the school’s gymnasium.
According to a press release, the students will dance under the direction of Rogelio Viramontez.
Principal Ed Gregorio says that students are getting daily dance instruction with more rigorous and challenging moves each day.
He added in the press release that students by learning the elements of dance, they are also learning the importance of regular exercise, “proper form and posture, perseverance, and putting your whole heart and mind with all tasks–great and small.
The press release also said work has Mr. Viramontez’s work has had a positive impact on the students during the relatively short time.
“Our Academy believes that through music and dance the students not only get physically fit,” Viramontez said in a press release, “Learn about multicultural respect, build positive esteem, learn how to take positive risks but the most important aspect is that the kids love to work— they take pride and ownership of their team and they want to show their families how much they’ve earned the right to perform.”
Gregorio agreed with Viramontez.
“I was pleasantly surprised with how well the students responded to the dance instruction,” Gregorio said in the release. “After some initial feelings of awkwardness and uncertainty, the students were eager to participate and continue practicing during recess times and at home. The students are not only benefitting from learning the various dances. They are also learning the importance of believing in themselves and giving 100%–mind, heart, and spirit–into everything they do in order to reach their goals.”