Day 74

Today is National Dance Day.  To celebrate we are looking back at the South Carolina School for the Deaf and the Blind’s participation in So You Think You Can Dance.  The South Carolina School for the Deaf and the Blind has been an ABC (Arts in Basic Curriculum) School for over ten years. We provide classes for our students in fine arts (including painting, drawing, and ceramics), music, theater, and dance. Each year, we have dance teachers-in-residence who help our students to learn modern dance steps, including hip-hop. With instruction from these excellent teachers, we have able to form dance teams in 2016 and 2020 to compete in the Spartanburg area So You Think You Can Dance contest. Ballet Spartanburg sponsors the community dance contest which features 10 community organizations competing on stage to spread awareness of their causes and raise money from members of the community.

In the 2016 contest, SCSDB board members and one teacher competed along with students dressed as ballerinas in a dance number that had a “Dream” theme. Board member Anna Converse, dressed as a Disney princess, danced with Fine Arts Teacher Chris Turner, dressed as a Prince. Board members Cordelia “Dele” Fort, dressed as Snow White, and James Nittel, dressed as another Prince, whirled across the boards. In 2020, a group of our students, led by dance teacher-in-residence Son of Ice with the Sound of Learning company, and music teacher Cecilia England, performed a vibrant hip-hop routine. As a result of students’ fancy footwork, money was raised for the Foundation to fund SCSDB programs.

The picture of the previous page shows the students who performed in the event when SCSDB participated in 2016.  The picture at the top of this page shows the students who performed in the event when SCSDB participated in 2020.

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