Dance is dwindling in Wisconsin's public schools. Chell Parkins is trying to fix that.
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Chell Parkins talks about a photo of Margaret H’Doubler, dance education pioneer in the United States, at Lathrop Hall on the UW-Madison campus. As the first director of dance education at UW-Madison, Parkins is trying to bring more dance into schools.
SAMANTHA MADAR, STATE JOURNAL
Chell Parkins teaches a dance education class at Lathrop Hall on the UW-Madison campus. Parkins' work also includes advocating for more dance in Wisconsin schools.
From Guatemala to Puerto Rico, from Austin to New York, Chell Parkins’ work as a dancer, choreographer, teacher and documentary filmmaker has taken her around the country and world.
Chell Parkins teaches a dance education class at Lathrop Hall on the UW-Madison campus. It's one of five courses that make up a new certificate, or minor, in dance education available at the university.
Chell Parkins with a photo of a former class that has inspired her work as a dance educator. Parkins' career has taken her around the country and world, including Puerto Rico, Spain and Guatemala.
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Chell Parkins talks about a photo of Margaret H’Doubler, dance education pioneer in the United States, at Lathrop Hall on the UW-Madison campus. As the first director of dance education at UW-Madison, Parkins is trying to bring more dance into schools.
Chell Parkins teaches a dance education class at Lathrop Hall on the UW-Madison campus. It's one of five courses that make up a new certificate, or minor, in dance education available at the university.
Chell Parkins with a photo of a former class that has inspired her work as a dance educator. Parkins' career has taken her around the country and world, including Puerto Rico, Spain and Guatemala.
Chell Parkins teaches a dance education class at Lathrop Hall on the UW-Madison campus. Parkins' work also includes advocating for more dance in Wisconsin schools.
