I have started doing what I call 'dance tours' in different areas of Armenia. My first tour was to Armavir Marz, in southwest Armenia. I went to three different schools in three separate villages in the Marz (county), Arteni, Karakert and Aragartsavan. In each village school I had dances in three or four classes. We did American folk songs and then had a barn dance doing two or three easy dances. This was in grades three through 12. It is in essence, not a class to learn English, but a cultural exchange where the children/students experience an American cultural event. It also creates a space of joy for the children where they have fun, laugh, and move about and learn a little something about America. Peace Corps volunteers Andrea Grant and Aileen Fermin were here to help me.
This first group of photos is in Aragartsavan
third grade class. We are dancing The Galopede!!
Group photo... Aileen Fermin on far right...
Me and Andrea - No heat so coats and scarfs on!!
This second group of photos is from the village of
Arteni and Karakert third and ninth graders...
Group of third graders...
Learning left and right!!!
Arteni ninth graders.....
Learning La Bastringue...
Karakert third graders singing....
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