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Four Students from Frederick Douglass High School tell about their experiences in the after school Cultural Arts Enrichment program at the Eubie Blake Center. 16-year-old Teela Bell, explains why she thinks the center is so great for kids like herself. |
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I like to dance and I think it's a good program for the children. It gives them a chance to do something else in their free time other than just run the streets. |
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Teela hopes to use the techniques learned at the Center in her future. |
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I plan on pursuing my career in dance. |
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Another Douglass student, 17-year-old Sheena Matthews, tells how she heard about the after school program. |
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Well, I found out about the Eubie Blake Center through the dance teacher Dawnyelle. |
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Like many other Blake students, Matthews combines her training with previously learned skill in hopes of becoming a well-rounded performer. |
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I sing, but I just dance for fun. So, it's like when you sing and perform, you gotta have something to back it up or whatever, so I just dance. |
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Matthews aims at furthering her dance career after graduation. |
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I plan to take it up in college, maybe go to an art school... a college art school. |
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17-year-old Kelvyn Brown, also found out about the program when instructor, Dawynelle Butler, came to Douglass High to recruit dancers for the team. |
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Ms. Butler came to my school and she introduced the Eubie Blake Dance team, and I was interested, and I auditioned, and I got in. |
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Brown, along with several other school-age youths, takes part in multiple cultural activities included in the program. |
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I participate in art, drama and dance. I like acting too, but dance is my major. |
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Rather than going home after school to simply lounge around, Brown comes to the Center every Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday to alleviate everyday pressures that sometimes come his way. |
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I think that dance, or coming here, it relieves some of my stress that I have. |
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Fellow student, 17-year-old Sheena Howard supports Brown, appreciating the positive environment of the Blake Center. |
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Dance, it relieves stress and it's just fun. |
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This is Tara Jones, reporting for BaltimoreStories.com |
