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Photos: Ballroom Dancing at Chase Elementary
Students there participated in a week-long program.
Fifth graders at Chase Elementary School expanded their musical horizons this week.
Chase is one of 40 county elementary schools where fifth grade students spend a week learning ballroom dancing.
Suzie Henneman, a retired Baltimore County teacher, shuttled to other schools she worked with this week on Friday, including Oliver Beach Elementary. Seven schools in all did ballroom dancing this week.
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Students demonstrated dances for parents including the merengue, swing and tango. At the end, Henneman invited parents to join in and dance with their children.
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Clarification: Henneman taught the ballroom dancing program at three schools this week. Four others were taught by two other instructors.
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