Meadville Area Senior High School Graduate Michelle White Teaches Children to Dance

2013 Mar 11

Michelle White, a graduate of Meadville Area Senior High School, is one of three Colgate University students now teaching children, ages 6 to 10, beginner dance lessons in downtown Hamilton, N.Y.

Hamilton Center for the Arts Director Kathy Herold said having Colgate students willing to teach for a nominal fee makes the seven-week program possible and affordable for children in the community.

"Even if it's not as structured as a dance school, it fills a gap," Herold said. "Families can afford it, and it helps bring in some money to the arts center."

Herold said about 20 children are now involved in the program, which she said will continue with new classes in the fall.