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Bibb County School District (BCSD)
teaches Dance as part of the school
day at Veterans Elementary School,
Vineville Academy of the Arts,
L.H. Williams Elementary School,
Miller Fine Arts Magnet Middle
School, Weaver Middle School, and
Central Fine Arts & International
Baccalaureate Magnet High School.
Terra Gallemore Hitchcock, who has
worked in BCSD dance programs for
14 years and now teaches at Veterans
Elementary School said, "Dance allows
students to explore their emotions, tell
their stories, and give teachers insight
into how they feel. There is freedom
and power in movement."
Whether students also attend private
dance lessons, the BCSD dance
program allows students to experience:
Adventure, passion, expression,
courage, and joyfulness
Growth in areas of artistic expression
Students taking their everyday life
and turning it into natural,
creative movement
Dedicated and experienced teachers
who provide fun, inclusive, nurturing
and safe environments to explore
both an advanced and foundational
dance instruction
Performances in and out of the
community, such as Cherry Blossom
Festival, The Battle of the High
School Bands, holiday and seasonal
recitals and programs.
Inspiring field trips such as seeing
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta,
exposing them to knowledge of
careers in the field of dance
LET'S DANCE!
IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Original Broadway cast member of Hamilton
and Macon Magazine Summer 2023 cover
star, Sasha Hutchings, leads dance and theater
workshops at her BCSD alma mater, Central
High. Photo by Woody Marshall.
