Yesterday, a few friends from ALL THE WAY LIVE flew in to teach students of Mano Amiga Academy how to dance…. particularly basic break dancing.

All The Way Live utilizes dance as a means to reach out to underprivileged and at-risk youth in marginalized communities, working to fill the gaps left by public institutions with a safe environment to develop and create self-expression through dance. Our after-school programs and urban arts workshops work to offer youth creative and positive alternatives to gang and crime-related activities that are prevalent in their communities. Our teachers also act as mentors and help guide our participants through their creative dance journey, as well as their journey through life by striving to foster leadership and life skills.

I met a few of the guys back in 2009, but I never had the chance to watch them in action. Luckily on this trip I made it a point to see them at work, and they are so great with the kids… I wish we could do this more often because everyone (kids, teachers, principal, dancers, volunteers) had a lot of fun.

xx

V