WATCH | Grooving at Harmony Leadership

Dancers use residency to teach history through movement at Harmony Leadership Academy. [embedded content] CeCe Marie, artistic director of Rooted Movement Collective, teaches a hip-hop dance move to a group of second-graders Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025, at Harmony Leadership Academy in Texarkana, Ark. Marie and fellow dancers Todd Belin, Blake Worthey and Zoe Cordasco are in residency at the school through Friday. The performers, who are from Northwest Arkansas, are guiding students in exploring the African roots of popular dance styles and their place in the culture of the United States. On Wednesday, Marie taught students dance steps called the bounce, chest isolation and rock. (Staff photo by Stevon Gamble) CeCe Marie, artistic director of Rooted Movement Collective, teaches a hip-hop dance move to a group of second-graders Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025, at Harmony Leadership Academy in Texarkana, Ark. Marie and fellow dancers Todd Belin, Blake Worthey and Zoe Cordasco are in residency at the school through Friday. The performers, who are from Northwest Arkansas, are guiding students in exploring the African roots of popular dance styles and their place in the culture of the United States. On Wednesday, Marie taught students dance steps called the bounce, chest isolation and...