International Dance Day Handout

Celebrate International Dance Day by learning about the holiday (and different dances from around the world), coloring the free handout, or learning a new dance!  International Dance Day celebrates dance globally and is celebrated annually on April 29th, the birthday of Jean-Georges Noverre who was the inventor of modern ballet. …

National Superhero Day

National Superhero Day is meant to celebrate all the superheroes in your life: parents, guardians, family, teachers, doctors, and of course yourself. Fun fact: National Superhero Day was created in 1995 by Marvel employees to celebrate everyone’s favorite superhero! Celebrate this day by recognizing your superpower and making as many …

Hazel Scott: Piano Prodigy and Civil Rights Activist

Hazel Scott was a child prodigy classically trained on the piano. She was known as the “Darling of Café Society,” which was an integrated nightclub in Greenwich Village, New York. Hazel was born on June 11, 1920 in Port of Spain, Trinidad. Her father, R. Thomas Scott, was a West African Scholar and her mother, Alma Long …

Introduction to Margaret Bonds

Margaret Bonds was born on March 3, 1913 in Chicago, Illinois. Her father was a physician, and her mother was a piano teacher and church choral director. Margaret’s mother started teaching her piano at a very young age. When Margaret was 8 years old, she started studying at the Coleridge-Taylor Music School. (Remember Samuel …