001Performing arts and visual arts are very important to a student's education so they can have a well rounded experience at school. Our students have a variety of experiences, from beginners being able to be in these classrooms and performing just here at school, all the way to, we have students that participate in high school events and get to experience the next level. Students benefit from an arts education by being exposed to a variety of different performing arts and visual arts and expanding their knowledge. I take the approach that every student can dance. I always like to teach each and every one of them as their own individual person and finding what they like about the art and pulling that out of them, so that they can be the best artist in any form that they can
002be. I love working here at No.1 because the students have a chance to find out where their unique talents and passions are. I love teaching dance here. I think all my classes kind of become these little families. All of the performing arts and visual arts teachers here at the school, we are given the opportunity to build the program of our dreams. And whether it's dance, or culinary arts, or theater, or orchestra, and we're able to build these programs and offer all these opportunities to students. The performing arts is really important because, like, you have the opportunity to meet new people, try new things, and, like, if you really like it you have the opportunity to perform in front of people. You get to try new things in school and maybe you can like those things
003that you've never tried before and maybe have a future with it.