Instilling a sense of responsibility in youngsters

WHILE their peers are busy playing computer games and watching television, a handful of young children spend their free time practising wushu and lion dance moves.

HS dance team ready to 'Wow' in Super Bowl Village

The teenagers are just days away from dancing in front of what will likely be the largest crowd of their lives.

Go to a contra dance and party like it's 1799

On the first Saturday of each month there is a gathering at the Glenwood Springs Elementary School for a contra community dance. Singles and couples, from teens to those in their 80s, take part in the monthly dance get-togethers.

The dance

Forced to dance, I reinvented tai chi. I tried to recall the few times I actually joined a group of senior citizens gracefully doing kung fu in slow motion at the park early in the morning. Yet unable to actually memorize anything, I just did whatever moves my stiff body could do in free flow with my eyes wide shut.

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