Alee recently took a trip to Colombia where she discovered a school called El Colegio Del Cuerpo. It's an organization that is doing some really beautiful work in the city of Cartegena, Colombia. Their basic goal is to teach the art of dance to kids of all socioeconomic backgrounds. Rich kids are allowed. Poor kids are allowed. All kids are allowed.
It's an intense school too. They don't have mediocre dance classes to give the kids something to do when they're bored. The school wants their students to be the best in the world. The dancers that leave this school compete on a global level.
I can't help but smile when I hear about organizations like this. Schools like El Colegio del Cuerpo help the world realize that it doesn't always matter how much money you have. People don't respect the students of this school because the students are super rich and powerful. They are respected because they are really good at what they do.
It's also great because it gives underprivileged kids a way out of their poverty. It gives them a skill. It gives them confidence. It gives them an opportunity to contribute beauty to a broken world.
I just discovered a very similar school in Atlanta that is also helping underprivileged kids by teaching them dance.
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