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February 19, 2013, Dancing Classrooms by John Wilson, Education Week » http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/john_wilson_unleashed/2013/02/dancing_classrooms.html
January 25, 2013, Partners in education » Pittsburgh Catholic
December 15, 2012, Dancing Classrooms Pittsburgh Colors of the Rainbow, WTAE Channel 4 Action News (no link)
November 19, 2012 Classes teaching elementary students more than just dance » By Sally Wiggin, WTAE Pittsburgh Channel 4 Action News
July 16, 2012 Breakfast With Pierre Dulaine » By Patricia Sheridan, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
June 12, 2012 Mad Hot Ballroom Pittsburgh » Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: SEEN
June 11, 2012 Mad Hot Awesome » By Virginia Montanez, That’s Church
April 27, 2012 Carrik fifth graders learn ballroom dancing » By Dave Crawley, KDKA-TV
February 20, 2012 From the ballroom to the classroom » By Anne Thompson, NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams
January 08, 2012 Local fifth-graders cut rug for dance competition » Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
January 08, 2012 Photos of the day: Dancing Classrooms Pittsburgh » Photos by Lake Fong, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
June 20, 2011 Fanfare by Kate Guerriero, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (no link)
June 16, 2011 Dance Beat: Dancing Classrooms » By Jane Vranish, Pittsburgh Cross Currents
June 14, 2011 Mad Hot Ballroom Pittsburgh benefits Dancing Classrooms Pittsburgh » By Patricia Sheridan, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
June 13, 2011 Ballroom Dance Champ Hosts ‘Mad Hot Ballroom’ Event In Pittsburgh » wpxi.com
June 03, 2011 Mad. Hot. Something that resembles dancing. » By Virginia Montanez, That’s Church
May 25, 2011 On stage: Hines’ last dance » By Jane Vranish, Pittsburgh Cross Currents
May 22, 2011 Daily Gallery: Saturday, May 21, 2011 » Photos by Jasmine Goldband, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
May 22, 2011 Ballroom Dancing Finals (video) » By Jasmine Goldband, TribLIVE Multimedia, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
May 21, 2011 Dancing Classrooms Finals, KDKA-TV News (no link)
May 21, 2011 Dancing Classrooms Finals, students send message to Hines Ward, WTAE Pittsburgh Channel 4 Action News (no link)
May 20, 2011 Weekend Hotlist » Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
May 18, 2011 Dance Beat: Yolanda, DC, Luke, Abby, Salsita! » By Jane Vranish, Pittsburgh Cross Currents
May 13, 2011 Dance: A sizable footprint » By JaneVranish, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
May 09, 2011 Photos of the day: Dancing Classrooms Colors of the Rainbow » Photos by Bill Wade, post-gazette.com
February 08, 2011 Taking the Lead: Dancing Classrooms » Arts Education Foundation
December 31, 2010 On Stage: Dancing Classrooms — One More Time » By Jane Vranish, Pittsburgh Cross Currents
December 29, 2010 Pittsburgh Phillips K-5 earns gold, advances in ballroom dance competition » The South Pittsburgh Reporter
December 28, 2010 On Stage: Dancing Classrooms X 2 » By Jane Vranish, Pittsburgh Cross Currents
December 12, 2010 Pittsburgh fifth-graders glide through ballroom contest » By Debra Erdley, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
December 11, 2010 Dancing Classrooms finals, KDKA-TV News (no link)
September 01, 2010 Swingtime! Inner-city fifth graders learn self-respect, civility and teamwork through ballroom dancing » Pennsylvania Magazine
April 01, 2010 Thank you for the dance: An innovative program brings ballroom basics and more to Pittsburgh fifth graders » By Martha Rial, Pittsburgh Quarterly, Spring 2010
January 11, 2010 Colors of the Rainbow leaves lasting impression » By Adrienne Totino, Pittsburgh Dance Examiner
January 10, 2010 Teaching young ballroom dancers poise, self-confidence and teamwork » Pittsburgh Catholic Magazine
January 07, 2010 Dancing Classrooms teaches students to respect each other » Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
January 07, 2010 Dancing Classrooms prsents ‘Colors of the Rainbow’ » By Adrienne Totino, Pittsburgh Dance Examiner
January 04, 2010 Off-Stage: Dance MVPs 2009 » By Jane Vranish, Pittsburgh Cross Currents
January 04, 2010 Pittsburgh Public Schools embrace dance program that teaches poise, camaraderie » Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
November 23, 2009 “Dancing with Stars” boosts interest in dance » Post-Gazette.com multimedia
September 18, 2009 Fancy steps promote social grace » Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
May 11, 2009 Ballroom lessons for students much more than dancing » Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
News Releases
- June 09, 2011 Pittsburgh Mercy Health System presents Mad Hot Ballroom June 12 to benefit Dancing Classrooms Pittsburgh » MBH Public Relations
- June 02, 2011 Put on your dancing shoes for Mad Hot Ballroom Pittsburgh, June 12 » By MBH Public Relations
- May 17, 2011 National Endowment for the Arts awards Mercy Behavioral Health $24,000 for Dancing Classrooms PIttsburgh » MBH Public Relations
- May 16, 2011 Fifth graders to compete in 2010-11 finals for Dancing Classrooms Pittsburgh » MBH Public Relations
- May 07, 2011 Fifth graders from four Pittsburgh Public Schools bring home gold in Dancing Classrooms Pittsburgh Colors of the Rainbow ballroom contest » MBH Public Relations
- May 04, 2011 Fifth graders from six Pittsburgh Public Schools to compete in Dancing Classrooms Pittsburgh “Colors of the Rainbow” Semi-finals » MBH Public Relations
- December 13, 2010 Fifth graders from four Pittsburgh elementary schools bring home gold and advance to finals in “Colors of the Rainbow” ballroom dancing contest » MBH Public Relations
- December 09, 2010 Fifth graders from nine Pittsburgh schools to compete in ‘Colors of the Rainbow’ Ballroom Dancing Contest » MBH Public Relations