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they see themselves in the work

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and it’s not something that is

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unrelatable to them

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and that’s really what makes an enriched

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classroom

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and an enriched art form because you’re

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getting

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all these wonderful children in a room

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just exploring and being creative and

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having permission and feeling

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safe to do work that they feel

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passionate about

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and i think that’s what is unique about

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the may program as well

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because we are working in south asian

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art forms and so

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the chances of a student especially in

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diverse schools

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seeing a reflection of their culture

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their identity

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reflected back to them is priceless

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it’s very important to get the youth

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engaged and involved in the arts

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so the fact that you’re bringing all the

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elements in interactive workshops with

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people that are you know at the peak of

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their crafts and

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getting the youth to participate in

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these art forms like is a beautiful

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thing

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i’ve been involved in the may program

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for about the last two or three years

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now

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and i come in as a dance artist so i

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bring a little bit of urban

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hip-hop combined with bunga and

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bollywood i think that’s the whole

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beauty

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of the may program is that it’s supposed

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to be building those bridges

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so i always come in working with a

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little bit more pop and hip-hop

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so it’s songs that they’re familiar with

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and then right when we segue into the

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bhangra

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there’s a lot of similarities having a

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program on this is just amazing there’s

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absolutely no way that they can succeed

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in math and language and anywhere else

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if they can’t

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think creatively and think outside the

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box each student

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brings a wealth of experience ideas

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creativity curiosity personality

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i feel that if i was a student

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i would want to have exposure to

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professionals that look like me

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that reflect my experience or that even

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just

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provide me with the possibility that i

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could do this for a living

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