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Catch up on the latest DITSAZ news, past and present
by dnwd | Aug 17, 2018 | News
Today’s word is accomplishment, one of our first students at Dancing in The Streets Arizona (DITSAZ) Deondre started at age 7. He has been coming three to four days a week consistently to class for the last Ten years. Deondre at age 17 is a now a role model... Read more
by dnwd | Jul 12, 2018 | News
Kindness: one of the greatest gifts you can bestow upon another. If someone is in need, lend them a helping hand. Do not wait for a thank you. True kindness lies within the act of giving without the expectation of something in return. Thank you to Tucson Metro Chamber... Read more
by dnwd | Jun 28, 2018 | News
[This post was written by one of our parents, Jamie Lynn Veprek] Anyone who has ever spent time with my girls has surely realized one thing; they love to dance. Wherever they go, no matter what they are doing, if there’s music, they start dancing.... Read more
by dnwd | Mar 1, 2018 | News
Welcome to our brand new, re-designed site! We’re now caught up (for now!) to modern web standards. One of those standards is that it’s now responsive, which means it’ll look great and be easy to read on any device, from your mobile phone, to your... Read more
by dnwd | Feb 21, 2015 | News
A heart-warming story about Dancing in the Streets Arizona that uses power of ballet to guide students, challenge stereotypes and enrich community by Anna Augustowska. See her incredible video.https://vimeo.com/127274744 Read more
by dnwd | Jun 11, 2014 | News
Discount Dance Supply is pleased to announce that the 2014 Dance Teacher of the Year Award, goes to the husband and wife team behind Dancing in the Streets, AZ! Using money they received as a wedding gift, Joseph Rodgers and Soleste Lupu founded Dancing in the... Read more
by dnwd | Dec 9, 2011 | News
Inside Tucson Business writes… What a big difference a little change in attitude makes, just ask South Tucson’s Dancing in the Streets Arizona troupe. Last year, the Fox Theatre’s city-controlled management rejected the group’s request to... Read more
by dnwd | Aug 12, 2010 | News
Performance is culmination of intense summer course It looked like a beehive gone mad. As dozens of pre-teen ballet dancers stretched and practiced their routines behind a massive black curtain, an assembly line of mothers and volunteers helped apply makeup on other... Read more
by dnwd | May 31, 2009 | News
Nonprofit project teaches youngsters the art of dance By Carmen Duarte, Arizona Daily Star May 31, 2009 Girls wearing leotards and tights are in the midst of barre exercises, warming up their muscles in the studio of Dancing in the Streets Arizona. Joseph Rodgers and... Read more
by dnwd | Feb 13, 2009 | News
By Veronica Cruz It all started with a simple dance step and a $5 bet. At a Memorial Day barbecue a couple of years ago, Joseph Rodgers, a professional ballet dancer and instructor, offered a friend’s son a few dollars if he could master an easy step he’s taught... Read more
