The Head of the English Department of our school, Cape Rodney, asked me to serve as one of the judges of the school's Culture Day. The students performed dances and songs from their own cultural heritage - there were about 8 different language...
This photo was taken on May 20, 2011,at an HIV/AIDS Candlelight Memorial in Ukraine. Students of all ages participated in a candlelight walk, quizzes focused on prevention and stigma reduction, behavour pledges and presented interpretive dance,...
One of the very colorful and lively funeral celebrations common in Cameroon. Participants dance to lively drums celebrating the life of a tribal chief, rather than mouring his death. Bafang, Cameroon.
Sangha, Mali taken on 12/28/2008. We took a three-day hike in Dogon country to celebrate Christmas. On the final day we were congratulated with this dance. The dance is traditionally done at a funeral, but Dogons perform it for tourists.
My host mom took this photo on September 18, 2009 on the final day of orientation week in Macedonia. We had just met our host parents for the first time, and in an effort to "break the ice" volunteers and their host families danced the oro.
This photo was taken on the last day of language learning with my cluster (December 1, 2008). Looba made the cluster lunch. It was a full celebration and we were dancing while we were cleaning up the dishes.
Grenadian students from St. Paul's Government Primary School are performing a traditional "May Pole Dance" in celebration of their country's 36th Anniversary of Independence on February 7, 2010.
This photo was taken on May 24th, 2010 at the primary school in a Bulgarian village. It was the last day of schools for the first graders. These girls are dancing a traditional Bulgarian dance, called the Horo, in celebration.
While visiting my colleagues in Rajshahi we spent some time at this High School (grades 6 - 10) and here is a picture of one of the girls performing a traditional dance in the school courtyard.
During our in-country TEFL training in Summer 1989, a TEFL "practice school" was set up at the Teacher Training Institute in Sana'a, Yemen. After finishing the term, we celebrated with our students. The students began dancing, and I got dragged...
This photo was taken in Bekescsaba, Hungary in May 1993 at a folkdance performance in the city center. Many of my students are performing in this group. You will notice the wine bottles on the heads and in the hands of the dancers. The dance...
Peace Corps Volunteers came together to start an annual Children's English Language Drama Festival in Hungary. This is a photo of my 8th grade students at the finals in Hajdunanas for the inaugural year - 1992. I found the play in a textbook in...
Taken in October 1969 in Kangavar, Iran, this picture was taken at the wedding of my housekeeper's 17 year old son. Prior to the wedding, the bridegroom, family and friends dance through the alleys to music by a reed horn player and drummer.