Getting to Know You: Student Helpers (Part 2)
Today we are featuring the second half of our Student Helpers in our latest edition of “Getting to Know You”! The student helpers are part of Dance Connection’s Teacher Training Program and student teach in our classes each week.
Dance Connection believes in providing a warm, safe, and professional atmosphere where each student is cared for within the Dance Connection family. We are proud to also offer a Teacher Training Program to our more serious students. It is a forum for students to gain training in teaching as well as job responsibility. Enrollment in our Teacher Training Program will provide members with the highest standard of mentoring and guidance. Dance Connection is strongly committed to enriching and nourishing the future teachers and citizens of our community. Regardless of your future career path, Dance Connection feels confident that all members of the Teacher Training Program will leave our program having learned the important life skills of: respect, responsibility, accountability, discipline, confidence, and professionalism.
Taylor Capozzoli
Student Helper
- What’s your favorite food? Sushi
- What’s your favorite subject in school? Math
- What do you like about being a dancer? Sometimes dance makes me feel good.
- What made you want to join the teacher training program? I like teaching and socializing with little kids, as well as being seen as a role model.
- What’s something from dance that’s helped you in school or somewhere else in your life? The lectures Miss Mary gives us are valuable life lessons that I take to heart.
Gabriella Dirosse
Student Helper
- What’s your favorite food? Pizza
- What’s your favorite subject in school? Math
- What do you like about being a dancer? Being a dancer gives you a whole bunch of opportunities. Also, if there’s something specific you want to work on the teachers always help you. All the staff are amazing. Dancing is something I’ve been doing my whole life. I love it and hope to continue for many more years.
- What made you want to join the teacher training program? What made me want to join the TTP was my love for children. I have a huge family and I have so many little cousins and I love doing things with them and taking care of them. Also when I was little and I had some student helpers teaching me, I thought it was so cool and I always wanted to do it.
- What’s something from dance that’s helped you in school or somewhere else in your life? In dance you learn a variety of things. Certain manners you learn help you in your outside life. Also since I’ve been doing dance for so long, if I wanted to join a certain sport or dance team I might be a little ahead and be able to do the things we have to.
Elizabeth Ericson
Student Helper
- What’s your favorite food? Pizza
- What’s your favorite subject in school? Science
- What do you like about being a dancer? It is a way to express myself.
- What made you want to join the teacher training program? To help little girls and boys accomplish their dreams.
- What’s something from dance that’s helped you in school or somewhere else in your life? Social Skills and communicating with others.
Samantha Gut
Student Helper
- What’s your favorite food? My favorite food is sandwiches.
- What’s your favorite subject in school? My favorite school subject is art.
- What do you like about being a dancer? I love dancing because it relieves my stress and it is so much fun.
- What made you want to join the teacher training program? When I was little I would look up to the student teachers because they connected to me so much. So I wanted to do the same.
- What’s something from dance that’s helped you in school or somewhere else in your life? Dance has taught me responsibility and has helped me become a better person.
Ashley Lormestoire
Student Helper
- What’s your favorite food? My favorite food is Pasta.
- What’s your favorite subject in school? My favorite subject in school is Science.
- What do you like about being a dancer? I like being a dancer because I love to challenge myself t learn new things such as dancing. I also like to dance because I enjoy expressing my feelings.
- What made you want to join the teacher training program? I wanted to join the Teacher Training Program because I wanted to learn the first steps into becoming a teacher.
- What’s something from dance that’s helped you in school or somewhere else in your life? Dance has helped me in many ways at my school. I won a contest in my school for dancing and it helped me make a lot of new friends.
Jamie Martinez
Student Helper
- What’s your favorite food? Love to eat fruit
- What’s your favorite subject in school? Love science
- What do you like about being a dancer? Learning different techniques
- What made you want to join the teacher training program? Because I like teach and make a difference in a child’s life
- What’s something from dance that’s helped you in school or somewhere else in your life? To treat others the way you would like to be treated and to not judge a book by it’s cover
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