Heart of Dance could not be more proud of the over 110 fifth grade students who participated in the Colors of the Rainbow Team Match May 7 at the elegant Intercontinental St. Paul Riverfront Hotel. Ten teams of dancers from throughout the Twin Cities demonstrated Respect, Elegance, and Teamwork as they showcased Merengue, Tango, Foxtrot, Waltz, Swing and Rumba. Every team received a trophy and every student a medal. Congratulations to all!

See the lively Merengue (above) and more photos/videos from the Team Match on our website. Photos below capture the energy of our students and families!

A big thank you to our volunteers, school partners, families, and all those who made the event a special day to remember.

Photos generously provided by C.J. Hurst and Rory Thomas.

Students dance the Merengue side-by-side from Harambee Elementary School and Maternity of Mary -- St. Andrew Catholic School.

Windom Spanish Dual Immersion students Luis and Andres joined Learning for Leadership Charter School on the dance floor when they discovered a shortage of gentlemen on the team. Talk about teamwork!

Thanks to our professional ballroom dance judges: Donna Edelstein, Shinya McHenry, Nathan Daniels, and Amy Anderson 

Students from Academia Cesar Chavez and Saint Paul Music Academy dance the elegant Foxtrot.

Thank you! We could not do this without your amazing support.   Thank you for joining Heart of Dance on this journey!   Programming is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund. We are also grateful for the support of The Emerald Foundation, F. R. Bigelow Foundation, Mardag Foundation and The Saint Paul Foundation, as well as many generous individual donors and volunteers. This activity is funded, in part, by an appropriation from the Minnesota State Legislature with money from the State's general fund.