Chicago Public Schools Tour

The Era goes on tour inside Chicago's public schools

The Era performed and taught workshops in K-12 Chicago public schools.

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"It's pretty simple to me, show them another outlet for expression and a successful career instead of the usual, rapper, singer and sports lane. Showing them you can have just as many opportunities as dance artists like any other field if they push themselves with guidance from mentors that are or have been successful in the field of dance. 

We’ve seen children from our own summer camps embody dance and use it as a tool to tell their own stories. Youth have started new dance crews and become full-on footwork battle dancers following in our footsteps and the footsteps of others. Within the footwork culture, youth are mobilizing due to our efforts to pass on the history and fundamentals through our camp in order to get them started on their own journey. Exposing youth to dance alongside instilling a 'do it yourself' attitude gives them a sense of pride, confidence that they can do anything and alternative outlets that can be pursued. There aren’t too many leaders with a voice that dance within Chicago Footwork, but we feel like The Era represents that in totality and are grateful that we can be an example for them to follow as figures." - Litebulb