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Alexander Grant prepares for DANCE, a fitness program led by UTC students, Thursday, Nov. 16, 2017 at Orchard Knob Middle School.<\/p><\/div>\n

Alex Grant places a pattern of hula hoops down the sloped aisles of Orchard Knob Middle School\u2019s auditorium. She drops a set of jump ropes on the ground to cap off each aisle, then settles on the side of the stage to sit and wait for her group of students to show up after study hall.<\/p>\n

Three days a week, Grant, a UTC graduate student studying physical activity and health in the Department of Health and Human Performance, visits Orchard Knob with a group of undergraduate interns, engaging students with a program called DANCE (Determining Adolescent\u2019s Needs for Culturally Appropriate Exercises).<\/p>\n

DANCE was designed to connect with students who are considered nontraditional athletes. Because they don\u2019t participate in typical sports like soccer or baseball, they are likely to be less physically active. Through DANCE, UTC students introduce middle schoolers to alternative forms of exercise that easily fit into their lifestyle and day-to-day activities.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe kids teach me how to be flexible and creative and to remember to bring fun into all the other avenues of my life,\u201d Grant says. \u201cIt’s really rewarding to be involved in a project that is truly dedicated to helping make a difference in their day.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Te’Sean Choice maneuvers through hula hoops down the auditorium aisle, Thursday, Nov. 16, 2017 at Orchard Knob Middle School.<\/p><\/div>\n

Holistic approach<\/h3>\n

From learning dance steps to Beyonc\u00e9\u2019s \u201cFormation\u201d to competitive relay races through the Orchard Knob auditorium to practicing yoga and mindfulness, for the group of sixth-, seventh- and eighth-graders, the DANCE program has become more than a glorified P.E. class.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe DANCE program definitely has had a positive impact on our students,\u201d explains Cheryl McCray, dean of students at Orchard Knob Middle School.<\/p>\n

In addition to making exercise fun, the UTC students running DANCE \u201chave also formed relationships with students as mentors and role models,\u201d she says. \u201cThe students look forward to seeing them every week, and are excited to share what they have learned.\u201d<\/p>\n

Grant says she and her fellow interns working with DANCE aren\u2019t the students\u2019 teachers and aren\u2019t their peers, so they have a unique opportunity to engage with them.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re this gray area with them. We get to kind of connect with them on a different level,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n

In addition to physical activity, the DANCE curriculum highlights nutrition, self-esteem and self-efficiency.<\/p>\n

Orchard Knob along with four other schools in Hamilton County \u2014Brainerd High School, Dalewood Middle School, Woodmore and Orchard Knob Elementary Schools\u2014 is identified as an Opportunity Zone school, also known as iZone. The schools in the zone receive targeted support with a heightened urgency of improvement because of poor academic performance.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese kids have just \u2026 they\u2019ve been through life already,\u201d Grant says.<\/p>\n

When she reached out to parents at the beginning of the program at Orchard Knob, she received mixed responses. But one response really stood out. Grant quotes the mother:<\/p>\n

\u201c\u2018Listen, I don\u2019t really care about your program. And I don’t mean that in a mean way, but I want to know that my kid is off the street. I want to know my kid is safe \u2026 So I know that he doesn\u2019t necessarily want to dance, but I want him there.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

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Jaleel Choice, stripes, Te’Sean Choice, black and gray shirt, Desean Aaron, red, and Antonia Espey, participate in a fitness program led by UTC students Lauren Barber (gray tights) and Alexandra Grant (black tights) Thursday, Nov. 16, 2017 at Orchard Knob Middle School.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Desean Aaron participates in a fitness program led by UTC students Thursday, Nov. 16, 2017 at Orchard Knob Middle School.<\/p><\/div>\n

Keep moving<\/h3>\n

DANCE started in a health service learning course out of the Health and Human Performance program led by Dr. Shewanee Howard-Baptiste<\/a>, associate professor\u00a0 in UTC\u2019s Exercise Science program. A group of students who were also dancers with UTC\u2019s Sugar Mocs came up with the curriculum for teaching healthy habits through dancing.<\/p>\n

After spending two years at East Lake Academy, the program grew to include Orchard Knob last fall.<\/p>\n

Translating what they\u2019ve learned in the classroom to a group of middle-school students, Grant says, is giving invaluable exposure to her and the undergraduate students. The boots-on-the-ground opportunity provides administrative and face-to-face coaching to supplement her knowledge of the materials she teaches middle schoolers every week.<\/p>\n

DANCE also has provided a chance for the undergraduates to highlight their individual interests and bring their knowledge to the table. Some students come to the program with education experience from summer camps and MobileFit programs at the YMCA; another student is majoring in nutrition. Combined, they round out the DANCE program and make it more beneficial to the middle schoolers.<\/p>\n

DANCE also is part of ongoing research to measure how well the program increases the middle schoolers\u2019 physical activity. By tracking their activity for a week at the beginning of the program and again at the end, the numbers show a steady increase in how Orchard Knob students are on the move.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Through DANCE, UTC students introduce middle schoolers to alternative forms of exercise that easily fit into their lifestyle and day-to-day activities.<\/p>\n

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