Tag Archives: Tween

Bus a move: Tween girl teaches dance via traveling bus

by Lisa Parks WHAT’S HAPPENING Twelve-year-old Amiya Alexander has her peers dancing in the street. The Detroit tween launched Amiya’s Mobile Dance Academy for kids whose families can’t afford the cost of professional lessons. Drawing up a blueprint in crayon, Amiya developed a business plan for a traveling studio within a pink school bus (TheGrio.com, […]

What a rec: Kids’ entertainment rooms make a comeback

by Nissa Hanna WHAT’S HAPPENING What’s better than keeping the kids close to home? Getting them to stay home; so helicopter ‘rents are enticing tweens and teens to stay in by reviving the rec room with some au courant upgrades (New York Times 7.10.08). The modern version may be unrecognizable to some; Gran’s old sofa […]

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