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Tidewater African Cultural Alliance

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🎉<a fr-original-style="" href="https://www.taca757.org" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; -webkit-user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">Tidewater African Cultural Alliance</a>&#39;s Youth Dance classes are back, and we can&#39;t wait to dance with your child! 🎉 Please note that the Fall 2026 program will meet weekly at Batten University on Tuesdays 4:45-5:405pm, October 6 until&nbsp;December 8. We will resume on January 5 and go through May 25, 2027.&nbsp; There may be dance performance opportunities from time to time, and we will communicate them as we receive them. Past opportunities have included performing at the Norfolk Botanical Gardens, for the Celebrating Children program at VA Beach&#39;s Mt. Trashmore, and at the City of VA Beach&#39;s African American Music Month celebration at the Goode Performing Arts Center of Batten University. Thank you for supporting our mission to bring cultural arts to our area, and to our youth.&nbsp;

Hi <span contenteditable="false" data-custom-variable="{{firstname}}" fr-original-class="fr-deletable styled-tag-chip" fr-original-style="" style="color: rgb(42, 42, 196); overflow-wrap: anywhere; -webkit-user-select: none; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 255); border: 1px solid rgb(191, 191, 255); border-radius: 4px; margin: 0px; padding: 1px 8px; font-size: 11px; display: inline-block; box-sizing: inherit;">First name, Thank you for supporting our mission of uniting the greater Tidewater region through educational programs, cultural arts, and events; and helping us to give free cultural arts access to our kids, and helping to increase their self-confidence while learning a little bit about Africa. What Your Child Should Wear:<ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Comfortable clothing you won&#39;t mind your child sweating in&nbsp;</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Athletic shoes, if needed for Afrobeats Dance. Otherwise, barefoot is preferred.</li></ul>What to Bring:&nbsp;<ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">A water bottle&nbsp;</li></ul>If you would like to further contribute, consider spreading the word about to your friends and family, or contacting us directly to learn about volunteer opportunities! Thank you once again for your support; we can&#39;t wait to dance with your child soon in the Dance Studio inside the Batten Student Center of Batten University! Rita Addico CohenFounder/Executive Director/InstructorTidewater African Cultural Alliance<a fr-original-style="" href="mailto:rita@taca757.org" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; -webkit-user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">rita@taca757.org</a>757.777.1564 <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1759925890/wysiwyg/kbc10e9vg55ggvoq6fke.jpg" style="width: 600px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; padding: 0px 1px; -webkit-user-select: none; max-width: 100%; position: relative; box-sizing: inherit;" fr-original-style="width: 600px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center;" fr-original-class="fr-draggable"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1788303725/wysiwyg/oa4bdfugmphj0gzbnsep.jpg" style="width: 600px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; padding: 0px 1px; -webkit-user-select: none; max-width: 100%; position: relative; box-sizing: inherit;" fr-original-style="width: 600px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center;" fr-original-class="fr-draggable">

🎉<a href="https://www.taca757.org" target="_blank">Tidewater African Cultural Alliance</a>'s Youth Dance classes are back, and we can't wait to dance with your child! 🎉 Please note that the Fall 2026 program will meet weekly at Batten University on Tuesdays 4:45-5:405pm, October 6 until December 8. We will resume on January 5 and go through May 25, 2027.  There may be dance performance opportunities from time to time, and we will communicate them as we receive them. Past opportunities have included performing at the Norfolk Botanical Gardens, for the Celebrating Children program at VA Beach's Mt. Trashmore, and at the City of VA Beach's African American Music Month celebration at the Goode Performing Arts Center of Batten University. Thank you for supporting our mission to bring cultural arts to our area, and to our youth.

Tidewater African Cultural Alliance

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