Articles by Sara Versluis
Picture of Health
Everlea Bryant wasn’t a medical student. She was a dance performance major at the University of Florida—which made designing a dance program for youth with sickle cell anemia especially daunting. Individuals with sickle cell anemia … Continue reading
Changing Course
Thirty-five years after beginning his career as a dancer and choreographer, David Parsons decided to do something he’d never tried before: go to grad school. In 2010, Parsons was one of 10 students to enter … Continue reading
New Moves
Freddie-Lee Heath wins over PE instructors with his pop culture-inspired choreography
Lady Gaga’s voice reverberated through the hotel’s multilevel atrium. It was the second day of the Arkansas Association of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance’s … Continue reading
Border Crossings
The Kids Excel program in El Paso inspires students in Ciudad Juárez.
The audience sitting on the gymnasium floor of Western Hills Elementary School in El Paso, Texas, fidgeted and squirmed. A few minutes into the … Continue reading
