Folklore, dance used to teach visual art

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Christina Nordella teaches fifth graders the idea of positive and negative space at an Idyllwild School smARTS class. Nordella made it fun for the kids by teaching a Russian fairy folklore story and dance last Friday. “The kids loved it,” said Nordella. “It reminded them of magic.” Photo by John Pacheco
Christina Nordella teaches fifth graders the idea of positive and negative space at an Idyllwild School smARTS class. Nordella made it fun for the kids by teaching a Russian fairy folklore story and dance last Friday. “The kids loved it,” said Nordella. “It reminded them of magic.”
Photo by John Pacheco

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