Students learn about dance

Thanks to a grant funded by Humanities Montana, students in Whitehall were recently able to take part in a program to learn more about community dances.

According to Whitehall teacher Robyn Smith, Mark Matthews made a recent visit to the school for the program that encompasses the gamut of fun and easy to learn community dances such as squares, contras, and circles.

Mathews is a writer, historian, dance instructor, officer with the Missoula Folklore Society, and writing instructor at the University of Montana College of Technology.

During the program, local students also were able to learn the...