Classroom is a ballroom; Middle schoolers learn new steps as they take part in dancing program.(Capital Region)

Byline: ANNE MILLER Staff Writer {FACTBOX} YOUNG DANCERS - What: Mont Pleasant Middle School Black History Month celebration, including student performances and refreshments Where: Mont Pleasant Middle School Auditorium, 1121 Forest Road When: 6 to 9 p.m. Feb. 10 Cost: Free and open to the public

SCHENECTADY - The middle school girls in halter dresses sway their hips to the salsa beat, trying to feel the Latin rhythm as the boys try to lead them through the song.

Teacher Bernice Rivera bounces from couple to couple, fixing their postures and demonstrating steps. As she watches on a school stage, she can't stop her own feet from moving too.

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