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Dancing in Jaffa

Pierre Dulaine, an internationally renowned ballroom dancer, fulfills a life-long dream, taking his NY-based program, Dancing Classrooms, back to his city of birth, Jaffa. For generations, Jaffa has been a city divided by two communities that have grown increasingly apart. Over a 10-week period, Pierre teaches Jewish and Palestinian Israeli children to dance and compete together. The children are forced to confront issues of identity, segregation and racial prejudice as they dance with their enemy. Working to reverse years of ingrained beliefs and hatreds, Pierre’s efforts culminate in a final competition with Jewish and Palestinian-Israelis working as a team. He believes if you can shift the paradigm for the children, you can change the future.

Fifth graders are a tough crowd when it comes to interacting with the opposite sex. Jewish and Arab morals further complicate the issue. They are very resistant for all of those reasons, but Pierre’s persistence wins out in this unusual approach to promoting peace.

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