{"id":23045,"date":"2016-08-25T15:45:06","date_gmt":"2016-08-25T19:45:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wework.com\/creator\/?p=23045"},"modified":"2020-04-03T15:50:59","modified_gmt":"2020-04-03T19:50:59","slug":"watch-design-dance-wework-help-chicago-kids-express","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wework.com\/ideas\/community-stories\/employee-spotlight\/watch-design-dance-wework-help-chicago-kids-express","title":{"rendered":"Watch Design Dance and WeWork help Chicago kids express themselves"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

An ability to express themselves is one thing that builds confidence in students. WeWork recently partnered with Design Dance<\/a>, a community of artists that helps students boost their self-esteem while they bust a move. Together, they put on an Entrepreneurship in the Arts program for students attending Chicago Public Schools. Calling the program \u201cWorking Together,\u201d Design Dance brought students into WeWork River North<\/a> and invited volunteers to teach them marketing, accounting, dance, design, and branding skills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of the Design Dance instructors, Gloria Mwez, describes the Entrepreneurship in the Arts program as a way to spur creativity. She explains how she wants to \u201cgive back some of the creativity I found in composing work and creating work to express yourself.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Becky Thomas, communications and project management mentor, says she noticed that through the program, the children gain a \u201cstronger sense of themselves and leadership capabilities.\u201d In other words, students in this program learn how to thrive at working with others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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