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When we think of art and science, we tend to put them on opposite sides of a spectrum. One is creative and intuitive, while the other is rigorous and logical. But what if the two have more in common than we think? And what if art could illuminate the value of science?
That idea is at the core of STEM From Dance, a New York City-based youth organization whose educational programs meld dance and Science, Technology, Math and Engineering (STEM). The organization’s founder and CEO is Yamilée Toussaint Beach, who says the pairing of artistic expression and STEM has its roots in her own childhood.
“When I was a little girl, I was really in love with dance. It just really resonated with me,” Beach says. But she says she also loved doing math and science problems ...
