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Lauren Alzos-Benke, 9-12
Sunset Park High School
Lauren Alzos-Benke teaches dance with a focus on choreography at Sunset Park High School in Brooklyn. She founded the program in 2009, after 7 years as a foreign language classroom teacher. Lauren believes that every person has a unique way of moving and students in her class discover more about themselves through risky, creative endeavors resulting in original choreography.