By Christina Santucci
Two western Queens schools have secured spots in the Dancing Classrooms’ final Sunday, as other teams are slated to compete for the remaining spots Thursday.
PS 152 in Woodside beat out the competition in December for a place, while PS 229 in Maspeth won first in a semi-final round in March.
“We got silver last year,” said PS 229 Principal Sibylle Ajwani. “This year we are in it again and we are preparing to get gold.”
Ajwani said the school has been participating in Dancing Classrooms’ ballroom program for the past eight years and supporters pitch in to provide funds for costumes and transportation.
“It’s a great expense because we have to rent a bus, get costumes; some of the kids we have to buy shoes and shirts,” she said.
Teams are allotted different colors for each round so outfits have to be adjusted with each competition – for the final June 23, PS 229 will sport indigo accessories.
Ajwani expects her students to fare well in the competition, but judging the top levels she believes is subjective.
“They are all good. You wouldn’t be there unless you were good,” she said.
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