Philadelphia teacher, student at Deep Roots Charter School in Kensington go viral for 'veggie dance' battle

Close to 20 million people around the globe have seen the video of a Kensington 2nd grader and his teacher at Deep Roots Charter School throwing down in a 'veggie dance' dance-off.

A Philadelphia 2nd grader and his teacher at Deep Roots Charter School throw down in a 'veggie dance' dance-off, and it was all caught on video."It all started to teach Ahmad a lesson," says 2nd grade teacher Regina Laurie. "He kept telling me, 'Oh, Mrs. Laurie, you're old. Look at your hair.' So I said to myself, 'I'm going to challenge this boy to a dance-off.

Close to 20 million people around the globe have seen the video of a Kensington 2nd grader and his teacher at Deep Roots Charter School throw down in a 'veggie dance' dance off."I never knew she could dance like that," said 8-year-old Ahmad Dennis. "People were saying, 'They ate that,' and 'she ate you up!"One comment read: "She left no crumbs.

Dean of Students Jigcara Grant posts videos like this all the time to show the love, confidence and support being poured into these kids."When you come to this school, you feel loved," Grant said. "And we'll cheer you on no matter what. We spread all of the joy, positivity because we all need it.""Let children be children," said CEO and Principal Lucilla Perry-Edwards. "A lot of times we push children and we just push books in front of them.

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