Ep 34:Arts Outside of the Box: Creativity and Community Collaboration with Miss Tee Sandifer

<p>In this episode of <em>Why Change? </em>you’ll meet the inspiring entrepreneur, Tee Sandifer, and learn about how she grew her arts organization into a social change empire for youth, family and communities. Building upon knowledge of self and her community’s needs, Miss Tee’s studio has taken off in a phase of rapid growth since the pandemic hit in 2020, as she works to re-educate families and community leaders about the integral role the arts can play in everyday life. Co-hosts Ashraf and Jeff reflect on the work of Studio T and the social responsibility of young artists as public servants in their communities.</p> <p>In this episode you’ll learn:</p> <p>1) How we can and should expand our definition of what art is and where it happens.</p> <p>2) How citizenship is an example of applied creativity.</p> <p>3) An example of an arts organization’s rapid growth and development during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic</p> <p>ABOUT TEE SANDIFER: A 30-year dance education expert specializing in pulling the best out of youth. She has developed some of Hollywood’s most sought-after young dancers including THE 2016 winner of ‘So You Think You Can Dance’, 2018 World of Dance stars, members of the Jabbawockeez, and more. But to her, some of the biggest successes of her program have come from students who finished high school and went on to become college graduates.</p> <p>As CEO and founder of <strong>Studio T Arts &amp; Entertainment</strong>, <strong>PassToClass.com</strong>, <strong>California’s Day of Dance</strong>, <strong>Side Hustle Academy</strong>, <strong>LVL Up,</strong> and <strong>@SweetTeeTime</strong>, Miss Tee’s heartbeat is to champion the development of every child, build confidence and character as well as develop a conquering spirit that believes anything in possible.</p> <p>Sandifer’s success in building this organization is the direct result of her own struggles and triumphs growing up in Richmond to a single mom raising five siblings. Early in her career as a teaching artist she consistentl