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Byline: Melanie D. Scott
Apr. 27--Kevin Brockberg stood in the front of the gymnasium of Harding Elementary School in northwest Detroit and told his students to get ready.
"OK, I'm going to put the music on and I want you all to dance," said Brockberg, the school's physical education and fifth-grade math teacher. "Let's get moving."
As Brockberg turned on the music, students moved their feet up and down, to the left and right. They jumped to the beat all the while smiling and laughing.
Some giggled and grabbed the hands of the student standing next to them and others focused on getting the moves correct.
"This is my favorite thing to do in gym because I like to dance a lot," said …