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“I think my parents’ careers in the STEM fields made it so that I always believed that I could also do something in STEM,” Toussaint said. While she had a love for math, the dance studio was her “home away from home,” she said. In 2012, she created STEM From Dance, a nonprofit program that integrates dance with STEM education to make these subjects more engaging and accessible. “When I first started the dance part, I really liked it,” recalled Myrtha Plaisime, 14, a STEM From Dance participant. CNN“That feeling that they get, we want them to remember that and … remember that they are celebrated for doing things in STEM,” Toussaint said.
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