A group of Calgary teenagers has started a volunteer initiative to get kids up and moving during the COVID-19 pandemic, offering free online dance and martial arts classes along with musical and dance performances.
They call themselves “COVID-9teen.” “It feels amazing to see the audiences we’ve reached and to see a lot teenagers are willing to share their talents by performing or teaching us,” group founder Jing Hu, 17, said.
It started with a handful of teenage volunteers in Calgary and has now expanded across the country with upwards of 50 teen and youth teachers and performers. [ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ] “It’s pretty amazing how just a group of teenagers can come together and create this