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Local High School Helps the Elderly Through Dance

Oratory Preparatory

Nicholas Silva, an honors student and senior at Oratory Preparatory School has been involved in volunteering at The Chelsea At Warren, a senior living community specializing in assisted Living, memory Impairment and respite care in Warren (Somerset County), New Jersey. During the summer, every Saturday, for several hours, he has been volunteering playing trivia and the guitar, games, puzzles with the residents. He is also teaching the residents ballroom dancing. Nicholas is a student at Arthur Murray Dance Studio, in Chatham, NJ. He is an avid and enthusiastic dancer who dances: Tango, Zouk, Jitterbug, Kizomba, Salsa, Bachata, Swing, and Cha-Cha. After school, during school vacations and during the summer, Nicholas also works part time for a dessert company, in Kenilworth and attends food shows, learning about sales and management.

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