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8.$180 000 paid for 25 teachers travel expenses and dancing lessons in Germany
The federal government took 25 teachers on an all-expense paid trip to Germany for several weeks over the summer to tour Europe, learn about Johann Sebastian Bach, and take Baroque dancing lessons.
It was made possible by an $180,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to Moravian College in Pennsylvania, which held a four-week workshop in Germany called “Johann Sebastian Bach: Music of the Baroque and Enlightenment.” Teachers from around the U.S. were selected to participate, which involved traveling to cities where Bach was born and worked. The entire course lasted from July 6th through August 1st, and each participant received a $3,300 stipend to help cover their living expenses, in addition to free airfare and housing.
Once in Germany, most days featured morning lectures from Bach historians, but the teachers also enjoyed Baroque dancing lessons, which Moravian College claimed were absolutely essential to understanding much of Bach’s music.
