{"nodes":[{"node":{"nid":"108716","title":"ASU professor creates \u0027Red,\u0027 an interactive dance with toddlers","body":"Red is the color that best embodies the range of energetic expression in toddlers, and that\u2019s why Amanda Pintore named her family-friendly dance performance \u201cRed.\u201d\u201cThis is for 12- to 36-month-olds, so we\u2019re exploring joyful chaos, rough-and-tumble play, connection making and expression,\u201d said\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222025-10-31T23:03:05-07:00\u0022\u003E10\/31\/2025-11:03pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Named after the the color that Amanda Pintore says best embodies the range of energetic expression in toddlers, \u0026quot;Red\u0026quot; is designed based off of Pintore\u0026#039;s research with young children.","teaser":"Red is the color that best embodies the range of energetic expression in toddlers, and that\u2019s why Amanda Pintore named her family-friendly dance performance \u201cRed.\u201d","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-10\/hero_0.jpg?h=750a1c03\u0026amp;itok=Drr6WwEd","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20251031-arts-humanities-and-education-asu-professor-creates-red-interactive-dance-toddlers","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"ASU News","contributor-contact-information-name":"Mary Beth Faller","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-727-4503","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-10\/hero_0.jpg?h=750a1c03\u0026amp;itok=Drr6WwEd","image_alt":"A woman\u0026#039;s hair flies as she dances in a circle of children","image_caption":"Amanda Pintore, assistant professor in the School of Music, Dance and Theatre at ASU, performs \u201cRed\u201d during a dress rehearsal Wednesday, Oct. 29, at the Mesa Arts Center. 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