The 19 students, seated in a U pattern, laughed uncomfortably.
A student seated near the door clapped his hands and the lines reformed.
For Miss Shurr, this was a first: What dance class ever began with the students seated on the floor?
Instructors, generally state-certified teachers, sit amid a group of three students seated at desks.
However, the student seated nearest the door later swore that his words were "I can't believe she's dead!"
The assembly was in a big gymnasium with the students seated on the floor.
"You've heard what's going to happen May 7," he said to the 31 Smokenders students seated before him in a Manhattan hotel room.
Ms. Schulman began, glancing at the students seated in a circle, notebooks on laps.
He passed a group of students seated about the base of a fountain, comparing notes on an examination they had just taken.
The experiment consisted of two students, seated at tables separated by an opaque screen.