Zydeco Legend Chubby Carrier visits Dozier schoo

It is often said, the arts are a powerful teaching tool.
Teachers and leaders agree that students who receive lessons involving the arts will not soon be forgotten.
The Acadiana Center for the Arts' education programs aim to provide experiences that integrate the arts into education.
The Vermilion Parish School System is in its second year of partnership with the Acadiana Center for the Arts.
One aspect of this partnership is in-school performances. Each school gets to choose an in-school performance from a list of professional performers, and Dozier Elementary chose the popular Acadiana Zydeco musician and legend, Chubby Carrier, to visit and entertain the students.
Carrier was raised in Church Point, Louisiana, and was introduced to zydeco music as a young child by the musicians in his family. He is the leader of Chubby Carrier and the Bayou Swamp Band. He plays the accordion, and his Zydeco music is well known in Louisiana. The band’s 2010 release, “Zydeco Junkie,” won the Grammy for Best Zydeco or Cajun Music.
All of the students, as well as the teachers at Dozier Elementary, thoroughly enjoyed Chubby’s performance. The interactive performance had students working with him as he performed! It was truly a gift for the students to hear and visit with the artist, Chubby Carrier.
After the event, it was said,“The students will forever remember this special Cajun event that happened today!” There is no doubt how true that statement really is!