like maysville, bugg elementary school in raleigh serves mostly low income families. but unlike maysville, bugg has four full-time, certified arts teachers in dance. ♪ ...music... >> time to work and sleep and play. ♪ ...the visual arts... and theatre. >> once upon a time... >> reporter: i asked these fifth graders how many minutes of the arts they have in a week. >> during the week, the calculation would be... >> um, about nine hours. >> i'd say about 15 hours. >> i would say around ten hours a week. >> okay. so we've got seven and a half, ten, nine, 15. >> i love the idea that the kids couldn't fully answer that. >> so she called up the doctor and the doctor said... >> reporter: michael armstrong is principal at bugg elementary >> they definitely have 45 minutes a day with a true, trained arts teacher. and then because all of our staff are trained in the arts that will bleed over into more time. >> i'm going to turn into the beanstalk now and i want you to understand the beanstalks side of the story. >> reporter: first grade teacher maria eby is using the story