I was raised in a family heavily involved in volunteer work. If there was something that needed to be done, you can bet my mom had volunteered to do it. Coincidentally that carried over to my dance training as well. We performed for nursing home residents, at church Christmas parties, community events – the works. We never thought twice about it and never considered not doing it, as it was just a part of our everyday life.
As I am getting older I find the same thing happening. I have the privilege of taking our dancers to community events to use their talents to give back to others. It is truly a joy to watch the faces of the people at nursing homes when they see the kids come to dance for them, knowing that some don’t get the chance to interact with young people anymore and some do not even get visitors. And like the students before them, I don’t think the students realize the magnitude of what they have done. I’m so glad to be raising dancers that give back to our community and do not think twice about doing so.
If you know somewhere that would like to host us – we would love to dance for them! Please feel free to contact me ad we can set something up.
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