The PA Ballet held its 1st Special Needs Clinic recently. In April the Walnut Street Theater is hosting a sensory friendly show free for kids with disabilities. In Philly, the special needs community is very hopeful that it is a sign of things to come in Philly. Making the arts as inclusive as possible, especially to kids, is a wonderful thing! I hope the PA Ballet makes this an annual event, I know they hope to!
C looked anxious and scared throughout but said she had fun. A had so much fun that I had to carry her to the car afterward. They came home asking to go to the next ballet class! I really appreciate everyone's hard work into making this day possible. The girls are going to make thank you cards and mail them out to each other their dance teachers. Staff and dancers from the PA Ballet volunteered their time for the clinic and I think a thank you note is something the girls would enjoy making and should learn to send.
It was hard to tell if they or I were more excited. Of course I took tons of pictures. I may have even been teary eyed. It's nice when something you always hoped they'd be able to do actually happens. Lesson in all this is that sometimes things happen when they're meant to happen, maybe a bit different than how you'd envisioned. Just keep trying.
