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Rockbridge Ballet performs with deaf and blind students - wdbj7.com
A truly special holiday performance is taking place this weekend in Lexington.
The Rockbridge Ballet is putting together a show with students from the Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind in Staunton.
The performance is supported by the Virginia Commission for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts.
One of Rockbridge Ballet's instructors is legally deaf and her daughter attends the school. It was her idea for the Rockbridge Ballet to join forces with the Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind.
12 Rockbridge dancers will perform with 11 students who are either deaf or blind.
The two groups have been practicing for months but it has been challenging.
Jessica Martin is the Artistic Director for Rockbridge Ballet. "The age difference, most of our dancers are high school age where we're teaching pre-schoolers and also the language barrier, but it's been amazing to watch them overcome their differences to have these moments with each other," said Martin.
The groups will perform Saturday at the Lenfest Center for the Arts at Washington and Lee University.
The shows are at 3:00 & 7:30. The cost is $10 for adults, $5 for students.
"I think the audience will just really be touched by the beauty of these children. They just, despite all they are having to overcome, they just radiate joy and that's what this season is about and life is about," said Jessica Martin.
A truly special holiday performance is taking place this weekend in Lexington.
The Rockbridge Ballet is putting together a show with students from the Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind in Staunton.
The performance is supported by the Virginia Commission for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts.
One of Rockbridge Ballet's instructors is legally deaf and her daughter attends the school. It was her idea for the Rockbridge Ballet to join forces with the Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind.
12 Rockbridge dancers will perform with 11 students who are either deaf or blind.
The two groups have been practicing for months but it has been challenging.
Jessica Martin is the Artistic Director for Rockbridge Ballet. "The age difference, most of our dancers are high school age where we're teaching pre-schoolers and also the language barrier, but it's been amazing to watch them overcome their differences to have these moments with each other," said Martin.
The groups will perform Saturday at the Lenfest Center for the Arts at Washington and Lee University.
The shows are at 3:00 & 7:30. The cost is $10 for adults, $5 for students.
"I think the audience will just really be touched by the beauty of these children. They just, despite all they are having to overcome, they just radiate joy and that's what this season is about and life is about," said Jessica Martin.