By Susan Parma | President. Dance To Live Inc.
Nexus is a residential treatment center for female adolescents recovering from drug addiction. Their children reside on campus as well. Nexus Recovery Center receives our services twice a month, with 2 classes per session - one for the younger children (the children of the addicted adolescents) and one for the young women themselves. Spring of 2013 begins our fifth season at Nexus. We work with adolescents and children in separate classes to inspire health, physical endurance, self-esteem and confidence through different types of movement. Emotion which is impossible to put into words can be expressed and released through movement. We use several types of adaptive movement. There is yoga, creative movement, stories expressed through dance (a blending of skits and movement), reinforcement of class lessons (frequently with costumes) - and whatever the current popular teenage dance of the moment! Just as we start each class with “brushing off” the days problems – we end each class in an environment of personal peace and relaxation.
I hope that you understand that we are not allowed to show photos of these young women and their children, but I can assure you that they are delightful to work with.
We are very, very grateful for your support. Our goal is to give to each child the tool of movement as a means of expression for their future. Thank you!
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