"Perry, 49, started the program after reading an article about a
choreographer who created a program allowing children with Down syndrome
to work with a Boston ballet troupe. Perry instantly knew what she
wanted to do."
“A voice said, ‘Colleen this is what you’re supposed to be doing with your life,’” she recalled.
"Perry said she hopes the class can help nonverbal children be more
social and expressive of their emotions. She said it can take months
before a nonverbal child feels ready to step away from the sidelines and
join in with the others"
“The child, who wants to sit in front of the mirror for three sessions,
then she just leaps up and begins to dance like no bodies business,” she
said.
“Then we’re all crying.”
