An article from 'The Jerusalem Post' about an inspired teacher who is finding new ways of reaching out to children wit hearing difficulties: <P>'Ask most people to define dancing, and they'll talk about elements like movement, grace, rhythm. But to veteran dancer/choreographer Ellida Geyra, dancing is no less than a bridge between art and the people who seldom experience it.' <P> <A HREF="http://www.jpost.com/Editions/2000/12/20/Culture/CultureNews.17702.html" TARGET=_blank>http://www.jpost.com/Editions/2000/12/20<BR>/Culture/CultureNews.17702.html</A> <BR><p>[This message has been edited by Stuart Sweeney (edited December 22, 2000).]

I am going to take the liberty of posting in here a link where it was discussed at some length the joys and challenges of teaching students with special needs.<P>It's wonderful to see that other teachers enjoy this too, like Ellida Geyra. Dance teachers sometimes are thought of as being in an ivory tower - but, in my opinion, that is obviously not true. <BR> <A HREF="http://www.criticaldance.com/ubb/Forum7/HTML/000226.html" TARGET=_blank>http://www.criticaldance.com/ubb/Forum7/HTML/000226.html</A> <BR>