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At Born Dancing, different abilities – but all in harmony

At Born Dancing, different abilities – but all in harmony

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Greta Baier (c.) and other dancers with the nonprofit Born Dancing rehearse in New York before their winter performance. Born Dancing is founded on the belief that people of all ages and abilities should have access to every aspect of dance.
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Dancers including Sara Schwabacher (doing a backbend), who has been a dancer and educator for close to 60 years, perform ‘Stillpoint’ during a dress rehearsal. One of the dancers in the piece is deaf.
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Madison Ferris (l.) and professional dancer Madeline Charles perform in ‘Third Party.’ Ms. Ferris is a New York actor and dancer who made her Broadway debut in 2017 in ‘The Glass Menagerie’ starring Sally Field.
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David Buffam, who has Parkinson’s disease, and Meagan Kolakowski, a professional dancer, perform ‘Only Connect’ during a dress rehearsal.
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Melissa van Wijk (foreground), founder and executive director of Born Dancing, goes over choreography.
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Ms. Kolakowski helps Greta with her makeup. The disabled fifth grader wants to go into the arts.
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Dancers perform ‘Phantom Limb.’ All Born Dancing pieces are choreographed by Ms. Van Wijk. The company’s December production featured about 30 dancers.
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Van Wijk chats with dancers before a dress rehearsal. She has a master’s degree in dance education from New York University and holds five New York State teaching certificates, including for students with disabilities in Grades 7 through 12.
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Emily Francis (front) and Kelly Vaghenas perform a duet in 'Third Party.' Dancers range in age from 9 to 75.
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Dancers, including Sarah Houbolt (2nd l.), who is blind, perform 'Sshhh' during a dress rehearsal.
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Patricia Beilman, who has Parkinson's disease, and a young dancer rehearse 'Only Connect.'
Identifying fossils and fakes

Identifying fossils and fakes

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Visitors drop by the herpetology station at Identification Day at the American Museum of Natural History on March 23, 2019 in New York. Once a year, the Museum invites visitors to bring specimens in for scientists to examine and identify. The Museum celebrates its 150th anniversary this year.
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Corey (l.) and Letitia Bazemore examine museum specimens. On Identification Day, visitors may interact directly with the artifacts.
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Fish fossil specimens are on display at the ichthyology station at Identification Day on March 23.
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The Garcés family listens as senior museum specialist Carl Mehling identifies their specimen as a mosasaur tooth.
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Aidan Friars (l.) and Robert Biebrich (r.) examine hornworms during Identification Day at the American Museum of Natural History.
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Senior museum specialist Lauren Vonnahme (l.) and Ph.D. student Arianna Kuhn examine specimens.
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Visitors take photos in front of the equestrian statue depicting Theodore Roosevelt, the 26th president of the U.S., which became popular in the wake of the ‘Night at the Museum’ movies.
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