I have come to a greater compassion for people who suffer. Why is this happening? I just want to put the question out there so people will have more compassion.

There are a lot of talented choreographers around here. I think of this as a mini-ADF.

We decided to put on our own show.

There is no other art in which you are your own artistic tool. It is so full. You use your body, you use your mind and you grow your self both in the moment and through time ? In modern dance, you get to use your entire range -- all your training plus who you are as a person.

Use the talents you’ve developed to create goodwill, to ease the burdens of those who are not as fortunate and to seek truth humbly, without insisting that you hold the only keys to it.

Kids practice reading and learn to show compassion for living creatures.