Kim Smith has been dancing since she was 2 years old and teaching dance for decades. So it broke her heart when her youngest daughter Ragan never quite fit in in the classes she tried.
“I was trying to find a program for Ragan, but she is autistic and has a short attention span,” Smith tells People.
So Smith, 50, created a class for Ragan, 7, and other kids with special needs like her in Charlotte, North Carolina.
“To be able to watch them learn choreography and watch their faces light up when they get a step right, it’s the most rewarding feeling as a teacher,...
“I was trying to find a program for Ragan, but she is autistic and has a short attention span,” Smith tells People.
So Smith, 50, created a class for Ragan, 7, and other kids with special needs like her in Charlotte, North Carolina.
“To be able to watch them learn choreography and watch their faces light up when they get a step right, it’s the most rewarding feeling as a teacher,...
- 2/21/2017
- by Michelle Boudin
- PEOPLE.com
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