22 | MARCH 26 • 2020
EAT, PRAY, DANCE
While walks, bike rides and
sidewalk chalk are among the
outdoor activities still safe to
do, in a coronavirus world,
it seems everything’
s virtual.
People are exchanging quick
and easy dinner recipes and
cooking tips online. Synagogues
worldwide and across Metro
Detroit have temporarily closed
their doors and are broadcast-
ing services over the internet.
Many schools are providing
web-based classes and assign-
ments.
Studio A, a dance school
with locations in Birmingham
and Walled Lake, is keeping
dozens of dance students of all
ages on their toes daily. The
entire studio is participating
in an online contest where
students earn points for com-
pleting dance classes at home.
The students also get points for
making cards for dance teach-
ers or seniors at local nursing
facilities and sending positive
messages to teammates.
“Our world is crazy right
now,
” said Studio A owner Amy
Lingeman. “I always tell our
dancers you have to play the
hand you’
re dealt. The online
contest is keeping the kids
connected, active and boosting
their spirits.
”
Alex Mison, 18, of
Commerce Township is one of
the dancers. It’
s her senior year,
which has made the adjustment
especially tough.
“Dance is where we go to
have fun and be with our best
friends,
” she said. “Something
really cool about the contest,
though, is that it’
s helping us get
to know everyone better.
”
There are silver linings to be
found amid the crisis.
“Families should not
hyper-focus on the disrup-
tions,
” says Rabbi Simcha
Tolwin, executive director of
Aish HaTorah Detroit, which
is streaming an online camp at
10:30 a.m. daily on Facebook
live. “This time to be at home
and spend with your family is
a gift.
”
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Isaac Mintz contributed to this report.
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LEFT: Liam Weckstein, 6,
enjoys online art classes.
BELOW: Alex Mison, 18, takes
video dance classes through
Studio A.
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