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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