[blindkid] Update on Musical
Heather
craney07 at rochester.rr.com
Fri Jan 22 15:46:55 UTC 2010
That is awsum. I was a music major, and I encountered countless problems in
high school with trying to participate in the musicals, and finally, I just
gave up. It wasn't worth it to me, to expend all of that stress and
embarrassment to be on stage, with an unwilling dirrector and an unhelpful
coriographer, when I could continue with my musical training at the Eastman
School of Music, after school. Your daughter is lucky to possess some
natural grace that surpasses the navigational limitations of blindness and
to have a supportive and driven parent like you. I think it is very
uimportant to get young blind children into ballet, gymnastics, etc, to help
them to feel confident and graceful early on, so that when the worry of
being akward and clumsy does reer it's ugly head, the child will have the
pre-developed confidence and self esteme to squash it like a bug. May I ask
how much site your daughter does have? What part she played? I love the
Pajama Game, especially "You with the stars in your eyes..." Ok, going to
stop singing in my kitchen. rofl
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kim Cunningham" <kim at gulfimagesphoto.com>
To: "Blindkid" <blindkid at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, January 22, 2010 9:01 AM
Subject: [blindkid] Update on Musical
Good morning all,
I wanted to give you all an update on our ordeal with my daughter's
participation in her high school musical. I had previously asked for
suggestions in dealing with a director who wanted to remove her. Last night
was their opening night performance of "The Pajama Game". My daughter was
thrilled with the reaction of the audience and everything went well. While
she has had a couple falls (minor scrapes) while trying to navigate scene
changes and many extra hours of practice, she danced, and entered and exited
the stage on opening night with perfection!
Two days ago she received the following note from the main choreographer:
"Kayleigh - I am so proud of you and all the work you have done on this
show. You are an inspiration to me and all of us! Thank you, I appreciate
you."
I felt so happy and proud for her. I just wanted to share the "happy side"
to this story. With persistance and given a chance, our children can be
successful in all they strive to do.
Regards,
Kim Cunningham
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