| Joanna has been recognized by the Supported Life Institute of California, and by the Sacramento Association for her work with special needs children & the disabled. Joanna’s Kids “R” It was featured by Channel 13’s Dave Bender, on his “Save with Dave Segment, for providing affordable children’s programs in Sacramento. Price comparisons were made in the segment between programs offered within the private sector vs. those offered by the City of Sacramento’s Recreation & Park District.Some of Joanna’s Kids were featured on “The morning show” on September 4, 2007.In June of 2005, the Sacramento Bee’s writer, Dirk Werkman, wrote an article as part of Joanna’s 20th Anniversary, as the owner/operator of Joanna’s Kids “R” It.http://dwb.sacbee.com/content/community_news/natomas/story/13107383p-13951974c.html |
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Joanna’s Kids “R” It was featured by Channel 13’s Dave Bender.
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Some of Joanna’s Kids were featured on “The morning show” on September 4, 2007
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It was 1996, and the dancer this number was created for is Kelly Irwin. Kelly was the younger sibling of a long time student. Kelly, having attended a recital to watch her sister, told her Mom she wanted to be a ballerina, and dance. Her Mom, figuring because she was wheelchair bound, never even considered putting her in a class. So instead she bought Kelly a tutu and ballet slippers, which apparently Kelly insisted on wearing every day.
When her Mom eventually told me that this was going on, I told her to bring Kelly to class. Kelly learned the 5 ballet positions of the arms (which she is doing as she enters in the video), and I used to push her wheelchair up to the wall so she could “tap”, with her feet against the wall.
As recital approached, I created “Make Someone Happy” for Kelly….cuz that’s what it was all about.