The last few months have been challenging for the Devastation Dance Company on Bailey Avenue, not just because they had to close down temporarily because of COVID-19 but their studio was destroyed.
THE OWNER OFDEVASTATIONS DANCECOMPANY --WANTS NOTHINGMORE TO PROVIDE AHOME FOR HERDANCERS.EVEN THROUGHTRAGEDY.7 EYEWITNESS NEWSREPORTER REBECCATHORNBURG SHOWSUS HOW THISTEACHER IS INSPIRINGHER STUDENTS TOKEEP DANCING.NATS OF DANCINGPRACTICING THEIRMOVES.NATS OF DANCINGOUT IN THE FRESH AIRIN DELAWARE PARK.THE COMPETITIONTEAM FROMDEVASTATION DANCECOMPANY IS WORKINGON THEIR HIP-HOPMAJORETTEROUTINES.SOT"I WAS SO HAPPY TOGET BACK TO DANCE"BROOKE BADGER IS A13-YEAR OLD CAPTAINON THE TEAM ANDSAYS SHE IS EXCITEDTO SEE HER FRIENDSAGAIN.SOT"WE ARE PRETTYMUCH A FAMILY, LIKESISTERS AND ABROTHER."THE DANCE TEAMFAMILY HAS BEENBACK PRACTICING FORTHE LAST TWO WEEKSIN THIS GREEN AREA INDELAWARE PARK.BUT PERFORMINGHERE IS NOT EXACTLYTHE STUDIO THEYWANT TO BE IN.SOT"PEOPLE HAVE TOUNDERSTAND THATYOU CAN LOVESOMETHING SO MUCHAND IT CAN BE TAKENAWAY FROM YOUINSTANTLY"ON JUNE 16TH A CARCRASHED INTO THEDEVASTATION DANCECOMPANY'S STUDIO.OWNER TAMARA EBOSAYS THE ACCIDENTDESTROYED THEIRMAIN DANCE FLOORAND CAUSEDEXTENSIVESTRUCTURALDAMAGE.SOT"WE BOTH JUSTSTARTED LOOKING ATIT LIKE A DISASTER."AFTER THE INITIALSHOCK, TAMARA-- ORAS THE DANCERS CALLHER, AUNTIE TAMEE--KNEW SHE HAD TOKEEP THE FAMILYDANCING.OVER THE LAST 26YEARS AUNTIE TAMEEHAS PROVIDED YOUNGGIRLS AND BOYS NOTONLY WITH A PLACE TOEXPRESSTHEMSELVES BUTALSO A PLACE FORSUPPORT.SOT" WE GIVE THEMSOMETHING POSITIVETO DO.
THEY DON'TFEEL LIKE THEY ARELEFT OUT AND WE ARETAKING CARE OF THECAREGIVERS, MAKINGSURE THEY HAVE APROGRAM THAT'S ONEAFFORDABLE ANDTWO ENJOYABLE.NATS OF DANCINGTAMEE SAYS SHE ISWORKING ON GETTINGTHE STUDIO FIXED,BUT IN THE MEANTIMETHE DANCING CAN'TBE STOPPED.NATSRT 7EWN.
The last few months have been challenging for the Devastation Dance Company on Bailey Avenue, not just because they had to close..