Opening Access to The Joys Of Dance

Tuesday, August 1, 2017

Indonesia is home to 1.6 million children with special needs, according to the Ministry of Education and Culture's estimate. Many of these children are robbed of the chance to enjoy the full range of opportunities that should be available to them, both due to the lack of access to special needs education as well as the limited range of activities offered to them. These unfortunate conditions motivated a couple in Denpasar, Bali, to establish Sandi Muni Kumara, a dance studio dedicated for deaf children. In Mataram, the Chantiqa Dance Studio offers a class for children with disabilities. Tempo English reports in commemoration of National Children's Day, July 23.

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Secret Signing Behind The Scene
In 2014, Made Lila Arsana and Sri Aemi opened a dance studio for deaf children. Now their 40 students have performed in cities outside Bali.

Twice a week, Ni Ketut Priyani takes her 11-year-old son to the Sandi Muni Kumara Dance Studio, 30 minutes away from their home in Denpasar, Bali. Dance classes are usually held every Monday and Wednesday after school hours.

Priyani admitted she was the one who encouraged h

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