COMMENTS BY PAST AND PRESENT COMPANY MEMBERS

"I am 17 years old and I live in Brooklyn. I will be graduating from Professional Performing Arts School in June to begin studying political science and dance in college this fall. DDJW is a good dance group where I have learned not only dance skills but how to get through life. I am one of the original members who started with DDJW five years ago." KB (May '99)

"I am 17 years old. I go to JHS 47 for the Deaf. I am dancing with DDJW for the first time this year. I like dance music and Michael Jackson." LA (May '99)

"I'm 14 years old and I go to JHS 47 for the Deaf. This is my 3rd year with DDJW and I like dancing with hearing kids." WB (May '99)

"I'm 9 and I live in Clinton, NJ. I like to do things to support people with disabilities, and I like African dance. I feel accepted in DDJW. This is my second year with the company." BB (May '99)

"I'm 17 years old. I live in Manhattan. I attend PPAS, studying drama, and will be attending college in the fall. DDJW has helped me with my dancing skills, sign language and leadership. I have been with DDJW for four years." CF (May '99)

"I go to JHS 47 for the Deaf. I am 13 years old. I help people and do good work. I live in Harlem. I like dancing. This is my first year dancing in DDJW." KG (May '99)

"This is my first year with DDJW. I love to dance and learn sign language. I am 10 years old and live in Harlem." JI (May '99)

"I am 8 years old. I like to play all the drums. I have been with DDJW 2 years, but this is my first year playing the drums." JI (May '99)

"I am 16 years old and in the 11th grade at Professional Performing Arts School. I have been with DDJW for 4 years because I learn dance and sign language and things to help me live life." TL (May '99)

"I am 9 years old and in the 4th grade at JHS 47 for the Deaf. I enjoy dancing. This is my first year with DDJW." AL (May '99)

"I am 14 years old and like dancing, writing and working with others. I am a student at the Jacqueline Onassis School in Manhattan. I have been with DDJW for 2 years." FM (May '99)

"I am 17 years old and this is my 5th year with DDJW. I live in Brooklyn. I like dancing with DDJW, especially Jazz and African dance, and teaching sign language to the other girls. I go to JHS 47 for the Deaf. I am in the 11th grade." TM (May '99)

"I have been dancing 2-1/2 years in DDJW. I am 15 years old and I attend Lexington School for the Deaf. I live in Harlem. I love dance and poetry. I dream about dancing." CP ( May '99)

"I'm 13 years old and I live in the Bronx. I attend Professional Performing Arts School and this is my second year with DDJW. It is a pleasure being in DDJW because you learn more than just dance skills. This is my 2nd year with DDJW." KS (May '99)

"This is my first year in DDJW. I am 10 years old and in the 5th grade at P.S. 166 in Manhattan. I live in the Bronx. I like DDJW because of the respect everyone has for each other." ST (May '99)

"I am 18 years old. I live in Harlem. I like DDJW because it is nice dancing. I go to JHS 47 for the Deaf. I have been dancing with DDJW for 5 years since the beginning." ST (May '99)