Ronald, Kenny, Barbara, Lee, and Olena are learning to dance, but that’s not all they have in common.“I don’t see face faces. I see colors,” Blind Dancer Olena Calderon said.They are all members of one of the first all blind dance companies.
Led by a professional Latin ballroom dancer and instructor, Hydeia Muhammad is developing her own methods to teach dancers through touch and sound.“She’ll stand in front of you, and you can feel her hips to her feet to see what they’re doing,” said Kenny Lee.“She’s extremely patient,” said Chisholm.