Los Angeles Channel 11

  
August 11, 2001

  

“....the setting, a dance studio in a low income housing project. The stars, several hundred kids, age four and up.

  
The scenario, a dance program, free and heartfelt. (teacher, Carol Zee): 'We're serving such a need in the community. There's many, many children who need this sort of activity, and dance means the arts, it gives them self–esteem and expression...I'm so happy to be a part of it.' The program...is the inspiration of Liza Bercovici whose 13 year old daughter was killed several years ago in a biking accident. (Liza): 'Gabri loved to dance...I thought that doing something like this would be a way of continuing Gabri's life in a way that she couldn't anymore. In a way, it was the last thing I could do for my kid.' The program has proved immensely popular. The classes are full, and there is a long waiting list. Looking on, friends and families. (Beatrice Briggs, mother): 'I used to be a dancer, so I wanted my children to be able to dance and enjoy the experience and just have a good time.”

 
---Sam Hall Kaplan, Fox 11 News