My Nonprofit Reviews

Leaders know when people care about something deeply, success follows. I have never met anyone more passionate than Joann Ferrara, a pediatric physical therapist by training who founded Dancing Dreams, a charity that gives children with physical challenges a chance to fulfill their dreams to dance. It is her passion, her dedication, her sleepless nights and her dreams that enable her to turn the impossible dreams of hundreds of boys and girls into reality.

Joann’s passion is matched equally by that of her student ballerinas and teen helpers. As a result, both teacher and students thrive and hundreds of children, parents, sisters, brothers, aunts, uncles and teens benefit from a dance experience they never thought possible. And dance they do, in a performance “extravaganza” on stage complete with costumes, makeup and glitter-- just like their friends, sisters and mothers have done.

So what if this ballerina is in a wheelchair? So what if she has braces on her legs? Joann and her cohort of teen helpers inspire these boys and girls to realize their full potential.

It’s infectious. It’s inspiring. And, it delivers results that truly make dreams come true.

Don’t take my word for it. See for yourself at www.dancingdreams.org.