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Irma Becker

Director of the Inspire Theatre Project at Area Stage in Miami, leading inclusive RAD ballet training for neurodiverse dancers.

Oct 21, 2026

Why Dance Matters

Why Dance Matters

Irma Becker: dance is for everyone

Oct 21 · 34m

David Jays
David JaysHOST
11:25
The project you run with neurodiverse students is called the Inspire Theatre Project.
Irma BeckerGUEST
11:32
It's not my project.
Irma BeckerGUEST
11:34
It's the area stage project.
Irma BeckerGUEST
11:35
I start, they invite me to be a director of that project.
Irma BeckerGUEST
11:40
When I arrived to Area Stage, it's because my daughter wants to be a musical theater performer.
Irma BeckerGUEST
11:46
She was seven years, six years.
Irma BeckerGUEST
11:48
Now she's a very, very good musical theater performer and an advanced level.

7 MINS LATER

David Jays
David JaysHOST
19:03
What is it, do you think, that ballet is giving to your students?

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