CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) – Within the walls of Miss Donna’s School of Dance, program “A Chance to Dance” gives kids with disabilities an outlet.

“Music and dance, any kind of art gives these kids a voice,” instructor and founder Kim Smith says. “They don’t have to use words.”

She says she began the program because it was difficult finding a place to bring her daughter, who has autism, to make friends. It is one of the goals for the students who attend, now.

“The biggest growth I’ve seen is in confidence and in friendships,” Smith says.

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