Q: How are your students reacting to this change?

Younger ones - they deal with the change and enjoy chatting on Zoom whereas seniors are very close to one another. Right now, we are dealing with how to do some kind of recital. I love my students but I love them even more now. During our previous Zoom meeting, I could tell my students were emotional because they really felt the effects of change. You know what a dance family is. We are with them everyday. You have no idea how important they are or how much the kids really love each other and connect with the faculty until you go through something like this. We have been considering a virtual recital since we usually have a senior dance where we send the seniors off. One option could be to hold the seniors' recitals in replace of the Nutcracker for the winter, but it's hard when so many of them move away.