WOMEN AND PROMISES EQUAL PAY GOING FORWARD. IT GOES INTO EFFECT ONCE A NEW COLLECTIVE
BARGAINING AGREEMENT IS
RATIFIED. WELL, DURING THIS
BLACK HISTORY MONTH, NEW 6 IS
HIGHLIGHTING THE MANY PEOPLE
WHO ARE GETTING RESULTS AND
MAKING HISTORY ACROSS OUR
COMMUNITY.
>> JULIE: WE’RE SHOWCASING A
WOMAN WHO BROKE BARRIERS WHEN
SHE BECAME THE FIRST BLACK
BALLERINA AND DELAWARE. NOW
SHE’S HELPING OTHER YOUNG BOYS
AND GIRLS TAKE STEPS TOWARD
THEIR OWN GREAT ACHIEVEMENTS.
AND NEWS 6 ANCHOR GINGER GUESS
IT SHE’S DOING IT. BOYS AND
GIRLS CLUB IN THE WEST LAKES
NEIGHBORHOOD FOR STUDENTS WHO.
>> BUT OTHERWISE NOT GET THE
SORT OF OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE
THE STAGE.
♪
>> INSIDE THE BRADLEY, OTIS
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB IN THE
WEST LAKES NEIGHBORHOOD. OKAY,
READY. LET’S DO THIS. THESE
TINY DANCERS ARE WARMING UP
BEFORE VALLEY CLASS. WE HAVE
THE SOLES OF THE FEET
TOGETHER. NICE STRETCH, LADIES
FOR MOST OF THESE GIRLS AND
HEAD DOWN. THIS IS THEIR
INTRODUCTION TO BALLET OR ANY
KIND OF FORMAL DANCE. I’M
ERIC. A RING THAT IN MANY
WAYS, IT’S LIKE LEARNING A NEW
LANGUAGE E L I E.
>> IT MEANS SO YOU COULD CALL
THEIR VALLEY TEACHER HEIDI. NC
THEIR INTERPRETER.
>> SHE IS THE PERFORMING ARTS
DIRECTOR AT THE WEST LAKES,
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB. AND SHE
EXPECTS A LOT FROM THESE
BUDDING BALLERINAS AND COME
UP. THERE’S A REASON SHE SET
THE BAR SO HIGH. THIS HELPS
YOU GET JUST GUY MISS HEIDI,
AS THEIR STUDENTS COLOR HAND
ON WHAT STARTED DANCING WHEN
SHE WAS BY THE TIME SHE WAS
19, SHE HAD BECOME DELAWARE’S
FIRST BLACK BALLERINA.
>> COME
>> SHE LANDED THE ROLE AS A
SOLOIST IN THE VALLEY
CINDERELLA. SHE HAS PERFORMED
ON BROADWAY WITH THE ALVIN
AILEY DANCE THEATER AND THE
RUSSIAN BALLET COMPANY TO NAME
A FEW. THE KIDS LIKE THE DOW.
OKAY. YES, I I’VE ALSO THAT
WOULD BE I SAY YOU WANT TO
KNOW HER ROAD TO SUCCESS IS
NOT EASY SHE WILL PUT OUR
NAILS AND SOME ICE CAN IN
GRABBING. AND I JUST REMEMBER
GOING ACROSS THE ROOM AND GET
OVER HERE AND USES SOME VERY
BAD SUCH AS THE END WHERE AND
THINGS LIKE THAT.
>> OH, YEAH. IT WAS PRETTY
TOUGH FOR ME.
>> FROM THAT CRUELTY, SHE
CHOREOGRAPHED A CAREER HELPING
YOUNG GIRLS AND BOYS FIND
THEIR RHYTHM.
>> BEAUTIFUL LOOK
>> HER STUDENTS SAY THEY HAVE
NEVER MET ANYONE QUITE LIKE OR
HE HAS. HIS AVERAGE IS PUTTING
SPOTLIGHT LIKE THAT. I JUST
LIKE REALLY NEED SHARE ALL OF
>> AND SHE SAYS, KEEPING THEM
ON THEIR TOES. NOW, THE
DISTRICT LIKE STRAIGHT WILL
HELP THEM DEVELOP SKILLS FOR A
LIFETIME. WHETHER THEY BECOME
DANCERS OR DOCTORS NEXT. SHE’S
BECAUSE YOU’RE TRYING TO MAKE
SURE THAT YOU.
>> YOU KNOW HOW TO USE MAKE
SURE THAT YOU’RE FOR THAT.
YOU’RE OUT IDEA THAT RAILING
ON ITS FOOD AND YOU CAN’T DROP
AND SO YOU DON’T HAVE TO STAY
UP SNOW. SHE MAKE SURE HER
STUDENTS SEE THEMSELVES IN A
POSITIVE LIGHT.
>> THEY SAY HER WORDS. HE
TRIED ANSWERS. YOU ARE
FABULOUS. MAKE THEM FEEL
SPECIAL.
>> YOU’VE GOT A HURRY. VERY
NOT THAT FOR. HE HAVE TO GIVE
NAME. HE THERE AND I LIKE TO
HOW READY. YEAH. ONE ALLY.
BEFORE. I THINK THEY GREAT.
>> GOOD THING TO DO. AND THIS,
HEIDI KNOW SPEAKING POSITIVE
AFFIRMATIONS TO HER STUDENTS
NOW WILL POSITION THEM FOR
SUCCESS ON THE ONLY STAGE THAT
COUNT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
DAN. LIFE ONCE AGAIN, P I.
♪
>> YES, BUT YOU KNOW, THAT WAS
GINGER GADSDEN. AND AS PART OF
OUR BLACK HISTORY MONTH
CELEBRATION, WE’RE SHOWCASING
OTHER COMMUNITY LEADERS AND
BUSINESS OWNERS ROOTED IN
CENTRAL FLORIDA. BE SURE TO
JOIN US THIS THURSDAY NIGHT TO
HEAR MORE OF THOSE STORIES
THAT STARTS AT 7 HERE ON NEWS
6 AND CLICKORLANDO DOT COM.
>> JULIE: BUT A BEAUTIFUL
STORY. YES. AND WATCHING HER
WORK ON THAT OVER THE LAST
SEVERAL DAYS, SHE’S BEEN SO
EXCITED ABOUT IT. BUT THE
HARDEST THING ISSUE AND
INCLUDE YOU KNOW HOW THOSE
STORIES. I THINK THERE IS A
LONGER VERSION OF CLICK,
ORLANDO DOT YES, AND THOSE