The spotlights at the Roxy Theatre will shine a light on mental health on Friday when the performers from DiSalvatore Dance Academy take to the stage.
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The curtains will rise on December 14 at Griffith Regional Theatre at 7pm and Leeton Roxy Theatre on December 16 at 4pm.
Tickets can be purchased online or at the door with a portion of the sales going to BeyondBlue and the Black Dog Institute, which deal with mental health problems such as depression.
It’s an issue that’s close to heart of dance teacher Kassia DiSalvatore, who has choreographed a mental health themed routine for the night.
Ms DiSalvatore has battled with mental health problems herself, but she has always found dance to be a good way to express herself and deal with suffering creatively.
Her students, being teenagers, have their own problems to deal with, but Ms DiSalvatore said they helped one another through the tough times.
“We’re our own little family and it’s an extra little support network for them,” she said.
“We want people to know it’s okay to feel that way, that they don’t have to go through it by themselves and they do have a support network available.”
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