KR3TS Troupe Dancing For A Cause

THEN MID- TO UPPER 70s,
WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY AND FRIDAY
WHEN THE FORECAST IS LOOKING
BEST.
CINDY OVER TO YOU.
WE ARE "DANCING WITH THE
STARS," NOT FROM THE POPULAR
SHOW BUT A GROUP MAKING A
DIFFERENCE IN EAST HARLEM
CALLED K.T.
R3 T S. THEY ARE HERE WITH
THEIR FOUNDER AND DANCER
SABRINA RUSSELL WHO IS DEATH
AND CORTEZ WHO ISSA BRIE NA'S
BROTHER.
YOU'LL BE TRANSLATING FOR US
DURING THE INTERVIEW.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING
HERE.
THANK YOU.
TELL US ABOUT WHAT THE NAME
OF YOUR GROUP MEANS AND WHAT
INSPIRED YOU TO START NEARLY 30
YEARS AGO.
I STARTED AT 17.
DANCE FOR KEEP RISING TO THE
TOP.
ANYTHING IN MY LIFE I AM GOING
TO KEEP RISING TO THE TOP NO
MATTER WHAT HAPPENS IN LIFE.
TELL ME ABOUT THE MISSION.
YOU HAVE 40 SOME DANCERS AND
THEY ARE LEARNING FROM YOU.
RIGHT.
A LOT OF THE DANCERS HAVE FACED
CHALLENGES WHETHER CANCER
SURVIVORS AND VIOLENCE OR
DISABILITIES AND CHALLENGES
THAT IT IS HARD TO FACE AND HOW
CAN WE DEAL WITH IT?
HOW CAN WE INSPIRE AND EMPOWER
OUR FAMILIES AND COMMUNITY, THE
DANCERS AND SO I THOUGHT IT WAS
GOOD TO CONTINUE THIS AND SHARE
MY VISION THROUGH OTHERS AND
SEE MY DREAM COME TRUE THROUGH
THEIR PASSION THEY LIVE FOR.
I CAME FROM THE PERFORMING ARTS
SO I WANTED TO SHARE THAT IN MY
COMMUNITY.
YOU HAVE BEEN DOING SUCH A
GREAT JOB.
RENALDO, I UNDERSTAND WHEN
YOU FIRST STARTED WITH THE
GROUP, YOU WERE A LITTLE
NERVOUS.
YES.
I FIRST CAME TO PRACTICE AND
THEN I SEEN THAT IT WAS A PLACE
I WANTED TO SEE MYSELF IN.
THEN VIOLET TOLD ME TO COME
BACK ONE DAY SO I DID.
SHE SHOWED ME, SHE GAVE ME A
WELCOME BAND SHOWED ME A PLACE
I WON'T BE JUDGED.
IT JUST FELT RIGHT FOR ME.
THAT IS GREAT.
NOW SA BRIE MA, VERY OFTEN I
THINK WHEN PEOPLE DANCE THEY
THINK HEARING THE MUSIC IS ONE
OF THE MOST IMPORT THINGS.
SO EXPLAIN TO US HOW IT IS DONE
BY A DEAF DANCER.
IT MIGHT BE DIFFICULT NOT TO
FOLLOW-UP WITH THE MUSIC BUT
HAVING A FAMILY LIKE HERE, I AM
BACKED UP.
THAT IS FANTASTIC.
NOW, THE WHOLE IDEA ABOUT
THIS DANCE TRIP IT SOUNDS LIKE
INCLUSION.
YOU HAVE SUCH A AGE RANGE.
THE YOUNGEST IS FOUR, THE
OLDEST IS 35 BUT I'M 25.
OKAY.
YES.
ALL AGES.
WE DON'T DISCRIMINATE.
THIS SHOW IS BASED ON TRIBUTE
TO LIFE WHERE PEOPLE, YOU KNOW,
HOW CAN WE EMPOWER EVERYONE AND
ATTRIBUTE TO MAN, TO WOMAN,
ATTRIBUTE TO THE LGBTQ, TO THE
DISABLED.
THEY HAVE A PIECE TOGETHER THAT
MY SON CHOREOGRAPHS, AMAZING
PIECE.
WE HAVE HOUSE, LATIN FOR CANCER
SURVIVORS.
SO WE WANTED TO SHARE THAT
WE'RE ALSO LIVING THE STRUGGLE
AS WELL.
I'M LIVING IT.
I LOST MY MOM A YEAR AGO SO I
WANTED TO SHOW THE STRENGTH
BEHIND THE STRUGGLE.
HOW CAN WE DEAL, COPE AND DEAL
WITH THESE SITUATIONS THAT ARE
GOING ON IN OUR EVERYDAY LIVES.
WE'RE EXCITED TO DO THIS NEXT
WEEK, SATURDAY.
SO I'M VERY GRATEFUL FOR THESE
DANCERS, THEY COME FROM ALL
OVER FROM JERSEY, MARYLAND,
QUEENS, THE BRONX.
THAT IS GOING TO BE AN
EXCITING NIGHT FOR YOU ALL.
WE'LL GET TO SEE YOU PERFORM IN
A MOMENT.
IF PEOPLE ARE INTERESTED IN
GETTING INVOLVED WITH THE DANCE
TROOP, WHAT DO THEY DO?
WE CAN BE REACHED AT KR3 T S
DANCE COMPANY OR ON IG CARE T T
TS.
THANK YOU FOR COMING IN.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
A TRIBUTE TO LIFE NEXT
SATURDAY, JUNE 3rd.
GO TO CBSNEWYORK.COM FOR
TICKETS.
AS PROMISED A PREVIEW OF WHAT
YOU'LL SEE NEXT WEEK.
TAKE IT AWAY.
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KR3TS Troupe Dancing For A Cause

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