The benefit at the Florence Gould Hall Theater was all about raising awareness and money for the war-torn country.
-- Professional dancers from the city and abroad took the stage Saturday for a one-night-only performance to raise humanitarian aid forA couple put their hearts in the performance, but even doing what they love, they couldn't take their minds off family in Ukraine.
"The last six weeks have been a total nightmare. My life has turned upside down completely because my family is in Mariupol," said Antonina Skobina, a dancer from Brooklyn.Skobina shared a photo of her hugging her mother and wants nothing more than to do that again. She has had no contact with her family since early March.
That's what the benefit at the Florence Gould Hall Theater was all about -- raising awareness and money for Ukraine. "It's all going to the Friend Fund, which is directly buying medical supplies, food, clothing for mothers, babies, and the military," said Kimberly Giannelli, co-producer for IHeartDanceNYC, an initiative started during the pandemic to help get dancers back on stage.
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